Probably one of the least used items in my gym. Mainly because I don’t take care of my body in the slightest. I just started stretching last week (I’m 31). That being said I would grab this or my Kleva Built Genesis Jack to fend off a home invasion.

I feel like all my reviews for Kabuki products will be similar. It seems all their products have a consistent high quality to them all the way from transformer bar to shoulder rok. The power bar is great and all but I can’t and won’t say it’s better than a TPB.

Another banger of a bar from Kabuki. But like the Duffalo bar there can be an issue with it fitting in certain racks. For example the bench height j cups on my Texas Combo Rack doesn’t fit the bar very well which can make reracks and unpacks a tad bit concerning. Other than that it’s a great barbell to bench, row or even overhead press. Something I did a lot of before graduating to the log before my first strongman competition.

Overall a great barbell. There are some troubles with it fitting in certain racks of J cups and things can become a game of balance and finesse. But overall it’s hard to complain about anything else. Very versatile and useful bar for both squatting and benching. Maybe deadlifting but I haven’t tried.

Some of my favorite looking plates. Vintage Weights PGH points of that these plates are rare in the fact that the “spokes” (he calls them whiskers) are on every plate all the way down to the 2.5s…which I don’t have…yet. Deep rim, tall hub and crisp lettering.

My first high quality haul. Threw an “ISO vintage plates” ad up on marketplace and had a gentleman reach out to me with a collection of 2.5s-10s and a single first gen 35 and a pair of Yorks. Had the legend AJ accompany me since I was still new to the game and he said “You might be the first person I’ve heard of where an ISO ad actually worked.” Honored.

Absolutely honored to have gotten a pair of these from the great AJ during his historic moving sale. Mine are signed and bored out to 2” by Joe who was last producer of Jackson Plates. Happy to put some (gentle) miles on these bad boys.

Had these bad boys for about 8 years before I even knew they were rare and valuable. They live on the leg press and are the perfect way to get the sets started. Would love to get the 50s to accompany the hundos.