The Best Olympic Barbell Deep Dive 2024! Rogue, REP, Eleiko, & Many More!
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- Coop's definitive guide to the BEST barbell for any and all uses! What coating, components, materials and knurling are right for YOU?
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0:00 - The Best Olympic Barbell Deep Dive 2024! Rogue, REP, Eleiko, & Many More!
1:22 - Things to Consider when Choosing a Barbell
2:44 - Barbell Categories Covered
4:00 - General Training Barbell Overview
5:11 - Power Bar Overview
5:52 - Olympic Weightlifting Bar Overview
6:52 - The F-Rating Factor
7:37 - Let's Talk Knurling
11:26 - Coating Benefits and Drawbacks
15:21 - Warranty Considerations
10:49 - Pricing & Value Proposition
18:25 - Spin (Rotation System and Components)
19:53 - Coop's General Purpose Picks
20:53 - The "Money is no Object" Pick
21:34 - The Best Power Bar
24:53 - Coop's Perfect Trifecta
25:32 - Final Thoughts
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Might be a hot take but the Eleiko Power Bar does not have good tolerances. Several import bars available for less and in stainless (Hansu, TSS) that have better tolerances, better knurl, and still have those thin IPF comp collars. Rogue has also refreshed the 45lbs OPBs to have lower profile grooved sleeves and better tolerances on the sleeves themselves like the Ohio Bar 2.0S (the 20kg versions and aggros have not yet been updated). Best built bar I own is the American Barbell Chewy bar, which is stainless steel, tig welded sleeves, grippy knurling, and around $600.
I need to bring the Chewy Bar in. I haven't used it yet, but I've heard so many good things about it and I've always wanted a more aggressive AB Bar. - Coop
@@GarageGymReviews There are two "flavors" out now. Retail is usually a 20TPI volcano but they sometimes have a 25TPI mountain. I know you love your Kabuki bar so you might want to go with the 25 if you can find one as the goal was to create a Kabuki knurl but on a bar with better finishes/tolerances.
Never used or owned an Eleiko but I could agree with the rest of those you mentioned. The Rogue, Rep and Kabuki were at Home Gym Con and I have own the AB 25 TPI Volcano and the 20 TPI Mountain.
Yeah Also own both living.Fit barbells they are very close to the Rep Colorado bar at a better price
Chewy bar is great. REP's new bar lineup is amazing too - I'd go American Barbell or REP now. Not a fan or Rogue's bars. They rattle a lot and don't have the best tolerances and I think nearly all of them have grooved sleeves which make a lot of noise when you slide plates on/off. Mostly marketing and their nonsense F scale.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but IPF and IWF require specific dimensions of the sleeves and plate holes being 50 and 51mm. You prepare for the Olympics on the 20 years old Eleiko set and you win the Olympics on the new Eleiko set. The old and new needs to feel similar not to throw competitors off balance. Hence the slack like in the old days. You pull the slack, you hear the clang - that's the sound of victory right there.
I've been running the American Barbell stainless bar (humid basement) for years and it's been incredible. Love that thing and it still looks basically new. Pheromonal company, phenomenal bars.
I have used many of the higher end bars. Gungnir is the only must have. Nothing is as convenient or as thought through as that bar! Hands down my favorite!
Picked up the AB California bar when equipment was hard to find. I love it. Definitely an underrated bar/brand.
I have had my Eleiko XF bar for 3 years and I love it. Got it for a really good deal, so I can't speak on value for everyone. But it is a great barbell, I use it for everything except back squats and deadlifts.
Coop touched on it very briefly about the knurling, but I think it has just the right amount of aggressive knurling. I would give the knurling 6 out of 10 on aggressiveness. But it is an absolute 10/10 for my hands. I've had no problem with 315lb clean and jerks and 365lb bench presses. It is an all-around great bar
American Barbell Chewy bar!
Love my Colorado Barbell, best barbell Iâve ever used.
American Barbell Chewy is my primary
Love my American Barbell Stainless Gym Bar. Find myself using that more than my other bars!
I bought the Reps Alpine bar Stainless steel and have been absolutely loving it for my training. At first the knurling seemed aggressive but after a couple months my hands have adapted. I also wish the center knurling was removed(great at times but has rubbed me wrong also). Coming from a Rogue Ohio bar I can say bar whip on the Rep Alpine has been really noticeable and so has the spin with the hybrid bearings. I take great care of my bars and can see this one lasting with me through life. Great addition to my arsenal
For me and my training Iâll probably do the American barbell Chewy bar as a power bar rogue Ohio stainless general purpose bar and either eleiko or eusaka olympic bar
Why include American Barbell in two categories but leave out their Chewy bar for the power bar segment? That's their best bar and the best of that category.
