CAP Olympic Barbell - 5FT, 6FT, & 7FT Strength Training Weight Bars, Multiple Options

I absolutely love this CAP Olympic Barbell. The knurling feels great it gives me a secure grip without feeling so aggressive that it tears up your hand's. That’s a big plus for me because I use this bar regularly and don’t want my hands getting destroyed every workout. So far, this bar has handled a 615-lb deadlift and has taken a serious beating in my home gym without giving me any issues. It has proven to be extremely durable, comfortable, and reliable under heavy use. I especially love this bar for landmine exercises. It works great for rows, presses, rotations, and other landmine movements, and the standard Olympic design makes it very versatile for different workouts. CAP also offers landmine attachments specifically designed to work with 2-inch Olympic bars. One thing I would mention to future buyers: I personally don’t love it for bench pressing because of the knurling. If you train with gloves, that may not be an issue, but bare-handed, I prefer a smoother knurl for bench work. Overall, this has been an excellent, durable bar that can take a beating. If you’re looking for a solid bar for heavy lifting and especially landmine training, I highly recommend it. Great grip,Very durable,Comfortable, Excellent for landmine exercises

This barbell has been a great addition to my home gym. It feels solid, has a comfortable grip, and handles my workouts without any issues. The sleeves rotate smoothly, and the overall build quality is impressive for the price. I would definitely recommend it to anyone building a home gym.

I really like the feel of the shaft. I like the fact I can wrap my whole hand around it. Not too girthy.

Amazing bar, very sturdy holds weight great, knurling is a little too aggressive and makes hands a little sore, but you will get used to it

The 5ft is very nice. It fits our home gym well. My husband also ordered the 6ft so we have two because he likes to have extended bar space to lift.

Love the quality of the bar. Been doing the Bruce Wayne workout with it.

Excellent price point and arrived in perfect shape. 48 inch shaft in 6 foot bar fits most bench widths without being unwieldy. Highly recommended.

The best thing about this bar is: 1. It’s the correct size and weight (fits olympic weights) 2. It’s cheap (for bars) 3. You can pay payments to get it 4. It has nurling or however it is spelled (the grippy parts of the bar) both where you put your hands and where you’d rest it on your shoulders 5. It can handle a decent amount of weight. The upper limit is probably 500lbs, but I haven’t tested that. It says 700lbs. Could be more but is probably closer to 500lbs. Most of you reading will never squat or deadlift that much, or if by the time you do, enough time will have passed where you can save up for a good bar. If those positives trump everything else I say then this is the bar for you. These are the bad things: 1. I don’t think there are any bearings in the bar or they are extremely crappy or rusted because the weight does not freely spin although you can make it spin yourself with your hand. This might effect your pr slightly and with clips can make the bar roll backwards 2. This is the biggest thing for me. The part of the bar where you load the weights is not smooth. They made it with a bunch of banded ridges that wrap around it all the down. So when you put on weights it can flake the paint or can chip metal off slowly over time and it makes a terrible noise from friction when you put the weight on because of it. It also makes putting on clips extremely hard if they’re new, a lot harder than they have to be. The clips have to overcome each ridges and make that terrible metal against bumps (ridges) of metal every time. Definitely a forearm workout. This *may* (not sure) be overcome if you get the plastic colored clips rather than the old school metal clamp clips. The metal clips equal about 1lb though and make up for the fact that this bar is 44lbs and not 45lbs. If you have the money get a better bar. If not get this one and save up or just wait and save up to get a good bar. Good bars aren’t cheap. Get a reputable brand not some random amazon brand. I think there is the rep brand and the ohio brand of barbell that are good