Ironmind Buffalo Barbell

I've used almost every bent bar/camber bar of this type and I think the Ironmind Buffalo Bar is the best of them. The reason might actually be because it's the least cambered: there's a little over 1" of drop from the center knurl to the sleeves on the Buffalo compared to the Kabuki Duffalo's 2" and the Rogue CB-4's 4.4". For squatting, more drop means your hand placement can be much lower; good for the shoulders, but produces more sway like a true camber bar. For every other movement you might do with one of these the gentle curve of the Buffalo feels better in the hands. It's also a Goldilocks thickness of 35mm compared to the bit-too-thin Duffalo at 30mm and the hefty CB-4 at 38mm. It's 52 lbs. unloaded which is pretty close to a normal bar compared to the Duffalo's 55 lbs. and the CB-4's 60 lbs. Mine has only a larger, sticky-but-not-sharp center knurl with IWF rings, dating it between 1990-2006. 2007 and after is knurled like a normal power bar with IPF rings. It's a daily driver bar for me. I use it for squats, split squats, lunges, bench press, close-grip bench press, and some others that were surprising. This bar is perfect for upright rows because your hands can gently turn out, helping you "pull apart" the bar as you drag it up your shirt. It's excellent for one-arm deadlifts because the camber discourages the bar rolling in your hand. In Alan Calvert's 1924 book "Super Strength" he recommends a bent bar for the one-arm barbell clean (!) and the one-arm barbell snatch (!!) for that reason. The price new is outrageous. I got mine used for $250 from a strong older guy who trained with it in his no-heat/no-insulation frozen Minnesota garage gym for over 20 years. It's a raw, unfinished bar but is only gently brownish/faded after all that time. I do wipe off the rusty dust it collects with a rag before every workout. On IM's website some reviewer says he emailed about the rust issue and they replied that only wimps want rust proof bars!