Cap The Beast Barbell

Cheap beater bar for my old landmine setup. Technically I used it for deadlifts for a while. But there are so many decent bars out there for actual lifting nowadays. Go find a better bar for a bit more money.

The sad part about this bar is I purchased it when I lived in Alaska, so freight made it almost $300. The knurling is almost non-existent and lacks power bar features such as center knurling. If you can get it for cheap it’s not terrible beater bar, it currently lives as my designated landline row bar.

My college gym got one of these bad boys to replace a severely bent bar. Within 2 weeks this bar has become as bent as the previous sacrificial barbell. It also dos not have a center knurl which for a “power bar” is a big let down. That all said the kurling was better than expected for Cap but nothing to write home about.

Ever hear of a beater bar? It’s the piece of crap in the corner that everyone beats up, bends, etc. That is the end game of this bar, right out of the wrapper. It’s isn’t particularly good at anything, but it’s not so terrible as to be overlooked. It’s a cheap price point for a no frills, gets you lifting barbell. The “load rating” is a joke. I sold mine still in one piece but we put a wobble right out of the wrapper at our local Y that thought these could survive a commercial setting. My take - if you need a bar, and don’t want tetanus, and you need it fast and cheap - great pick. For anything else, step up to a better bar. It’s in the mono hooks of my old Edge Fitness monolift prototype

Cheap, beater bar with super passive knurling. I used this as a budget option when first putting together the gym, but found myself wanting to upgrade fairly quickly. It still gets occasional use for rack pulls and such.

Bottom-line up front: This is the cheapest serviceable, no frills general purpose bar anyone sane is likely to recommend; Handles heavy rack pulls well and you won't be sad when you bend it. The good: Price point can't much get lower without calling safety into question. It holds weight on both sides and probably won't kill you. The bad: The knurling is passive and straight-up sucks. The ugly: The bar is ugly, but in a heraldic, almost endearing way.

Just grabbed this to slowly get back into traditional deadlifting. Seems ok so far. It was $150 so pretty affordable all things considered.

Cap Barbell The Beast Bar: I have used this bar in my buddies gym “The Pain Clinic” many times. It’s marketed as power bar but with no Center knurling and only 28.5 mm it leaves something to be desired. With that said I have seen this handle multiple 500+ lb squats. If you are a budget this might be the best general purpose bar $150 delivered will get you. Big step up from a hex bolt bar. Used 2016-2020