Also, other then the up keep of the Castro bar what are your thoughts on it in regards to weightlifting? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and gaining some valuable knowledge.
Take care. I do not. The Castro is just another Ohio. All Ohio variations are fine for WL up to a point though; about somewhere in the intermediate range which handles all CF Oly weights; which is of course the point for these But those seem to be hard to find too — with Rogue or elsewhere.
About all I can suggest is using a 28 mm bar back squats for her and having a 25 mm bar for everything else. I am looking to pick up another bar, so that my wife and I can lift at the same time.
We mostly do powerlift exercises, but i have been adding some cleans and want to start working on oly lifts. I am not lifting very heavy yet DL , SQ and oly lifts are strictly sub right now.
Is there anything else you would recommend in the range that would serve better than one of these bars, and of these two, which would you see as the better option as a multi-purpose bar? Both will serve you. The California Bar is worth considering as well.
The thicker Just a thought. Btw, neither of these have center knurls.. I noticed that my overhand grip in the deadlift increased lbs. What I was looking to get was something I can grow into, but will still work well for power lift applications. I had no idea I was going to enjoy weight training as much as I do when I started with it a year and a half ago. I am looking to skip the center knurl on this bar and my only real aversion to any of the coated shaft bars is the fact that I never liked any of the ones at the Y where I started lifting.
Of course, they were not very good bars at all. The idea behind the California bar is to be in direct competition with the Rogue Bar 2. AB wants that CA to be their flagship bar like Rogue has the 2. It sounds like you do need to stick with either the bare steel or stainless because those are the two with the grips. Still, you get the grip without the rust. Almost bought one, but had some things pop up that derailed my plans and I was hoping there would be enough of them, so I could get one once I was a bit more set.
Oh well. It would be to me. Same feel, no maintenance. The Precision is simply a much nicer bar. Toyota or Lexus, ya know? Both still get you to work in the same amount of time. Yea, the money is a concern, but so is having the best equipment you can afford and to me the bar is the one part of equipment you splurge on when you can, since it is the piece you have to be in contact with to get the job done.
Is the dearth of raw bars just due to cosmetics and upkeep, or is there any performance gains acheived through the coating processes? Yeah pretty much just the maintenance, and the hours it takes to remove rust if you fail to keep it from even forming. But bare steel is normally the only real raw option for folks since stainless has typically been priced way out of most peoples budget.
There are a few minor exceptions to that as there are a very small amount of elite bars that have such a significant chrome moly finish that it contributes to the total tensile strength of the bar, but that is not the case with any of these mid-range multipurpose bars. I was guessing the internal design and operation of the Precision was going to be a big upgrade from the others and the stainless shaft just sealed the deal in the end.
Love your guides! Composite bushings, dual marked, no center knurl, k PSI, and Anyway, just wondering if you had an opinion on it. Thanks very much for all the valuable info you provide here, this site has been a real treasure trove for me! That is indeed a new bar — released within the last week. Do you have any first impressions on the New Rogue Stainless shaft Ohio bar to share yet? I see you had it on order last week, not rushing you, just curious : Thanks in advance!
Yeah I have it already — been playing around with it and starting the review. I like it. The price point is pretty much perfect. Thanks, sounds good! Just waiting to see if it comes up as a random MBF sale now hopefully.
I look forward to reading the full review! Thanks for the preliminary review! I actually already ordered this bar along with a bunch of other equipment from Rogue in order to take advantage of the shipping deals this week.
Thanks again! Granted, I only use my Ohio Power Bar for squatting and pressing. The knurl is overkill. These look to be manufactured in house now. My primary concern is about the distance between the sleeves. This looks like an 84 inch bar compared to the On the Ohio Power bar, the website shows a distance between the sleeves of So the question is….. I have been wanting a pair of the sandwich j-cups anyways for easier re-racking of squats, primarily. I suppose I need to check with Rogue, but it looks like it will be an issue.
The sleeve lengths are the same I measure I cannot imagine them having made that bar any shorter, but I also never noticed that on the product description before. Thanks for taking the time to measure, John! I sent an email to Rogue. Hopefully the specs come back just the same If it is, then I will likely go ahead and pick one up. Not sure that I need it, but options are good and sometimes I get tired of the aggressive knurling on the Ohio Power bar more for squatting than pressing.
Side note: I think I am still going to get the sandwich j-cups to give an even wider margin when re-racking the bar. My garage gym has been fully funded by selling off valuable personal items non-household money.
