Champion Barbell 1101247 Olympic Power Bar 1500 Lb Zinc, Price/each

buy the Champion Barbell 1500-Pound Zinc Olympic Power Exercise Bar it's the best of the best!!! its like having a professional gym bar at home i bought two so you know i love it!!!

I just bought this bar to replace one I bent. I got the silver one with the zinc coating. The two exercises that put the most stress on the bar that I do are deadlifting(about 340lbs in sets), and power cleans(205lbs sets). The first thing I noticed is how much heavier this bar is than my last one. I brought out a scale and weighed it. This bar weighs 45lbs, turns out my last bar advertised as 45lbs only weight 35lbs. If you are replacing a bar this is something to keep in mind, you may want to weigh the bar you currently own. The second thing I noticed is that the bar itself is thicker, not much but enough to notice. It seams thicker than the bars at the gym I go to by a hair. This made deadlifts more difficult. The knurling is very sharp but with little lift, I would describe it as modereate to mild. With the larger diameter, the bar was slipping out of my hands. I took some advice and ditched the old weight lifting gloves I was wearing and I bought some chalk. This solved all my grip problems. If you are working out at home, you owe yourself to at least try some chalk, it made a huge difference in my workout. Now that my grip problems are straightened out, Deadlifts are awesome. This bar has no flex what so ever, even with 340lbs of weight on there. Power cleans were pretty good, no flex isn't as good for power cleans. I prefer a bar that bounces a little. However, I've never had a bar that spun as good as this one. Power cleans are now easier and I can power clean a larger amount of weight. Stopping the bar at the top is easier, I don't hit myself in the chest like I used to every once in a while, I just get under the bar and it stops moving. If you do any olympic movements, this will be revolutionary. The weight literally just shakes a little at the end of a clean, no spinning what so ever, the bar spins the weights do not. Also the sleaves are smooth. this makes putting on and taking weights off very easy.Squats, and lunges seem to be pretty standard stuff. I haven't tried a bench press or overhead press with this bar yet.In review.Pro'sStrong, and inflexible.spins so that the weights do not.sharp knurlingIt weighs 45lbs.Smooth sleeves.Con'sinflexiblelargish diameter.shallow knurling

Good price for the sturdiness and quality,looks good, everything just as advertised. Definetly glad I didn't go with a cheaper one as I have been burned by them not holding up or beig light in the past. I feel confident that my children will be able to lift with this bar.

so far so good, no problems yet, bar knurling isn't too rough, bar is probably 30-31 mm in diameter and definitely 45lbs, not 44 if that's what you're looking for.

This is a very high quality bar for the price. It has an excellent warranty, but I've had mine for almost two years without the slightest problem. As the previous reviewer mentioned you'll want to clean the oil off the bar when you first get it but this is very easy.

Works well and looks great. Be prepared to clean the packaging oil off. Alcohol and hand towels are best. This ain't no windex job. Great deal for the money. I go 300+ and the bar barely flexes. The bearings are a nice touch. DO NOT GET A BAR WITHOUT THEM. My other non-bearing bar froze-up a year after purchase.