Won this in a Reddit contest from Reddit so can’t speak on value as I didn’t pay for it. But for a straight bar, it’s pretty nice. Lightweight which is great for a Voltra especially if it’s turned off, I feel like it handles the weight fine. No bending on the full 200 pounds from the Voltra as I’m doing deadlifts. It might bend on more weight but for my use case which are accessories, this is a great option. No knurling but not everything needs knurling so long as grip isn’t compromised. Hard to say I’d purchase this as I didn’t want a straight bar but my wife uses it all the time and she loves it. Your mmv on use case and need, so take this review with a grain of salt.

The gold standard for which all other bars seem to be compared to. This is now my wife’s daily as it’s in a place she can access it easily and we don’t have to share a bar anymore. Better than any bar I’ve used in LA Fitness, the value is there for sure. I should’ve gotten stainless but never saw a black bar and thought it was aesthetically appealing at the time. The finish is still holding up after 3 years of use but we live in Cali so weather conditions don’t really change much. I really like Reps new offerings of power bars but if American Made is your thing, can’t go wrong with a Rogue OPB.

Purchased this on Black Friday and the main reason was that my wife and I worked out together but sharing a single barbell got old real quick. Waiting for me to finish benching because she had to deadlift wasn’t fun for long and so I knew I had to get just one more power bar. Saw good reviews on this bar especially for the knurl and coming from an Ohio Power Bar, I figured a little more aggressive knurling would be nice. Once I got the bar in hand and used it for my first workout, I was a believer. The fit of the sleeves on the bar was definitely a tighter tolerance than Rogues and you can tell from even sliding plates on them. Deadlifting with this bar was awesome too because it barely made any noise when the weights came down. The knurling also made it very nice to lift heavier weights and never chewed up my hands but it did leave imprints of the knurl. Felt more sticky as they say compared to my OPB and has now replaced it as my daily. I think for the price, Rep has got something good going on.

I have the Pillow Belt from Spud Inc which I find to be comfortable. But my wife always complained about how it dug into her hips on heavier sets and she would always have to wrap a towel around it and it was her workaround to that issue. So I found this and purchased it for her but ended up really taking a liking to it as well. For me, hip thrusts were fine but on belt squats these are a Godsend. Like that I can just zip it off and switch from machines but it mainly stays on my hip thrust machine. Highly recommend this if you already have a belt on hand and just need extra cushioning.

Not sure why other companies don’t make this but with the tariffs and shipping from the UK, it makes this really hard to justify. I lucked out and bought it used from FBM and they’re just normal ankle cuffs but bigger. Suited my needs to work my adductors with the Voltra.