Some could be seen as necessary, but most would be considered wants. Look on Facebook — I put up a picture of my new bench. Took so long to get, but totally worth the wait. Still, outside of reviews I use a couple bars, two benches, plates, rack, GHD and the blocks. On a side note, I have pressed Rogue for information on what their next stainless bar may be. Without specifying, they have stated that they will indeed expand the line into some of their other current bars.
The SS is a unique knurl, slightly more aggressive, but noticeably so. I cant decide if the Stainless Steel oder the Black Zinc. I train at Home in Europe with no Problems with Humidity.
So i think Rust wouldnt be a Problem. On the other side i dont Care about the little more Money for the stainless steel. I mean at Rouge there are over Reviews for ohio bar and only 12 for the stainless steel.
It seem that the people love the standart black zinc? Bright zinc, chrome, and especially stainless are all infinitely better than black zinc, and the stainless Ohio actually has a superior knurl to the standard Ohio bars making it even better still. Also the stainless variants is new while the standard collection has had years to accumulate reviews.
So it seems Rogue is making a Cerakote Chan bar. According to the description on the boneyard Chan bar, their first run is only boneyard because the center knurled is more passive than they wanted.
Looks cool with the Chan logo actually on the bar itself. Ya soon everything will be Cerakote and stainless, no doubt. I do dislike that ceramic on the sleeves though. Hi, what do you think about using bars for landmines? Does it ruin the bar quickly or is it more of a long term concern? They also tend to have a larger diameter opening that is required to fit a bar sleeve. Just a few years ago this would have been unattainable at any price. I was originally thinking of getting another bar like the Ohio but want to work on the oly lifts a bit more.
Might be kind of dicey for bench or overhead press. It seems like this bar is a competitor to the AB Precision Training Stainless but which is the better performing and better quality bar? You can definitely squat, press, and pull an Oly bar in addition to cleans and snatches.
You may not ever need a bearing bar. No offense taken at all, I read the site to be better informed and value your opinion. My concern was about comments stating that oly or bearing bars were unstable and hard on the wrists for bench press.
Do you have any other recommendations or are the AB and Rogue bars good choices? What would you go with? I think they have not only the best bushing on the market, but they also have an extremely impressive knurl considering how moderate it is by comparison not so much to Rogue, but to say a Vulcan or Eleiko.
Prices though? Yes, kind of high. No argument there. The Vulcan Elite Oly Bar bushing version is also a great option but I feel like it will feel more elastic in a really heavy squat. Also incidentally, bars with the particular type of needle bearing that AB uses do not spin erratically and are not going to be hard on the wrists when pressing.
Matter of fact, the sleeves feel tight compared most other bearing bars, yet they are smooth and reliable under literally any amount of weight you could load up. The same actually goes for their bushings. Makes sense, so the smooth rotation under load is far more important than the amount of spin.
I mistakenly thought this meant the bushings and bearings for AB were inferior. Is it because of bronze vs composite or something else? If you put an American Barbell bushing bar on a set of spotters and load it to the hilt with plates, you will be able to spin the shaft slide the bar up and down the spotters within the sleeves without transferring motion to the sleeves and plates. More you add, more the energy is transferred to the plates.
Says nothing about actual performance during a lift. The reason their bars are superior to most in this regard is simply because they are spending a little more on the bushings. Having said that, during a lift, the shaft does spin easier within the sleeves than it does sitting in a rack simply because the bar is basically in flight.
But still, the better the rotation the further that bar will take you the longer before you potentially want bearings. All the parts are perfect, no dust or chalk build up yet, etc. To a certain extent this is all splitting hairs. Wow yeah, I just saw the video you made of spinning the lb loaded AB SS bearing bar on the spotters and the plates were completely still, that is impressive! Even their bushing bars can do this?? I should probably test it again to get a real number.
We just moved and are getting ready to do a small home gym. My head is about to explode from all the different bars lol not even just rogue but fringe and titan and hell anywhere even amazon!!! I was just going to get the Bella zinc but I really do want to improve oly lifts.
I do also weight lift. Lots of bars, I know! So the good news is that functionally there is almost no difference because they are all 25 mm, 15 kg, moderately knurled bushing bars with k shafts. Currently having a tough decision on getting a bar for a home gym. Generally I focus on the main 4 lifts but would like to have the option for basic oly lifts mainly just power cleans. Looking for a Have you got a suggestion between the two? My only concern with the ohio bar is if it will spin to freely and feel unpleasant for benching.
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