This is the bar you'll find at most major USAPL competitions (as of Jan 2026). It has aggressive knurl and has some nice tolerances on it. TSS makes made in USA racks and other equipment, but this is one of the few items that they import from overseas. The benefit of doing so is that this keeps cost down, with Stainless coming in at $349 at the time of review. I did knock it down one for build quality as one recently broke at a competition, but it's the first I've seen anyone have an issue.

This is a collaboration between Weight it Out and Joe Gray from Garage Gym Competition/Grey Matter Lifting. It's basically a kids bar but built strong enough to grow with them. Many kids bar are extremely light and have a very low max load. This bar could in theory work for an adult, which is nice b/c you don't have to keep buying bars as your children get older. The knurling itself is pretty passive, but for around $200 it may offer some better options than the other kids bars out there.

This thing is a monster as the name implies. It's 35mm and 55kg. It's everything you love about a Texas bar, just bigger. I don't see a reason for most to buy this however as many don't need the added length on the shaft of sleeves. That being said, it makes squatting in any rack a breeze as you'll never hit the uprights. I do wish they'd just fully knurl the shaft but it is what it is. You do get some slop on the sleeve due to the roll pin design used by TPB, but if you're in the market for a big ol squat bar, this may be it!

This is a great bar if you're into olympic weight lifting. It has the high quality build you'd expect from Rogue and is one of the few they offer with bearings instead of bushings. The cost of this is relatively high when compared to other bars in Rogue's lineup, but very affordable when compared to other high end weightlifting bars from other manufacturers. I likely would only suggest this to someone who is deep into weightlifting and not just looking for a bar to do cleans or snatches with as you'd likely be fine with a bushing bar and saving some money.

This is the Budweiser of barbells. That's not a knock at all, I mean you get a super consistent product that's stood the test of time. Rogue offers a ton of options on these in terms of finishes, but stainless is the best if it's in your budget. They do not have center knurling, but the knurl feel itself is passive yet slightly grippy. Since rogue updated its tolerances on all their bars and now offer smoother sleeves, this is a really hard bar to beat for general training. If you're mainly doing squat/bench/dead/ohp you're better off with an Ohio Power Bar however.

This is a hard bar to beat if you're able to get it while it's on sale. Cost can be as low as $220 shipped, which is hard to compete with especially considering the build quality. Some of the issues however is that they've been changing the bar some. The first batch came with tig welded sleeves, laser engraved Hansu markings on the shaft, and an IPF approved sticker. Newer versions sometimes are missing some of these features. The knurling on here is good and the tolerances are tight, the other downside to this bar is just dealing with Hansu as their customer service sucks and they provide little to no info on your orders once paid.

This bar is one of the hardest to find as it's always out of stock. The overall build quality on this can't be beat. It has superb tolerances and really top notch finishes. The downside of this particular bar is the knurling is some of the most passive you'll find. The bar is also extremely expensive with used copies still selling for well over $1000. The only reason I gave the value a 2 instead of 1 is b/c if you do choose to sell one, you'll likely get your money back if not more b/c of it's scarcity.

This is a cool bar to have in my collection, but one I would never recommend someone buy. The knurling on this is weird, it's grippy but it looks awful. It also has a very bad black zinc or oxide finish that now appears green. The price on this is also very high to start and you'll have to import it from Finland as it's not sold here in the USA.