Earthquake Bar

Price is a little steep but I do enjoy throwing this into my bench and overhead training. Great for building stability and finding that upper back tightness required for a big bench. We have had it for 4 years with no issues other than some cosmetic wear.

Ignoring the value, this is an amazing bar. I've found it most beneficial for bench warm up, and it's helped keep me injury free. The Anchor Loader and Strap-n-Hook are worthwhile additions for loading.

We have had the earthquake bar in Massenomics gym for about 7 years. For as light as this is, and for as much as it gets used (quite a bit) it has held up surprisingly well. It certainly shows some cosmetic wear, but still holding in strong. I'm not really sure about the "science" behind unstable bars like this, but I can say I have always anecdotally really likes having it as a change of pace for my training. It's also just kind of fun.

This is another bar for me that I could never justify the new price for. I just never needed it bad enough to spend that much money on something that would be mostly a stabilizer muscle builder for me. I am also not a fan of how their company goes after people online who post DIY versions of the bar. Not even for sale, just for their own personal use. I get there could be a safety concern, but quite a few of their posts do not come off as a company concerned for a persons safety. I got mine used for next to nothing so it was worth it for me. It is cool and does provide a good training stimulus where you can work on stability under load. Most other stability work will not be under much weight load. It is really good for overhead press. Squat and bench are harder to set up because when you hang weight from it with bands you have to wrap the bands in a way that the weight won't touch the ground when in the bottom of the lift. Not that hard, but a bit of a pain. KBs work best, but I doubt most people have enough pairs of matching KBs to use them that way. I just use matching bands and my 25s and lower. They do make some kind of strap system. I do thing that could be of some benefit, but I don’t think it would mimic the band instability as well. There is another version with a slit in the middle for bands to go in. I am sure that works fine, but I just like this one more. Easier to load over the sleeve than fit it inside a sleeve.