I love my Chewy
I think the chewy is the best power bar I have ever owned.
25:32 you mustâve missed this part of the video so Iâve timestamped it.
@@jimmiereese4904 I didnât, but thanks
Agreed. The AB Chewy is the best barbell Iâve ever used.
Let's get a full review of Uesaka's bars. There seems to be so little about this bar that is either recent or detailed.
Yes pleeease!
I have a Uesaka competition bar, an Eleiko competition bar and 2 Pendlay bearing bars. The Uesaka is my preferred bar for training. I like the Pendlay bars over the Eleiko.
My pick is the 30 year old CAP barbell in my home gym. Never cleaned and has not corroded. Gest the job done and no worries on damaging an expensive bar.
AB bars are the house choice. Chewy, Griz, and both type CA bars. Absolutely solid.
Gungnir â€
I vote for the AB Chewy bar...I've owned both the retail version, which is a 20 tpi volcano knurl, and a 20 tpi mtn knurl version. Amazing quality that sets them apart from other bars I have owned or used.
Just ordered Colorado bar through links above. Thanks for the great content Coop !!!
My go-to is the Rogue 45lb Ohio Power Bar, bare steel. Best bar for $275. Pretty aggressive knurl but just use chalk and your hands will toughen up to it. Itâs a tank of a bar! Also have a 15kg Rogue B&R bar for wife and kids. I just got a Rogue Boneyard 28mm training bar for $150 and itâs awesome for power cleans. I like bare steel, no coating to chip/fail, just scrub it off with a slightly oily rag every few weeks and it will slowly patina and darken.
My home gym bar as well. I travel a lot for work and get to see a lot of different bars in the gyms of whatever local gym I use. Close tolerances/tight fit of the mechanicals doesnât always mean reliable, rugged and long lasting. Admittedly, I have to keep a humidifier going 24/7 in my basement during the summer months; the water table is pretty high where my house is, rust is a concern. I like the 45 pounder because my OCD kicks in when I try to pretend that 20kg is 45 pounds.
Just got a Colorado bar and that thing is noice! For the average person itâs top notch, no complaints
American Barbell. All their bars seem really good to me. And the knurling gets a bad rap, IMO. Yeah, it won't tear your hands up. But its plenty grippy. And they know how to do chrome right. Holds up very well.
they know how to "do chrome right" because they don't do it in the United States. US has laws with forbid the proper barbell chroming techniques. So they chrome them in Mexico, or something, to skirt these laws and do it correctly.
Love what you do buddy đȘđœ
No mention of the American barbell Chewy bar? That seems to be conscious best overall powerbar by most home gym enthusiasts.
Surely Coop has one? I wonder if he just doesnât like it.
American Barbell doesn't pay him to shill and won't send him a bar for free. He'll have to buy it on his own which is why he hasn't tried it.
Canât wait to watch the AB chewy review which Iâm sure is now fast tracked. If that video causes the chewy to blow up we can just call it the ABC
Power Bar - AB Chewy (if you like it knurly) or AB Mammoth if you donât (if you can still find one)
GP, Rogue Ohio OR AB Cali, personal preference.
Ohio for a dead smack in the middle âjack of all tradesâ bar.
AB Cali IF you donât mind a 28mm shaft. Honestly, AB Cali is more of a âcrossfit barâ.
Meaning, Rogue Ohio was meant as a CF bar, but their logic was âjack of all tradesâ and what they ended up with was a great âGPâ or âBodybuildingâ bar. Ohio is a great rec for a home gym guy owning just one bar only.
AB Cali leans just a bit towards a hint of their Oly Trainer (still a bushing bar but tuned for a smoother spin), if youâre doing actual Crossfit workouts, its still going to treat you pretty well for S/B/D but that hint of Oly Trainer is going to show up big for high rep oly or barbell cycling workouts.
Another way to say it, my personal rec was usually:
If you want ONE bar, grab an Ohio, but if you donât mind owning 2 bars, skip Ohio, grab a true Power Bar & and AB Cali as a goid Batman/Robin combo.
