Reddit reviews XMark Olympic EZ Curl Bar Olympic Weight Bar
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Designed to give a more comfortable feel when performing curls; change the intensity of your lift by alternating gripsDurable chrome finish with snap ring lock system and brass bushings28mm grip with medium knurling ; 22 lb net weight; 400 lb. Weight capacityBlack manganese phosphate on the shaft. Manganese phosphate coatings are the hardest, while providing unbeatable corrosion and abrasion protection.Your XMark Olympic EZ Curl Bar is an investment. Take a couple of minutes to protect your investment by wiping down your bar regularly with a light coat of WD-40 or a 3-in-1 oil.
I have this bar:
https://www.amazon.com/XMark-Fitness-Knurling-Excellent-XM-3675-BLACK/dp/B01AKLL75U
The xmark chisel ez bar gets good reviews too. From what I can tell, it's basically the same bar but the sleeves have bearings (which aren't necessary at all, but maybe a nice upgrade for the $15-20 extra they charge.
I've used a lot of ez bars in many different gyms, and while it's not my absolute favorite that I've ever used, it's pretty good. And I've used a lot that I liked less. And I really like it for tricep work. And that really just comes down to my personal preference for the angles on the bar. Which are going to differ person to person. The construction is plenty good enough.
Without being able to handle the bars to see what angles you like best, I wouldn't pay over $100 for an ez bar personally.
I think with an ez bar you're going to see diminished returns fairly quickly over $100. If you wan't to pay the extra money at Rogue for American Made, that's one thing. But I have a tough time believing you're going to get much more out of an ez bar than what you'll get with one of the xmark ez bars.
I am sure these will meet your needs quite well:
CAP Beast Bar - $140:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001K4OPY2/
Xmark EZ Curl - $80:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AKLL75U
Not buying a barbell yet. Getting a whole rack for bench + squats will come later, I don't have a ton of space at the moment :/
To your point, decided against spending $200 on the Rogue curl bar, went with this XMark one, looks comparable and has gotten great reviews.
> you can get cheaper dumbbells than the Rogue ones.
Can you make some suggestions? Haven't been able to find any that are significantly cheaper (for reference, a pair of 35LB Rogue Rubber Hex Dumbbells is $84).
In Starting Strength, Rippetoe gives instructions on his Lying Triceps Extension saying to hold an EZ bar on the in-most angle with the middle bend facing down. Based on his video, though, his bar is different than mine.
Should I be holding my bar in that middle area, or should I hold it (upside down from the above image) on the knurled area?