Atlas Bar

Skip, hard pass. I bought this off of Etsy, though I do believe they sell it on Amazon. Not something I'd recommend for the price. Cheap foam that slides around, a connecting bar that bends (to the point that I worry the welds will break). I bought this because it was from a small business (Canadian, if I'm correct in my recollection), and had received good general feedback from the Home Gym Reddit, but I can't give it a thumbs up, not for $105 shipped to me. It does the job of providing a straight wrist for pullovers, but I am worried I'll snap it with a lot of use.

Overhyped and underwhelming in practice — the comfort doesn't live up to the reputation and the pads are a weak point that let the whole package down. Before pulling the trigger, do yourself a favor and look at the Savage alternative; it's a meaningfully better experience for the money.

Amazon Atlas Bar is cool idea but could use knurling or rubber handles and the foam wrist padding slides around and is pretty thin.

I love the functionality of this, and how it helps relieve strain on my elbows especially. It also helps relieve wrist strain, but that wasn't as big a problem for me for the key lifts this is good for (tricep push-downs, overhead tricep extensions, curls, lat pull-overs). Value is where this one takes a hit. It has increased a LOT in price over the past year or so, and it was already pretty pricey for what it is. I think it used to be around $100 or so on Etsy, and always had a $15 plus markup on Amazon. Now it's almost $170 I think which is insane for what you're getting. I probably could have made my own with some 1" metal pipe from a hardware store, but I ended up still buying one direct from Etsy with some Christmas gift money. It was still over $100, but not the crazy markup on Amazon for it (on top of it continuing to rise in price). It's a shame another company isn't making this for a reasonable price (there's an overseas company making one for almost $300 before not cheap shipping cost I think), but if you can get it around $100, I still think it's a decent deal if you look past how simple it is, and focus on the functionality if gives you. I've heard some people complain about the foam padding. It does slide, but others have said they need more padding due to discomfort, and I disagree. The padding was plenty for me. It is very cheap padding though, so I'm sure it won't last long. That's the only point I took off is I'm sure the foam pads will need to be replaced after a year or so of use.

The atlas bar is great it really saves your wrists in curls and tri-extensions. It really allows you to get a great contraction. The padding could be better.