Bar Broke

[bigDman]

So I was warming up on deadlifts. I pulled 225 and heard a crack as I was putting it down... I looked around to find my barwas broken




So now I am in the market for a new bar. I just need one for my home gym nothing special. If you have any recommendations let me know. I don't know were to buy one because there are no stores around me that i know of. And online shipping cost just as much as the bar. Id like to spend ~100 dollars so if anyone knows a good place to buy online let me know.

[Chris-STL]

yikes!

Craigslist usually has some for sale around here every few days. If all else fails I am pretty sure walmart has some cheap ones to get you through till you can get a good one.

[bigDman]

i mean i have another, but I want a nicer one so it wont break

[jax]

newyorkbarbells has good stuff. not sure what the shipping is though:

http://newyorkbarbells.com/im-0022.html

[Eric Cressey]

That should not happen with a good bar. You're pretty much getting what you pay for.

[Cynic]

Originally Posted by Eric Cressey

That should not happen with a good bar. You're pretty much getting what you pay for.

Yeah, I wanted to say something like this, but hell, who am I?

If you have the $$$, get an Ivanko. My gym has lots of them and they are great. I prefer the kind w/o the knurling in the middle. That way it minimizes bar rash on the neck when doing front squats.

[Jeff Rage]

[bigDman]

Im thinking about getting a texas Power Bar. Everyone speaks highly of them