Thanks for this. Been trying to decide on which Bella Bar to buy my wife for a month. Wanted to get the SS version, especially for the uncoated grip, but concerned about the black composite bushings whereas many of the other options have bronze bushings. I don't have experience with composite bushings and thought bronze bushings like on yours was the top pick. Nice to hear and see your comparison on the coating. Garage Gym Reviews speculated that E coat was thinner than oxide but yours seems to indicate E coat is thicker. Impressed with your knowledge.
You should make more videos. You were definitely someone who i watched in the space and value your opinion when it comes to building a home gym. You along with others helped me tremendously throughtout the lockdowns.
I bought a Bella Bar for my wife, and, upon reflection, I realize it would have been better to have bought a 10 Kg Junior Bar. The Bella Bar is too heavy for my wife’s press warm up, so she needs to start with light dumbbells. Don’t get me wrong, the Bella Bar is great, but our home gym would be more “versatile” with a 10 kg and 20 kg bar than with a 15 kg and 20 kg bar. Just my two cents.
This review was truly well done and informative. You should consider posting more reviews/home gym videos. Maybe get the hubby into the video as well, to get a he/she perspective.
Great review. Hows the ecoat holding up? Thinking about getting one for the wifey. I personally like the more matte finish of the zinc but longevity is my primary concern. Thanks!
E-coat still looks perfect. My husband’s zinc coat has some wear after a few years but no rust. The only thing about the e-coat is how slick the finish is compared to the others, especially on the knurling. Still an amazing bar!
Great review! Especially when there aren’t a lot on the Bella Bar. I mentioned in a previous video I got one for my wife and she loves it. She hadn’t had the chance to put it through its paces yet AND we just found out she’s pregnant. Did you do any weightlifting exercises at all while you were pregnant? Sounds like no, but just thought I’d ask. She’s going to talk to her OB to see what she can do. She was excited to use it since she’s new to lifting. Also for future videos, do you plan on talking about why you went mostly with Rogue? Most of my essentials like bars and rack are from Rogue, but I have a lot of fun accessories from Ironmaster, Titan, Rep, Bells of Steel and Fringe too. Would’ve gone way over my budget personally if I went full Rogue haha.
Congrats!! I did most of the same exercises while pregnant, but I modified them and had to do lighter weight especially as I got further along in my pregnancy. Megsquats is a great channel for your wife to watch. Meg is an experienced powerlifter who is certified with additional certification in pregnancy fitness. She is actually at the end of her own pregnancy, so she has a lot of videos and information. Definitely!! I’ll try to do a video on that soon.
Question: when using a men’s bar when deadlifting conventional, do you notice your hands are on the smooth? Vs. with the Bella bar, do you get more Knurl since the bar is shorter? My GF deadlifts with my Ohio power bar but her hands have to be on the smooth section as she doesn’t have wide shoulders Thank you!
@@rachaelsantoyofit Oh wait really? I was trying to compare the Bella bar to my OPB and the shaft would be the same length so I didn’t realize the knurling was moved about comparatively This DEFINITLY means she’ll most likely be able to have some knurl, thank you!
I would suggest that women buy a Bella Bar. It weighs 33 LBS vs an Ohio bar at 44 LBS (11 lb difference). The shaft is the same length so wouldn't matter when racking it. The biggest PRO Is the diameter (25 MM) this gives a more secure grip when deadlifting, benching and shoulder pressing.
I heard deadlift bars had a smaller diameter too. It definitely provides a better grip! I think the only problem would be the shorter sleeves on the Bella bar depending on how much weight you use, but a great bar for deadlifting.
@@rachaelsantoyofit but I deadlift with my kabuki power bar and Ohio power bar all the time as I don’t use deadlift bars and it feel better deadlifting with a stiff bar in my opinion
Nice review. It's great to have people like yourself share their thoughts. Thanks.
Thank you!
Thanks for this. Been trying to decide on which Bella Bar to buy my wife for a month. Wanted to get the SS version, especially for the uncoated grip, but concerned about the black composite bushings whereas many of the other options have bronze bushings. I don't have experience with composite bushings and thought bronze bushings like on yours was the top pick. Nice to hear and see your comparison on the coating. Garage Gym Reviews speculated that E coat was thinner than oxide but yours seems to indicate E coat is thicker. Impressed with your knowledge.
Thanks for the comment! I hope your wife enjoys her new bar. Still using mine and loving it. The thicker coating hasn’t bothered me at all.
You should make more videos. You were definitely someone who i watched in the space and value your opinion when it comes to building a home gym. You along with others helped me tremendously throughtout the lockdowns.
Thank you for the kind comment! So happy to hear the videos helped you. Hopefully I will be able to upload something in the near future.
