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So you want a good barbell, but you’re conflicted as to what type to get.
The two main types of bars are power bars (also called powerlifting bars) and olympic weightlifting bars. Weightlifting bars might also be called olympic bars, or “oly bars” for short. Just to confuse things, “olympic bar” might mean anything. When someone says it, maybe they mean a weightlifting bar, or maybe they mean any bar with 2″ diameter rotating sleeves that will take olympic weights. Who knows. It depends on the context.
FYI: “barbell” and “bar” usually mean the exact same thing. Back in the ancient days, when you had only fixed-weight barbells with those round heads, they were barbells. Then came the adjustable ones, composed of the weights and the bar. So the bar sort of becomes a barbell when it’s loaded with weight, but really it’s often called a barbell whether it’s loaded or not. A barbell, after all, is more than just a steel bar shaft straight from the steel mill. It’s got shoulders, sleeves, bushings, knurling, etc.
Power Bars
Power Bars are meant for the “big 3” powerlifting lifts: back
squat, bench press and deadlift. These lifts are what powerlifting
competitions are all about. But over the years they have also been
embraced as good lifts for pretty much anyone to do, over a wide
range of goals and training styles, so power bars are what you’ll
see at commercial gyms and lots of other places.
There are also extra-long deadlift bars that are another special type of bar.
Power bars, or powerlifting bars, feature:
Stiff Steel to faciliate slow, controlled movements with minimal
whip action
Center Knurling to keep friction on your back for squats
Aggressive/Deep Knurling for a no-slip grip
810mm Spaced Ring Markings
Thicker 29mm-32mm Shaft to be more comfortable for bench presses
and squats
Steel or Brass Bushings to allow some spin
High Tensile Strength (180,000+ PSI) to withstand being slammed on
a rack
Weightlifting Bars
Weightlifting Bars used to be seen mainly in specialized olympic
lifting gyms. No longer! When Crossfit got big, manufacturers
started producing more of these for all the athletes who started
learning that olympic lifts were the way to go. The olympic lifts
are the snatch and the clean-and-jerk, both lifts ending with the
bar held overhead. You’ve seen those lifts performed at the Olympic
Games.
These bars have:
More Flexible Steel to facilitate the whip desired for heavy cleans
No Center Knurling so it doesn’t scratch the front of your neck
during cleans.
Soft or Medium Knurling on training bars so the bar can slide in
your transition from the pull to the catch. However, competition
level weightlifting bars have more aggressive knurling to help you
complete that single rep and kick everyone’s ass.
910mm Spaced Ring Markings
Thinner 28mm-28.5mm Shaft for a good pulling grip (or 25mm for
women’s bars)
Roller Bearings on the high-end bars for sensitive spin so you can
transition your wrists to catch it in rack position on your
shoulders.
Weightlifting bars are used for the snatch and clean-and-jerk.
Power bars are used for the deadlift, squat, and bench press.
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