WOD Bars 5.0

Picked up this 15kg barbell on sale for about 120 bucks as a gift to lure my wife into using the home gym (at regular price, it was a little over 200 dollars before tax and shipping). It has not gotten a lot of use, but I'm pleased with the purchase. This barbell excels as a general purpose bar, not ideal for specialists but great for generalists. The sleeves have enough spin to support dynamic lifts, but not so much that the centrifugal force will disrupt your bench pressing. It also has medium knurling, so it won't chew through your hands while Oly lifting, and it's grippy enough to support deadlifting with moderate weights. The one big trade-off is the lack of center knurling, which is fine for movements in the front rack and high-bar positions, but less than ideal for low-bar squatting. That said, if you are in the market for a solid general use bar with center knurling, you should consider the Rep Delta Bar instead of this one.

For an all around bar with fairly passive knurling, this is a decent bar. For the price, it’s a decent all around bar, if you’re ok with a bar with no center knurling.