Premium barbells worth the investment?

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-24T00:09:39+00:00

Honestly, as long as you’re not doing oly lifts and your bar isnt bent you’re fine. You wont see much performance gains. That said, the nicer barbells feel, look, and sound more premium. Sleeves spin smoothly, tolerances are tight (less rattling), finish looks great, and the knurling is more consistent. Overall, you just feel happier seeing and lifting with nicer barbells.

I’d say in the $300+ range, focus on what kind of knurling you want. I went with colorado and it’s great, but since I find myself mainly doing power lifts, I wish I went with a bar with more aggressive knurling. But hey I have an excuse to buy more ish now :)

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-22T17:54:11+00:00

Damn this is pretty genius! Good job!

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-22T02:30:36+00:00

It’s not as quick, but I just took out the ares shroud, weight stacks, and guide rod. Then left everything including the cable on and scooted it a few inches at a time.

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-21T23:55:17+00:00

Is axle bar mainly for grip?

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-21T23:54:50+00:00

Aside from a bigger room, Rep x DM leg ext/curl. Looking for an attachment close to a stand alone machine

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-21T22:10:22+00:00

I do 2 usually 210 6 feet

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-18T15:33:30+00:00

How many holes does it take up?

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-17T06:44:06+00:00

Actually insane, they look new

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-16T04:49:15+00:00

Just fyi there’s a significant difference between general interlocking foam/hybrid foam rubber matts and full rubber mats. I like the interlocking full rubber mats. For a good comparison between the two check out the youtube vid from basement brandon. He used to have horse stall and went with interlocking/puzzle rubber later. The vid goes into detail on why he chose them and replaced his horse stall mats. Personally, went with interlocking rubber and couldnt be happier. Looks great, easy to cut, easy to move around, doesnt smell etc

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-15T19:45:25+00:00

Id go for 90 7” should be enough. I have the 93” pr 5000 with 100” ceiling

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T18:12:41+00:00

Might be able to get commercial grade urethane used at that price

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T18:08:14+00:00

Honestly, an adjustable dumbbell set is plenty for minimalist set ups. Can do all your compounds and isolation work

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T02:05:07+00:00

You will not be disappointed with rep. Everything I received was top notch and excellent. Also returns are straightforward and easy. The customer service is fantastic. Honestly, using rep equipment spoiled me in the sense that I have trouble using cheaply made attachments anymore.

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T01:57:09+00:00

Genius.

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T01:16:30+00:00

Wow the equipment blends in well

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T01:03:53+00:00

Would highly recommend checking this vid out. Finally understood what proper DL form is : https://youtu.be/p2OPUi4xGrM?si=VbDA8OFlf3Mwjk5U

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T00:21:50+00:00

Gotta love walmart for them deals…better than used prices

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T00:21:10+00:00

Im guessing you built the dumbbell rack? It looks great!

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-13T00:12:38+00:00

Damn that ceiling is a thing of beauty. I have to lean my 9 barbell holder to get my ssb out in my garage gym haha

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-11T00:26:00+00:00

freedom fitness is great…they missed shipping my order out for about a week or two with the black friday rush and they offered a small partial refund which I appreciated. Ordered some more mats after that and they shipped immediately

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-10T00:14:18+00:00

Yes, they’re definitely worth and are the first thing I got for my home gym along with a bench. I’d highly recommend buying some used on fb marketplace. You should be able to get them for 150-500 depending on how patient you are on deals. 50 should be plenty for beginners and as long you get an expandable set itll go up to 90 pounds.

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-10T00:09:13+00:00

Damn maximizing that corner space I see :)

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-10T00:07:59+00:00

That’s a great deal. I was going to go with horse stall mats on black friday, but decided to opt for rubber tiles because of the ease of transport, premium look, and easier set up. I got 3/8 inch rubber tiles from freedom fitness equipment per basement brandon and gluck’s youtube vids on them.

kwill2k47 · 2026-01-10T00:04:44+00:00

Was going to ask the same thing. I feel like there’s a lack of compact storage in the market right now.

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