I’m not a big fan of these double wide foot designs. For a similar price you can go with a rep bench and get a better pad and the mono post by the foot. If you find a used one I’d recon upgrading the pad with a rep pad or one from Darko. The material is a bit slick.

These are a step up from crumb/ high temp plates. Quality and overall feel is good. For the price and how thick they are I’d go with something cheaper from another brand of crumb plates from homegrown. If you find them used the reduced price will make this a more appealing option.

These are made of a hard plastic. For fundamentals of Olympic lifting, for people young, rehabing an injury, or those with significant limitations these can be a great tool to get into the typical position with the bar on the floor. They are light enough that you really will only be working with the bar. Paired with a lighter weight bar and then you have equipment that can be adapted to any level. For most people I don’t see much need in these. They are thick and will take up as much space as a 25kg bumper plate. I do see their use, but almost seems more like a physical therapy tool.

I was surprised how much I liked this bar. I still prefer the texas over this, but this would be a fine deadlift bar for a comp or for a home gym. At the price I don’t know why you would not go texas. The end caps on their line of bars are super cool. It is such a small thing, but rep does great at the fun little details. The knurling is aggressive and the coating does not impact this. The whip is better than the ohio, but not quite as much as texas.

The size and weight of this bar makes it much easier to store and move around the gym. The normal bar is a bit ridiculous how inconvenient it can be. On the flip side of that this has a weight capacity that could be an issue for some. I would prefer to deal with the storage problem and not have to worry about outgrowing the bar.

This thing is a beast. Make sure you check your space so you have a good place to store it as it. It is a great trap bar, but at the size it can be a challenge. I prefer an open trap bar. At this price point I would think an open trap bar would be a better bang for buck as well as more usability.

Rep does a great job at affordability and quality. I do think they market this as a competitor to the kadillac and similar bars, but this is much more what the name is, a nice swiss bar. With the grips I have used, I would say that a cheaper football bar or flat swiss bar will get the job done, but the angle on this does give a couple more options you would not get otherwise. I would pick the kadilac over this, but I would have this in addition at some point.

This is my recommendation for axle bars. The same weight as a barbell makes loading weight easier which is just a nice convenience. It is pricy for a axle bar, but for some that convenience will be much appreciated down the road.