Home Gym Buyers Guide | Choosing a Barbell

In this part of the Home Gym Buyers Guide series I go through a few key points to look at and consider when buying a barbell for your own home gym.

I highly recommend the Texas Power Bar which can be bought from here on 0% finance. I've had this bar for over a year and a half now and I've never looked back. Once you have trained with a superior quality bar such as this one you will never want to use a "budget" bar again. Texas Power Bar

Pros:

• Amazing deep and sharp knurling that helps to increase your grip

• Competition thickness

• Versatile stiff bar, more flex than a cheap bar but not as whippy as a Deadlift bar

• Smooth, maintenance free rotating sleeves

• Black Oxide coated so doesn't rust like chromed bars

Cons:

• Expensive!!

Whilst the Texas Power Bar should be high on your list of "barbells to buy", if you are on a budget but still want a quality barbell then strength shop do one that is 28mm, sharp knurled but has a 700lb rating (not that it really matters to mere mortals like us)... it also has end caps. I have no experience of the bar myself but if it wasn't for the fact I had my heart set on a Texas Power Bar since I laid eyes on one... I would have probably gone for this bar:

Texas Power Bar Cheap Alternative

Don't forget this is only a basic guide to choosing a standard olympic barbell. There are many different types and styles of barbells out there that I will cover in later editions of Home Gym Buyers Guide.

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