In my barre class I'm lifting and squatting with 50lbs but it's different than when I''m using free weights to do lunges and squats hanging by my side. In the barre class it's over my head and across the small of my neck. Kind of hard to explain. But it feels different for me.

Some times I use the 25lb body bar to do leg raises to carve out my thighs and my butt too. Right now I can't imagine using a heavier bar.