I bought a Bella Bar for my wife, and, upon reflection, I realize it would have been better to have bought a 10 Kg Junior Bar. The Bella Bar is too heavy for my wife’s press warm up, so she needs to start with light dumbbells. Don’t get me wrong, the Bella Bar is great, but our home gym would be more “versatile” with a 10 kg and 20 kg bar than with a 15 kg and 20 kg bar. Just my two cents.
This review was truly well done and informative. You should consider posting more reviews/home gym videos. Maybe get the hubby into the video as well, to get a he/she perspective.
Thanks for the kind words!
Great review. Hows the ecoat holding up? Thinking about getting one for the wifey. I personally like the more matte finish of the zinc but longevity is my primary concern. Thanks!
E-coat still looks perfect. My husband’s zinc coat has some wear after a few years but no rust. The only thing about the e-coat is how slick the finish is compared to the others, especially on the knurling. Still an amazing bar!
Thanks!@@rachaelsantoyofit
I'm a short guy with wee hands. I used a Bella at the gym I used to belong to. I think it's time I get one for my home gym!
Still a great part of our gym! I always recommend it.
Great review! Especially when there aren’t a lot on the Bella Bar. I mentioned in a previous video I got one for my wife and she loves it. She hadn’t had the chance to put it through its paces yet AND we just found out she’s pregnant. Did you do any weightlifting exercises at all while you were pregnant? Sounds like no, but just thought I’d ask. She’s going to talk to her OB to see what she can do. She was excited to use it since she’s new to lifting.
Also for future videos, do you plan on talking about why you went mostly with Rogue? Most of my essentials like bars and rack are from Rogue, but I have a lot of fun accessories from Ironmaster, Titan, Rep, Bells of Steel and Fringe too. Would’ve gone way over my budget personally if I went full Rogue haha.
Congrats!! I did most of the same exercises while pregnant, but I modified them and had to do lighter weight especially as I got further along in my pregnancy. Megsquats is a great channel for your wife to watch. Meg is an experienced powerlifter who is certified with additional certification in pregnancy fitness. She is actually at the end of her own pregnancy, so she has a lot of videos and information.
Definitely!! I’ll try to do a video on that soon.
Question: when using a men’s bar when deadlifting conventional, do you notice your hands are on the smooth?
Vs. with the Bella bar, do you get more Knurl since the bar is shorter?
My GF deadlifts with my Ohio power bar but her hands have to be on the smooth section as she doesn’t have wide shoulders
Thank you!
The smooth area is about 2 inches shorter on the bella bar, so it might help her!
@@rachaelsantoyofit
Oh wait really? I was trying to compare the Bella bar to my OPB and the shaft would be the same length so I didn’t realize the knurling was moved about comparatively
This DEFINITLY means she’ll most likely be able to have some knurl, thank you!
Of course! I didn’t realize either until you asked so I went and checked. Hopefully she likes it!
Great video! Have you heard black zinc and black oxide both wear off over time?
Yep! Our zinc bar has some wear now a couple of years later but no rust. The e-coat is still in perfect shape.
I would suggest that women buy a Bella Bar. It weighs 33 LBS vs an Ohio bar at 44 LBS (11 lb difference). The shaft is the same length so wouldn't matter when racking it. The biggest PRO Is the diameter (25 MM) this gives a more secure grip when deadlifting, benching and shoulder pressing.
Exactly! There are definitely advantages.
It's a standard bar . Good enough
How’s the ecoat on your bar holding up? I’m thinking about getting this one.
E-coat is doing great. No blemishes or fading!
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Awesome review 👍! Keep more videos uploading!
Thank you!
Need to buy some spider chalk no mess on floor or bar.
Heard about it but haven’t tried it out! I’ll get some 👍🏻
Great review!✌🏽✌🏽
Thank you!
Want to buy this bar for my mom cuz she says the regular bar is to big for her
There’s a big difference in my opinion!
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The Bella bar is like a deadlift bar because of the smaller 25 mm diameter which gives you more whip and great for a great price.
I heard deadlift bars had a smaller diameter too. It definitely provides a better grip! I think the only problem would be the shorter sleeves on the Bella bar depending on how much weight you use, but a great bar for deadlifting.
@@rachaelsantoyofit well I use calibrated plates so shouldn’t be a problem and all deadlift bars have a 27 mm shaft
@@rachaelsantoyofit but I deadlift with my kabuki power bar and Ohio power bar all the time as I don’t use deadlift bars and it feel better deadlifting with a stiff bar in my opinion
@@javiermireles5125 yeah you should be able to load it pretty good with calibrated plates or iron plates!
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