Reps Direct Football Bar Stainless

The history of this bar’s inception (the full sized bar) dates back about 33 years ago. It was the very first of its kind, so its heritage runs deep. Since I had the ability to customize the bar proportions, I decided to go “all in” on having it fabricated in 100% Stainless Steel (bar and sleeves). This also provided me with the best/most distinct knurling vs something that is powder coated or e-coated. I would characterize the knurling on the lighter side of medium. It is a little better than the REP Cambered Swiss Bar, better than my Nuobells, and on par with my Rogue black zinc DB-15 dumbbells, although the knurling pattern is different. The knurling on the REPS Direct Baller Bar is more along a hill pattern with a slight broad, flat recess but not vulcano. The proportions of this bar mimic the Rogue C70S that I have. The overall length of the bar is 72” providing about 15” of space-saving efficiency versus a full-length bar. From inner sleeve collar to inner sleeve collar it measures 52”. The sleeves are machined and 10” long and are smooth without ribbing/grooves. The whole frame is rounded with no sharp edges. The center area which creates a nice space for your chin, nose, cheeks and forehead is 2.5” at the bar and 5.5” at the bends in width. The outside straight portions connecting frame to sleeves are 8” giving good spread for racking/re-racking. The overall length of both the oval frame areas is 36” (about 13” wide on each side and 7 3/4” tall). The knurled grip area is 5.5” long and their diameter is 1.25”. The distance between outer grips from midway point on grips is 25.5”, between middle grips its 19” and between inner grips it’s 12.5”. The grips are positioned at 20 degree angles. The bar feels very balanced and super controllable and puts zero strain on your wrists with heavy load or while performing non pressing movements like skull crushers or curls. This is expensive in this configuration. Look elsewhere like T-Bar barbell