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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Reboot - get lean, get hops
« on: March 27, 2020, 01:36:24 am »The logo on my verve Fitness SSB is definitely on the wrong side compared to the photos of others and on Verve's site...
I emailed them, and they asked me to send some pics, and they said they have no issues sending me a new pad, but I think it's just a matter of taking the cover off and flipping it around.
I had to do a bit of WD40 cleaning on the bar, but overall pretty nice
I was only able to do a couple of light sets with 60kg x 8 today, as I can't squat heavy again till next Tuesday... next session will be sub-maximal explosive sets with 80-90kg x 7-5 or so, and today was supposed to be a rest day/upper body, but I just had to try it out
Initial impressions are that it is better balanced than the Iron Edge bar, there seems to be slightly less camber.
The Iron Edge handles are slightly more angled forward.
The pad is much firmer so it doesn't wobbly around on my back when moving/walking, unlike the iron Edge SSB.
The smooth chromed bar is way easier to rotate on the J hooks to get onto the pads vs the rough powder coating on the IE SSB, and won't rough up the J hook surface.
I find you also can't place the bar as far down the back as the Iron Edge one, I pretty much have to butt the pad against my neck or else the bar will try and roll back - I think due to the larger pad, so it's probably still sitting in the same location, and more secure with neck and back contact.
I put 2x 1kg micro loading plates on the inside as the bar weighs 28kg (I weighed it) to make loading easier
bar is nice.
man u r looking alot lighter.
good stuff !


















