The Top 4 Budget 20kg Olympic Weightlifting Bars – Updated 2019
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The Best Women’s 15kg Olympic Weightlifting Bars – Updated 2020
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American Barbell California Bar Review After 3 Years of Use
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Why and When to Use an Olympic Lifting Platform
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A Tour of Kyle’s New Garage Gym in Urbandale, Iowa
The garage gym we featured in March took up an [...]
How to Pick the Right Eleiko Weightlifting Bar – For Casual Lifters and Competitors
Eleiko has earned huge respect for making among the best [...]
A Guide to IWF-Certified Olympic Weightlifting Bars
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Eleiko Training Plates Review
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How to Pick a Lightweight Training Barbell
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Powerlifting Bar vs Olympic Weightlifting Bar – What’s the Difference?
So you want a good barbell, but you're conflicted as to what type to get.
The two main types of bars are power bars (also called powerlifting bars) and olympic weightlifting bars. Just so you know what we're referring to, weightlifting bars might also be called oly bars or olympic bars. Just to confuse things, "olympic bar" might mean anything. When someone says it, maybe they mean a weightlifting bar, or maybe they mean any bar with 2" diameter ends that will take olympic weights. Who knows. It depends on the context.