Holy fuck, why is oly lifting so expensive?

Holy fuck, why is oly lifting so expensive?
>bar costs ~$300
>weight sets are easily the same
>platform $200
>lifting shoes $130

not even counting books or coaching, this is expensive as shit jesus

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>durrr why thing cost money
>hurrr why material designed to withstand being slammed under hundreds of pounds of load expensive

That's still only a few hundred dollars, and it's not like you're going to need all that equipment right off the bat. Find a gym with proper equipment while saving up for your own shit if it's that bad.

fpbp
And you can make your own platform

??? Compare it against many other sports and its quite economical and this shit lasts literally forever

there is cheaper equipment but if you want to lift 200+kg using a barbell you will need a barbell made out of good metal

that said, you can get buy with a safety belt & chain builders use and self-made weights.
fasten the belt, attach weights to the belt, stand on blocks, squat -> belt squat
fasten the belt, attach weights to the belt, get on dip/chinup bars -> weighted dips/chinups
grab the belt, attach weights to the belt, stand on blocks, deadlift -> retarded deadlift
etc etc
weights can be made out of concrete but they will be unwieldy and you will need to cover them in some kind of tape or fabric-like material because concrete will chip off and crack quickly

belt and chain can hold a lot of weight, the biggest issue is mostly getting into position with the blocks, you'll need tall blocks or inverse r-shaped blocks because the concrete weights will take up a lot of volume

It's actually much cheaper than many other sports. Consider cycling, crew, sailing, triathlon. Only running and bodybuilding is cheaper
But newsflash, to have a hobby, you need disposable income. If you don't have that, you have other priorities in life beyond the self actualisation of sports.

Yeah entry level stuff is a bit steeper than others, but the ceiling is very low

what's the difference between an olympic bar and a normal squatting bar in a normal gym? they both weight 20kg right?

of course that won't be oly lifting but it will work for powerlifting more or less ok and it will work well for bodybuilding

martial arts, badminton and a ton of other shit is cheaper than bodybuilding when you take nutrition into account

That's not so expensive.

What fucking lifting shoes cost $130? Just wear whatever you have or converse

Yeah and they last a lifetime

GO TO AN OLY GYM, RETARD.

>nutrition
Lmao what the fuck do you think bodybuilding nutrition is. You could do it on fucking beef mince and rice and spend far less than a normie

Fucking Jow Forums sometimes a swear you're retarded

Weightlifting benefits greatly from raised and solid heeled shoes that cost around a 100usd at the entry level.

Supply and demand

And fatties that don't wanna work out for 20min

>a few hundred bucks once
>expensive
lmao get a job faggot

>Lmao what the fuck do you think bodybuilding nutrition is
He bought BCAA I guess

That's cheap af compared to many other sports. WHen you have your set, that's all you need. Consider something like hockey, football, tennis etc where you have to pay for the season, new gear etc. In the long rung oly is cheap.

$1000 is peanut money dude. That equipment will last literally your entire lifespan.

Bruh, a good bicycle is easily 2 grand, how is 1k expensive

Same weight doesn't mean same dimensions or construction quality.
Most people will be fine with any 20kg bar, but seriously oly lifers will have special bar requirements.

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you can buy used weight sets with everything on craiglist or ebay plenty of people giving up so sell for the low also when it comes to lifting shoes you dont need it very dependent on the person if it helps them also for books torrent that shit then if you like the book buy it that's what i do stop making excuses

>Raised heels
Never gonna make it removing those inches from your lifts faggot

A competition certified Elieko bar and weight set will last you literally 30 years at least. It's a once in a life time investment.