Cambered bar curls are my favorite exercise for building up big arms because i do not have to worry about having elbow pain wrecking my wrist or tearing up my cartilage like i do on the straight curl bar.
Cambered bar bench.
As you can see in my video we are using an attachment that you can put on a regular barbell.
The bar is a black oxide covering.
There is more strtetch so it must be done with less weight as your hands go much lower than usual.
But if you do have shoulder or pec problems the cambered bar can pose problems.
Cambered bench press bar originally designed to allow greater range of motion during pressing movements the cambered bench press bar is a unique specialty bar.
We do have chrome available.
Cambered curl bar vs straight curl bar.
The cambered bench bar allows the lifter to use a greater range of motion allowing the hands to go about an inch or two deeper than with a straight bar.
For many lifters this rom is ok.
Because most raw lifters are weakest in the low to mid range of the bench press this bar is great for developing that area.
Pressing overhead or bench pressing with a cambered bar is an amazing way to train.
The cambered bar bench press is done like a regular bench press except done with a bar with a camber that allows you for a greater rom.
Squatting with it is pretty awesome to.
The cambered bench press is done like a regular bench press except done with a bar with a camber that allows for a greater and deeper range of motion.
Usually about 3 4 inches.
Your hands go much lower than usual.
A cambered bar for bench press variations would have some benefit to increase the stretch but i don t see a significant benefit for squatting with one.
If you have one already go for it it certainely is a different exercise than an olympic bar squat but if you are thinking about buying one for i would save your money for something else.