Body-Solid 44LB 7FT Olympic Bar Rod with Heavy Duty Commercial Grade Construction for Weights Lifting Equipment, Strength Training and Fitness Workouts For Home Gym Dumbbell Barbell

If you are looking to furnish your home gym you need this bar. You cannot beat the price for the quality. It is sturdy and can handle a lot of weight without bending and is a true 45 lb bar. The knurling is deep providing great grip. Now for packaging. The bar is shipped covered in oil to protect the metal from whatever elements it may face during shipping which is great. It comes off with some good dish soap and a rinse. Then the bar is covered in plastic then put in a cardboard tube. Now the main issue is the shipping. I worked for a major shipping company and I know how lazy forklift drivers can be. My package had a definitive spot where a fork punctured the package. It did scratch the bar a bit but no major harm was done. Given the awkwardness of the package I half expected this. There are some horror stories in the reviews about bent bars. This is not Amazon's fault. There isn't a much better way to package a product of this shape and size. Just be aware that there are careless forklift operators and your product most likely will come with a scratch or two on it. Is it worth the purchase? YES the quality is outstanding.

Here’s my 11 year review - I ordered this bar in 2013. I’ve used it 5x+ a week since then. It hasn’t bent, warped, broke, had any bolt drift on the ends or anything else. Some slight rust discoloration since I left it in my outside workout area for a few years. I was thinking I needed some fancy name brand barbell to get into it or I would simple buy a new one when the time came. The time still hasn’t come. 10/10 worth every cent.

Headline basically says it all! Strong bar, great performance (I'm not professional mind you, but I use this bar about 3-4 times a week for a variety of Olympic style lifts). Been using it for about 3 months now and the collars still spin perfectly! Not much more to say. Yes the paint does flake off a bit (black bar) with normal use... you find me something painted that goes through use like this that doesn't chip or flake. And yes the bar does come heavily oiled, as do all bars so this isn't something specific to this bar or this company. I just opened it with work gloves on and had a rag I didn't care about handy to thoroughly wipe it down. If that doesn't get it all, dish soap is a natural degreaser so just use some of that on the rag and that should clean it right up!

Overall: This is a great bar for the price. It is definitely much better for power lifts (bench, squat, deadlift) versus the Olympic lifts. The description of this item as an oly bar is a little misleading, hence my 4 star rating. But for the price, it holds up fine and is a great starter bar for a home gym. Some more details: the thicker bar diameter and much coarser gnurling is definitely noticeable versus other more expensive bars. Get ready to toughen up those hands on heavy deadlifts. You will want to invest in a Allen key the size of the pin to re-tighten if you plan to use this for crossfit workouts. It handles 330lb deadlifts with ease though and hasn't really shown signs of wearing down after 6 months. Ultimately this bar served its purpose by getting me back into lifting. It is about to change to my beater bar as I'm going to upgrade to the Vulcan One, but this is a great starter bar overall. Good luck!

I'm a competitive powerlifter and I've had a garage gym for almost 30 years, so I have experience using many types of olympic bars. My bar arrived perfectly straight, which was the main reason I wanted a new bar. I expected the oil residue because without it, the bare metal would show surface discoloration rust. I just wiped it off and then rubbed the entire bar with chalk to soak up any that was left. I know that as I use it and get sweat on it, some small amounts of surface rust will eventually appear, but I also know that this will clean off easily and do no harm. Lifting heavy weights isn't supposed to look pretty. I didn't want a chrome or nickel coating because I wanted the knurling to have as much grip as possible, which it does. The knurling is so good, I almost don't need to chalk my hands. The sleeves are a little closer together( a couple inches) which makes it slightly stiffer(less rebound when loaded) which is also what I wanted since I'm a powerlifter. It weighs a full 45lbs and my previous bar only weighed 40lbs, so I had to slightly adjust my weights. I didn't realize how many of the sporting goods store bars only weigh 40lbs, so when you put a pair of 45's on the weight is really only 130lbs. The sleeves revolve fine to me, but I'm not an olympic lifter or a crossfitter so it's not something I worry about. I've loaded mine to 825lbs and it didn't feel as if the bar was overloaded. My personal opinion is that it's probably the same bar as a 1000 or 1200lb rated bar, but this one has a lower weight rating to justify the higher price of the higher capacity bars(no proof, just my gut feeling).

This bar arrived with a light coating of oil on it. After wiping it down with rubbing alcohol to remove the oil, I used it for 3 weeks now with no problems. I have had no issues with chrome separation or flaking from the bar. Mine weighed in at 45.2 pounds. The knurling on the bar is very uniform and is not too aggressive. The bar ends spin freely. The bar seems to have a minute amount of taper, very slightly larger at the outside and thinner toward the inside. Spring collars do slide slightly if tugged at. The weights will not slide all of the way off if held at an angle. This isn't an issue for me as I bought the Bulldog olympic weight collars to secure the weights. This bar is very good and is a great deal.

Have had few issues with this barbell. Originally I think I paid $107 for it and it has lasted me since October 2018 and still kicking. Great for regular Olympic lifts and any HIIT or CrossFit exercises as well. I live in Hawaii so obviously rust was a major concern of mine when I first bought it. It very rarely has rust accumulate and if it does it’s surface rust that I can easily wipe away. So if you don’t live in a humid environment it should do fine. Great starter bar for an excellent price. Just don’t treat this bar like crap and it will last.

I've had this bar for about 4 years. It's held up well, its great for lifts in a rack and holds plenty of weight for me (i haven't put more than 300 lbs on the bar) with little flex. The bar has also stayed straight over the years. The quality of the bar, isn't the best in that i do see some rusty spots from time to time. My workout area is in my basement of a new house, i have never had water in my basement and humidity isn't an issue. So i would not use this in a garage or outside, i would imagine it would be extremely rusty after. Also the bar isn't meant to be dropped, dropping from even a few inches it sounds like you're smacking two hammers together (even with bumper plates). Its extremely loud. The spin is ok and the whip is average at best. Also the knurling is a pretty aggressive, it makes for a good grip but some people it might be a bit much. This is a good entry level bar and for the price it may be exactly what you need. Happy lifting!

good product

Not an Eleiko bar, but pretty good for one fifth of the price. The bar came with a coating of oil on it - which had to be removed with degreaser. After doing this and applying some chalk the bar has decent grip without being too abrasive. The caps feel solid in use, although they make a little noise when placing the weighted bar on the ground. The cap bearings spin about what you'd expect for a powerlifting bar, but might be a little tight if you're using it for olympic lifts. Bar has some flex without feeling springy (for the weights that I'm doing). Overall, a pretty decent bar for under $200. Obviously not a competition bar, but good enough for training.

Para mi que inicie haciendo ejercicio en el periodo de estar en casa debido a la pandemia, me resulto excelente.

Todo perfecto, la barra me encanto 😀😀😀😀, entrega rapida. Me entregaron tal cual la imagen y dos seguros para disco de regalo, no me lo esperaba 😃😃😃😃.

En las imagenes se ve un poco ligera y quizas dudas de que sea la verdadera, sin embargo si es una barra olimpica nueva y de buen material