My personal stable, for ref:
AB Mammoth, Chewy
Rogue Ohio, AB Cali
Texas Deadlift
(And then a bunch of specialty stuff)
Own a Rogue OPB and OB and theyâve been great. Needed a second generalist bar and a second power bar and ultimately decided to pick up the REP Colorado and Double Black Diamond. In both categories I prefer the REPs, but they have the benefit of being nearly 10 years newer. I donât know what changes Rogue has made in the interim, but generally the REP bars have knurling more to my tastes, had better tolerances.
This is how must reviews read who have tried both.
That was a good fair review. Really enjoyed the wide range of $$$.
I have used a bunch of different bars but the ones i own that i really love are as follows: General Training Bar - LuXiaoJun Bar (unfortunately not available anymore) Power Bar - Rogue Ohio Power Bar - Im not a power lifter but i got this bar and i really like it and then for Olympic Weightlifting which is what i do more often is the Eleiko Training bar( I have 4 of them)
Great timing! Im on the market for my first purchase
The Rogue Ohio Power Bar in 20kg format is an appalling top pick. It, by definition, is designed to do 3 things well⊠squat, deadlift and bench press. 2 of the 3 requires a rack and it fails miserably in Rogueâs very own 49 inch rack! I challenge anyone to provide a link of them doing a hard set of 5 in a 49 inch rack with a OPB without clattering the plates into the uprights. And please⊠no work aroundâŠWTF is that?!âŠWorkaround for the thing itâs designed to do! đ©. Worrying about tolerances and other marginal stuff when it canât even do what itâs designed to do if you have a 49 inch rack, exemplifies majoring in the minors.
Now that Repâs Black Diamond bar has been out for a while, any plans on doing a review of it? So far there are only reviews for the Double Black Diamond but not the single Black Diamond.
Throwdown - olympic bearings barbell, tried it at a local gym and its great. U.S. made I believe. Passive knurling... Worth reviewing...
Rogue hybrid power bar is my daily driver. Awesome knurl
You missed the best one.. the AB Chewy!!
great vid ty
A couple of additions for the power bar category. Hansu power bar is becoming one of the most popular IPF approved power bars. TSS power bar is coming on strong as well. Personally the 29mm Texas is my go to, since I havenât ponied up the money for the chewy yet
For budget, ironmaster has a good offering. It's what I use, but admittedly, it's the only bar I've ever used.
I have a Rogue Ohio power bar and a Rogue deadlift bar. Outside of specialty bars, I don't envision myself buying another barbell again.
I mean, I probably will because I have a garage gym sickness but I wont NEED one.
Have the ohio bar and love it. Bought a cheap walmart bar as a beater bar and to superset. Absolutely hated it and got the ohio power bar instead. Wow absolutely my favorite bar. Definitely recommend not skipping out on a nice barbell.
As someone who's currently stuck with a cheap old rusty bar, what makes the Ohio bar so much better in your opinion? I know that objectively it's just a better bar, I'm just curious what specifically made the cheap bar so much worse for you
@KeterMalkuth the bar was probably like 30mm or more which felt way too big especially for deadlifting. The knurling was absolutely terrible. It's hard to describe because i didn't think I was a knurling snob but the ohio power bar has the absolute best knurling imo
I do Olympic lifting, I decided to get a rogue pyrros for the slower spin. The spin is so smooth it easily could be my last bar. (Iâm going to get a uesaka eventually but thatâs besides the point)
I bought a bar for my basement gym 11 years ago. I don't even know the brand and didn't know I want a new bar before this video haha
I have the elitefts power bar and have had it for 8 years. Purchase price was $299, and it is hard chrome finish and it has almost zero corrosion with very little maintenance. I don't think you have ever reviewed that bar. Given the great company elitefts is with all they offer for free as far as knowledge I like supporting them.
I'm curious about their gear too, not often reviewed or talked about... perhaps it's just rebranded from elsewhere? I think they make a lot of their own equipment like racks and machines, but I'd bet they outsource bars.
Great video - thanks!
It'd be cool to see a deep dive on the super low budget brands, like Cap, for what's worth it for beginner lifters.
Single most important thing for me when buying anything gym related is. Customer service/warranty after you bought products
Nice overview. Iâd love to see a video comparing a lot of different deadlift bars: Rogue, Leoko, Kabuki, Texas and more.
Uesaka menâs comp is a work of art. My prized possession haha
I don't really understand the reasoning behind "Chrome makes it less durable". I worked in a machine shop for years and any item that would receive a lot of wear and tear either got Chrome or Titanium Nitride (TiN) coatings. Plus if you look at Mil Spec bolt carrier groups and barrels for M16s, they are chromed on the inside to improve durability. Maybe something to do with sliding friction vs decreasing the diameter of a barbell shaft to compensate for the thickness of the coating?
