I’m doing crossfit and powerlifts. Heaviest I’ve lifted so far is 270 on a deadlift. Been training for about a year.
It’s time to upgrade my Wal-mart barbell. What barbell do you recommend? I’ll spend about $200 for something good.
craigslist.
Thanks but that’s where to buy not what to buy. I’d rather buy new so I know it’s not bent or broken. I’ll be dumping with bumper plates so I don’t want the bar to fall apart.
The best place to ask is probably the strength sports forum. I think I saw a powerbar discussion or two there.
Don’t forget to look on bulletin boards and in the classifieds. Brand new stuff bought with the best of intentions…giving it away so they don’t have to look at it anymore.
EliteFTS has a lot of good bars. Their texas power bar is an overall god bar for everything.
http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?m=PD&cid=211&pid=378
I think it depends on what you are doing. if you are doing o-lifts, you wnat a “whippier” bar. if you are not I have heard that the texas squat bar is good.
You probably won’t get a really high quality bar for 200$. ~300 for a texas power bar iirc. Which is what I would buy if I wanted a decent bar.
http://www.fitnessfactory.com/Item.aspx?ItemID=135&ItemLabel=OB86PB%3A+Olympic+Power+Bar#
1500lb power bar for $175