Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Hoping to get peoples opinion on what olympic bars they like. There is a lot of quality bars it seems but no real review process. When I have a question I turn to elite so......there is a lot of different kinds of bars and varying price ranges but if it's not at least 1200lb test I don't think it should be mentioned. I use a Texas power bar at my gym which I think is nice but with a little too much whip when squatting. The knurl I feel is fine. Sleeve rotation could be slightly better. It's fairly new so I couldn't tell you how it will hold up but its a lot better than the garbage cookie cutter chinese bars scattered all over the place at my gym. Since I started using this at my gym I have noticed my poundages go up on all my lifts and feel quality does make a difference. I'd like people to be as detailed as possible because I think this will be a popular thread just from the lack of feedback on certain brand bars I've researched. Ivanko,Sorinex,Hampton,Troy,Cemco,York,GP,Iron Grip,Eleiko,Usaka,Pendlay, I'm sure I missed some. As much as you can tell about your particular bar. Everything from your opinion of the enamel, sleeve rotation, tensile strength, durability, use (olympic,powerlifting,everything),knurl,whip,price,age, etc.
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Bro how much are you squatting? I use a texas bar and i can't get that thing to bend or whip unless i have like 7-8 plates on it.
Pretty much anything above 315lbs I feel it. I've never loaded it with more than 405lbs but the few sets I've done at that weight it seemed more pronounced. It's not my bar and the kid who bought it works out at night and I work out early afternoon so we rarely cross paths(and he doesn't know I use it)but I'm looking to buy my own bar ...hence this post. I did over hear him say it was a "texas power bar" but after my recent plunge into researching bars it seems there might be a few companies producing a "Texas power Bar". My buddy works out at Ed Coan's gym and I've used his bar and it is noticeably stiffer. If the kid's bar isn't a texas power bar it still is 100x better than the the club bars. The bars owner is prolly around the low 700 mark on his squats and deads and he seems to like it(the kid is a power lifter with a meet a few weeks ago or in a few weeks and is a monster for being just 20 or 21). Back day is this thursday and I can't wait to do deads again on it. As far as what I squat bro I couldn't really say... I'd like to think it's in the mid to high 400's. and prolly around the same with deads prolly a little more and getting stronger every month. I'm slow and methodical about increasing weight because of fear of injury might interfere with work but as weight gets heavier I realize the importance of a quality bar. If we could try to keep the thread equipment oriented it would greatly be appreciated.
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