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Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2025
Great trap bar and very versatile.
Mark
Reviewed in South Africa on February 19, 2025
This is a game changer if you're not specifically training for powerlifting. It's a much more natural movement than lifting a barbell up in front of your shins. The open design is great, and the thing seems strongly built. One downside: I had to use a Dremel-type tool to grind down the burrs on the inside of the tubes to get them to fit together. No worries, still a 5-star review. It's a tool not a work of art.
JDubs
Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2024
This is a perfect trap bar for a small home gym. The way it stands up makes it easy to load/unload and store it against the wall later. Currently deaflifting 225 on it. Holds up fine, although it's multi-piece design is probably not the best if you intend on *dropping* the bar like a power lifter. Beauty...
colin kemker
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024
I needed a trap bar that could handle standard plates so I could avoid buying a brand new set of plates. As such, this product saved me 100s. I use this product to perform sldls/rdls and cdls as well as rows. It has definitely served this purpose. I tend towards a high rep range, so the most I've loaded onto it is 200 lb of plates and it has shown no signs of bending/breaking.The bar itself weighs 30 lb. It is quite wide, especially when you use the outer handles, so if you are average size you may feel the tension on your elbows (my left elbow often pops/cracks when using, I am 5"11). It is fairly unlikely a female will be wide enough in the shoulders to enjoy this product. The open side weighs less than the closed side, so you will want to grip the handles closer to the closed side, especially when using little weight, as this amplifies the imbalance. The base has wheels, so the product is easy to transport/move even when loaded with weight.More details:The height of the product is not sufficient to perform Zercher squats from the ground by itself, so if you have that idea, it won't work without propping it up on plates or a platform. The product is pretty wide, so Zercher squats are kind of uncomfortable, but they honestly never feel good.The hole product is pretty much hollow, so if you tend towards the 1 - 3 rep range, you will probably bend or break the bar, I do sets of 15ish typically.The rows are decent but I wish there were a way to change the grip from neutral to pronated or supinated. They are super wide rows, so very little bicep engagement.Overall, great price for this product. Easy assembly. It works.
K.H.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2024
I'm in the middle of building out my home gym. I would consider myself a seasoned lifter with about 20 years of experience (35 y.o. now) due to it being one of my interests as well as playing a ton of physical contact sports in H.S. I received about 300lbs of standard 1 inch plates from a friend for free due to them moving out of state so figured I'd build my home gym around them instead of spending more money to buy olympic plates.This open trap bar for the price and overall quality is a no brainer. I'm not a huge fan of barbells (history of injuries there and always seem to pinch something) so focus my workout around heavy dumbbells, bodyweight movements with weighted vest, and cables movements. However, I do love my deadlifts so wanted to invest in an open trap bar as it's much easier on the back (for me). I also prefer this over a closed hex bar because I also want to use it for lunges.It took me about 30 minutes to assemble with only an adjustable wrench and I'm not an expert with tools by any means. It's extremely sturdy and fortunately I had no issues during installation. I saw some other reviews where the trap bar is either angled weird or had fitment issues with the bolts.So far I've done deadlifts with two 45lb plates on each side and it worked fine. The 500lb or so weight capacity is more than enough for me and the highest I'd go is probably three 45lb plates on each side.My only gripes on this is the handle bars are well on the thick end which may cause fatigue in your grip faster. I bought some hand wraps to help with this. Also, you are stuck with a relatively wide grip. The low grips are around 25" apart and the high grips are well over 30" apart. I prefer a little bit more narrow as I'm 5'10 and especially like the open trap bars from other brands that have rotating handle grips but those are over $200.All in all, I'd recommend it based on my experience.
David Hunt
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2024
So much to like about this. First, you can stand it up on 2 rolling feet so it is easier to put weights on, and then you can roll it around onnthe floor like a piece of furniture. It takes both standard or Olympic size weights which was huge for me, because I didn't want to have to start buying Olympic weights. The front cut out allows you to easily do Farmer walks or exercises other than just deadlifts. Some reviewers have commented on the handles being too far apart. I am 5'8" and find the inside handles to be perfect. The upright handles are a bit out of my natural comfort zone but still within reach. I have a bad back and had hip surgery so I was looking for an alternative to Squats or normal deadlifts. Have been using this 2 weeks now and so far so good!
Heavens Milien
Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2024
Solid and bigger than I expected. Top handles are wide, I am 5'7 I am not fully comfortable with the top handles.
Steve
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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