Anyone squat with both an Okie and a Texas Squat bar?
If you have what if differences in the bars did you notice?
If you have what if differences in the bars did you notice?
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I know one of you vets have used one or the other, or both.
i believe my gym has the Texas bar. we had an Okie deadlift bar too.
basically to me the differences are length (8ft) and thickness of the bar. not sure on the actually thickness, but it is noticeably thicker than a standard power bar. also the center knurling covers more area and is more aggressive.
basically to me the differences are length (8ft) and thickness of the bar. not sure on the actually thickness, but it is noticeably thicker than a standard power bar. also the center knurling covers more area and is more aggressive.
I've used a Texas Squat Bar. The Okie squat bar seems similar. But the only specs that are giving on the Okie Squat bar are that it weighs 25kg/55lbs and it's 30mm in diameter. I can't find any other specs on it, even on crains website. I just wanted to compare them.
I go to a poverty gym, lol. Only reason we have a buffalo bar is a member brought it. Only time I use nice bars is at meets.
Do you know which bars you have used to squat with at your meets?
No, I'm not sure what brands they were.
Ok thanks. Do you know if they thicker than the other bars you used? And heavier?
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I use a Rogue Ohio Power Bar, the knurling has a nice bite to it. Its my favorite over the Texas squat and power bars that my gym is outfitted with. If you compared the stats of the Ohio power bar to an IPF Eleiko Squat bar they're very similar with stiffness (tensile strength), thickness and knurling bite. Sort of a half assed answer but no clue what an Okie bar is and i have no previous experience with it so i cant give a comparative opinion.
I've got an Eleiko bar on it's way here. Should be here on Monday. Texas Deadlift bar arrives on Thursday.
I'll look into that Rogue bar.
Very close in Tensile Strength to the Eleiko bar. Both offer lifetime warranties. Can't go wrong there.
Really not sure. Plus they use kilo plates, so my plate math is off anyway.
Lol. That's actually the best thing for some people mentally. Not really knowing how much is on the bar. You have a general idea.
The first time I squatted with a squat bar I didn't realize it was 55 pounds and I was going for a max. Needless to say I did more than I expected and didn't really calculate the weight on the bar. Because I figured this many plates equals this. When in actuality I had to add 10 pounds because of the bar.