Just marketing to push other finishes. Hard chrome is very durable. It's the cheap chrome that wears away easily.
I don't know the explanation; However, with regards to AR15's, to the best of my knowledge chrome lining isn't traditionally used on areas where repeat impacts are a concern. The bore, chamber, and bolt carrier interior are more so at risk of corrosion, heat exposure, and friction, not so much impacts. The biggest "Impact" would be the bolt seating against the barrel extension, two parts that are generally not going to be chromed.
Now, that being said, I had the exact same question as you and I still haven't actually heard any explanations. I messaged rogue about a related point asking about corrosion resistance, as I have no indoor space for my equipment. They said stainless would be best to mitigate rust. Personally, I don't understand why, given decent chroming should be effectively impervious to corrosion, so why isn't that the best choice?
Review the ZKC weightlifting IWF bar. For the snatch and clean and jerk it is amazing. Same thing for high bar squats cause it gets a solid bounce. There's some things I don't like about it, but you're the expert, so I'd like to know your thoughts about it.
18:34 the rarely talked about âRogueâ Black Diamond bar
I have a Rogue Ohio bar in red cerakote and I absolutely love it.
Same here. It's both a great performing and really good looking bar. I also have an all black zinc Ohio bar and the Rogue curl bar. The zinc and cerakote each have a slightly different feel due to the different coatings and how they interact with the knurling. I like to switch off for variety. Everything I have bought from Rogue has been top quality, and I always buy American made when I can. When I lift in a public gym, the first thing I notice is how "slippery" the bars usually are and how off the feel is compared to my home stuff.
If we're going off of looks, gotta say I love the Fringe Midas
I have the rogue ohio bar (stainless steel handle). It's solid for an average joe like me. I love it.
I like different bars for different lifts. I have a York 32mm Power Bar, a Rogue Ohio Bar, a Rogue 32 mm Squat Bar, and a Texas Deadlift bar.
I have multiple rep Colorado bars and I have to say the QC is really bad on the cerakote and the shipping is pretty awful in terms of how they pack the bar. Outside of aesthetic issues, it's a great bar.
+1 for Oregon Power Bar review!
Sadly, itâs been discontinued
@@fwiffo42 seriously? Where did you see that?
@@joevandevusse3004 on their new Kabuki Power site and Instagram :(
Nice roundup. One question: Has anyone actually done the math on Rogue's F-scale? It's based on the # of drops from overhead of a barbell with 25# plates. It's like, an insane amount of drops that no gym on earth is actually doing. It's like measuring the difference between how long before your fork stops working to stab food versus another, but then presupposing you're eating 30 meals a day. There's no meaningful difference that will matter before your bar is due for replacement anyway because of knurl wearing down, coating looking bad, etc...
No, and I think it's a little disingenuous for Coop to straight up say their barbells are more durable given that Rogue is the only one who uses it and won't tell anyone how it works.
@@meanpie13While Iâm a Rogue fan, have to admit their F scale only applies to Rogue gear.
Stories like the Uesaka bar do make me want to buy it more as well. It's interesting. That said my budget sends me to Rep, but like you said, also decent bars and it is a good time to have a lot of excellent choices.
The powerlifting gym I usually train at have a full compliment of Eleiko bars, but I tend to look for their one Rogue bar (I think it's an Ohio), especially for deadlifting and bench press, because the knurling feels just a tad more aggressive than Eleiko. For my home gym I bought a Recoil Cerakote bar. So far it feels really similar to Rogue with the aggressive knurling. For squats I'm fine with what ever as long as it doesn't rattle like it's about to fall apart.
The Atx XTP power bar is great. They have a similar bare steel bar like Eleiko
Thank you for the in depth review Coop!
Curious what your thoughts are on the Rogue Hybrid Power bar? Can we perhaps get a dedicated review?
How is it different from the Rogue Ohio Power bar in stainless with matte black sleeves?
Fringe sport Hybrid Bar rules the general purpose arena, and looks siiiiick
Reps warranty and customer service is far beyond Rogue. I sold all my rogue equipment when the sleeves started coming apart after less than a year and they wouldn't send a replacement to my current address. Rep on the other hand has not only stood behind their products but even gave me a free pulley when I dinged mine up accidentally during install of the ares even though it was clearly my fault. Their logic: "happens to the best of us." I'll be a Rep fanboy for life
Have you used an Ivanko stainless power bar. You can't get a better tolerance on the sleeves. It's perfect and makes Rogue's, Rep's feel cheap. Once you feel the rotation on the sleeve, you know.
