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BARS 101

Which bar should I buy? Good question. With prices ranging from $50 to more than $900, youll want to choose the best bar for the money. Trouble is, there are dozens of choices and every manufacture

Published: Winter 2002
After 30 years in the business, we know what to look for. Well start by helping you identify your specific needs. Then well show you how to decide on a bar that has the proper combination of price, strength and function. Sometimes, its just a matter of averaging the features out and choosing the bar with the highest score.

Beware of
False Advertising

Tom Lincir, president of Ivanko Barbell Company, warns, Some manufacturers throw around impressive-sounding measurements of a bars strength that are either irrelevant or misleading. Ratings like 1,000-pound test or 2,000-pound test may sound impressive because the numbers are big. However, there is no such thing as 1,000-pound test-it is all a fantasy created in an attempt to s