Shorter weight-training bar.(Ivanko). A new 5 1/2 foot stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. "shorty short·y also short·ie Informal n. pl. short·ies 1. A person short in stature. 2. A thing of less than average size, length, extension, or duration. adj. " Olympic bar that features the exact specifications of its cutting-edge 7-foot stainless steel Olympic bar. Designed for the serious weight-training enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. , where a shorter bar is preferable for a variety of upper body exercises. The bar is heat treated to 218,000 PSI tensile strength tensile strength Ratio of the maximum load a material can support without fracture when being stretched to the original area of a cross section of the material. When stresses less than the tensile strength are removed, a material completely or partially returns to its to prevent bending and is further straightened from the mill standard of 89/1000 inch over the length of the bar to 10/1000 inch to prevent rotational torque during heavy lifting. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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