I bought that bar years ago when it was basically the only stainless bar on the market. It really is excellent.
He talked about American Barbell being bad at marketing, yet we've got Ivanko which is used in powerlift meets the world over and it seems like no one in the garage gym world gives them a second look.
I've got an old OB-20KG from them, and even older B-86 (their standard plate barbell) and their plates. Now their knurl pattern is definitely a little weird and I don't use it for DL's because it would destroy my shins, but after getting used to their patterning I think it is easier to make sure your hands are always in the same spot. The bar itself is going to outlive me and most likely will never need any work.
I'd love to see Ivanko equipment review more by any equipment reviewer. They're one of the older brands and have been doing this for longer than most every other company noted here. They're being slept on imho.
For Texas Power Bars, I noticed online that the tensile strength has gone up.
This raises the issue of whether most home gym owners really need an expensive Olympic Barbell, since most home gym owners aren't going to bench more than 300 lbs.
World-renowned sport biomechanist Vladmir M. Zatsiorsky asserts that there are three types of strength training: (1) the Maximal Effort Method, or lifting as much as you possibly can; (2) the Repeated Effort Method, or lifting a nonmaximal weight to failure; and (3) the Dynamic Effort Method, or lifting a nonmaximal weight as fast as you possibly can. For most home gym owners, the barbell that came with their Olympic weight plates will suffice for all three strength training methods, and especially for the Repeated Effort and Dynamic Effort Methods.
What are your thoughts on the Crandall Fitness 28.5mm Cerakote Olympic Bearing Bar? So far she's been a beast for my home gym. Decided to buy the matching rackable ez-bar. Has good knurling (not too sharp, but grips well) & no signs of rust after 6 months being in my outdoor beach area home gym. I did make custom waterproof covers for them when not in use. I'm not sure of the tensile strength or knurl type, doesn't say on their web site.
Man, I bought a $500 full stainless barbell from REP fitness and the knurling has developed some bad rust in less than a year. Super disappointing after such light use....
Would love a series or a video on the three best of some item. Like if you could only get 1-3 barbells or other pieces of equipment, whats the best.
I love The Stump, I own. I am hoping we can one day see a Stump, with the Aggro2X treatment.
For general training, tell me why the stainless steel Rogue Chan Bar with Cerakote isn't a good option. It even has a passive center knurl that works well with the proper shirt. Only downside I've had is for a close grip work where knurling lacks, however if I'm doing close grip whatever, I generally don't need full knurling and what I can grab with half my hand is satisfactory.
This bar is not for anyone that would consider themselves a powerlifter, but I do like it for general training.
Wish someone like you discussing British companies on the Olympic barbells
Who's making barbells over the pond that we're missing? Always looking for more bars. - Coop
@@GarageGymReviews Mirafit, Strength Shop
ââ@@GarageGymReviews Mirafit is a well regarded UK company. They now have some products available in the US I think as well. Strength shop is another
@@GarageGymReviews Mirafit, Strength Shop, Bulldog Gear. Mirafit deserve a big up, their stuff is very reasonably priced and really good quality.
Texas Power Bar 29mm or the ISF "Lift Evil" Chaos Power Bar đđ great review
Hi Coop! I work for a certain company, up in the north. I got one thing to say, get ready!
Fellow Canadian... very curious. Does your company name ring a "bell"? a steel bell?
@@pokeyouindaeye wrong continent ;)
@@fredrik1750 North of Coop = Canada
Texas Power Bar all day every day. Anything they make is the way to go
It would be great if you reviewed Ironbullâs Stainless Power Bar. In Canada, itâs only $400, for a stainless. They deliver in the US as well. Might be the best value stainless bar out there.
Opinions on Wright Equipment Next Gen Bushing bars? In that $300 range, American Made, 0.002 tolerance, 201,000 tensile strength, seems like a competitor.
I have a huge complaint about Uesaka. For something that is supposed to be a premium product, the website doesn't show it. They just don't put nearly enough information up. Example, how much do any of their bars weight? What is the length? What is the grip size? For a $700 curl bar, I should know all of this. Without having to go to their Japanese website, which in typical Japanes website fashion is cluttered.
How does the Rogue Aggro 2 knurl compare to the kabuki power bar?
