How important is center knurl?

[deadshot138]

I use a Rogue Echo bar that has no center knurling but I’ve been eyeing some upgrades that do. Is center knurling an important characteristic of a barbell?

I’m leaning towards either a Texas Power or Ohio Power bar.

 

[Oblivian]

Do you ever feel like the bar shifts on your back when you squat?

 

[deadshot138]

Do you ever feel like the bar shifts on your back when you squat?

Yeah and I believe the bar I have is bent so it even rolls a tad sometimes

 

[Oblivian]

The center knurling will help with that.

 

[MatterOverMind]

Yeah and I believe the bar I have is bent so it even rolls a tad sometimes

The bar is going to roll less if it's bent.

 

[deadshot138]

The bar is going to roll less if it's bent.

Really? I’ve been misled

 

[MMA Maine-iac]

From the advice of people on here, I bought the Ohio Power Bar. Love that thing. I'll never use a barbell that doesn't have center knurling.

 

[deadshot138]

Gonna get an Ohio bar. I’m setting milestones for gear purchases. 650 deadlift will be a new bar. 415 bench will be a new bench with fat pad, 605 squat will be new power rack. Dunno what I’ll get when I get my 300lbs overhead press tho.

 

[MMA Maine-iac]

Dunno what I’ll get when I get my 300lbs overhead press tho.

I do. Strong as fuck and all dem bitches.

 

[Noodles03]

I'm not sure if you do Olympic weight lifting because from what I've read, the knurling is sharper on the Texas Power Bar. However, skin do grow back.

 

[deadshot138]

I'm not sure if you do Olympic weight lifting because from what I've read, the knurling is sharper on the Texas Power Bar. However, skin do grow back.

I do Power cleans occasionally but I could easily replace them with power snatches

 

[BOWHUNTER]

I use a Rogue Echo bar that has no center knurling but I’ve been eyeing some upgrades that do. Is center knurling an important characteristic of a barbell?

I’m leaning towards either a Texas Power or Ohio Power bar.

How is that bar? I was thinking ablut grabbing one for oly lifts. I current l3y got the burgener and rippetoe bar with zero whip

 

[deadshot138]

How is that bar? I was thinking ablut grabbing one for oly lifts. I current l3y got the burgener and rippetoe bar with zero whip

No whip on this bar either, it’s decent though, spins well

 

[corpse]

Gonna get an Ohio bar. I’m setting milestones for gear purchases. 650 deadlift will be a new bar. 415 bench will be a new bench with fat pad, 605 squat will be new power rack. Dunno what I’ll get when I get my 300lbs overhead press tho.

a circus dumbbell

this milestone thing is a pretty nice idea.

 

[DoomPatrol]

I use a Rogue Echo bar that has no center knurling but I’ve been eyeing some upgrades that do. Is center knurling an important characteristic of a barbell?

I’m leaning towards either a Texas Power or Ohio Power bar.

Center knurling is very important for a squat bar. It's irrelevant for anything else.

 

[deadshot138]

Center knurling is very important for a squat bar. It's irrelevant for anything else.

Allfather Rippetoe said the center knurl is meant to catch the shirt doing the squat. If he says it’s important, I shall buy a bar with center knurl. I’ll keep the echo bar for doing cleans tho

 

[Oblivian]

Allfather Rippetoe said the center knurl is meant to catch the shirt doing the squat. If he says it’s important, I shall buy a bar with center knurl. I’ll keep the echo bar for doing cleans tho

I have a Texas Power Bar. Doing cleans with that bar would be brutal.

 

[deadshot138]

I have a Texas Power Bar. Doing cleans with that bar would be brutal.

Heard the Texas knurl is ridiculous. As a hook gripper, I don’t know how that would feel on my thumbs, probably horrible