My rogue Pyrros bar is great and awful at the same time. I have the stainless steel version and surprisingly, it still has oxidation issues. There also is something subside the sleeve on one side that slides if you tip the barbell left and right. The knurling is great if youâre using thumb tape, but if not you get a lot of hand tears and I intentionally avoid triples because thatâs when I tend to tear my hands on snatch. The spin is great. Overall I like it at the price point but the Eleiko is better if you have tbe cash. Usaka bars are not great like people say. The sleeve rotation is too slow compared to rogue Eleiko werksan, and ZKC, and Iâve messed up my shoulder snatching on them almost every time Iâve had to use one.
@Davis.smith.weightlifting .. I have the Pyrros bar too. Great bar, no oxidation issues, sleeves are nice and snug, and knurling is good for an Oly bar -- bought it in 2018, so not long. I'm gonna buy one of those Texas 29mm PB next, 100% raw steel -- always liked using raw steel bars when I used to train in a gym, vice my home gym.
Uesaka bar needs its own full length review!!
Just curious, because I see them in older gyms and still kickingâŠ.would you recommend York Barbell bars? Maybe review coming??đ
Anyone know what the blue and orange light bar stands names/brand are called that coop is using here in the background for the ambient lighting?
I'd love a deep dive on shorty rackable bars. Rogue c-70s and similar.
My favorite barbell is a cheap Olympic barbell that wonât rust, preferably a set with bumpers and at least 120kg total
I love my Rogue stainless steel barbell.
Me too.
what do you think of the texas power bars? We used them years ago and I almost want to buy one for my home gym. I have the barenaked bar, so do you think its a move worth making?
I was at the University of Minnesota gym the other day and they had bare steel Texas power bars. For some reason, the knurling was completely gone. It was the strangest thing Iâve seen
They're legendary. I prefer other bars, but there's A lot of people who will lift with nothing else. - Coop
Superb. Get the 29mm though.
How does the knurling compare between the Cerakote Colorado vs California? I'm so split between the two. I deeply care about the knurling so I keep leaning Colorado, then I keep thinking the 28mm California might make up for it.
I think to do a really balanced barbell review one should get the opinions of users on the extreme ends of the lifting spectrum. Those people will have specific needs and preferences for a barbell not usually noticed by the average user. Would love to have Coop get the opinions of those extreme end users, a strong person competitor and a very inexperienced lifter.
Coop could you review some stuff from Hold Strong? After seeing them in your FIBO vlogs their finish seemed really clean, curious how their stuff like barbells hold up to competition
Please a full review (I'll take a written one) for the rep alpine bar!
No Deadlift Bar category?!! đ€· I have a Texas Deadlift Bar and a no name 20+ year old budget bar that is good enough, so im set on bars, but I watched this whole video and loved every second đ
Please do this video but for more niche bars: squat bar, safety squat bar, deadlift bar, etc
I would love to see a review like this for racks. like all I can fit in my space is a half rack and there are a lot of options out there from cheap crap to way over built. Where do I start? Thanks.
Iâve got small hands, leads to grip being an issue on most lifts. Thatâs why I like my 28.5 TPB. Iâve debated upgrading to a 29 for a power bar, but Iâm just not sure itâs worth it when my hands are small.
What do you think of the HADES DEADLIFT BAR. i just got that in from rep fitness.
Eleiko sport Olympic weightlifting barbell and the Rogue Olympic weightlifting training barbell
Great video and super informative. I suggest maybe making a video for women's bars - olympic and GP (BoS have an interesting import). I am still bummed that you show no love for Vulcan bars - their PL, WL and GP bars are great. In Europe I would def add Leoko for PL and WL(same steel as the Swedes), Werksan for WL- if you can get one used .. they closed their shop prior to covid nonsense, Hatlex for GP and Palini for PL and WL. The ZKC bar and the DHS from China are both IWF cert bars and deserve a mention. Also - don't think I didn't notice you deadlifting on a Klokov bar whilst talking about the Rogue OHP.
How about the Pyrros bar? It is on my list because the center knurl.
At it's price you might as well get a gungnir
I had and have multiple barbells. It's really is a toss up. But for me value and feel is Texas power bar for me.
Still nobody mentions the REP Delta Basic Bar. I haven't been able to find any real reviews on this thing anywhere, but it seems like an absolute steal for the price.
Itâs been a while but I think gluckâs gym mentionned it a couple of times in some of his videos if that can help you
@@sambergeron967 Yeah, that's the only place I've been able to find anything at all about it.