Rackable EZ Curl Fat Bar

Name: Rackable EZ Curl Fat Bar
Brand: Titan Fitness
Rating: 4.47 (5 reviews)

The Titan Fitness Rackable EZ Curl Fat Bar is a specialty isolation bar built around a thick 48mm shaft – roughly double the diameter of a standard EZ curl bar – to add a grip-strength challenge to curls, skull crushers, preacher curls, spider curls, upright rows, and triceps extensions. At 71” overall with 10” loadable sleeves fitting standard 2” Olympic plates, it’s rackable in most standard power racks, unlike Titan’s shorter non-rackable curl bars. It’s built with medium diamond knurling, bronze bushings for a smooth roll, and a hard-chrome finish rated for 1,000 lb and 110,000 PSI tensile strength; at 57 lb, it’s noticeably heavier than Titan’s standard 19 lb rackable EZ curl bar. GymRadar owners rate it 4.47/5 (n=5), and a hands-on YouTube review is positive overall but flags the thicker grip as tough on smaller hands – best suited to advanced lifters or those with larger hands looking to add grip work to arm day, rather than beginners.

Buying guide

Best Barbell for Your Home Gym — July 2026

Finish	Hard chrome
Bushings	Bronze
Knurling	Medium diamond, no center knurl
Rackable	Yes
Bar weight	57 lb
Manufacturer	Titan Fitness
Overall length	71 in
Shaft diameter	48mm
Sleeve diameter	49mm
Weight capacity	1,000 lb
Tensile strength	110,000 PSI
Plate compatibility	2" Olympic
Loadable sleeve length	10 in per side
Sleeve to sleeve length	49 in

What is a Barbell?

What a barbell is

The barbell is the center of a strength gym — the bar you squat, press, deadlift, and clean with. A men’s Olympic bar is 20 kg (44 lb) and 7.2 ft long (15 kg / 6.5 ft for women). The specs that matter: knurl (the grip texture — aggressive for pulls, milder for high-rep work), shaft diameter (28–29 mm for barbell lifts), sleeve rotation (bushings are fine for slow lifts; bearings spin fast for the Olympic lifts), tensile strength (~190k+ PSI resists bending), and coating (bare steel grips best but rusts; stainless and Cerakote trade grip for corrosion resistance).

Which one to buy

For general lifting, a multipurpose bar (28–28.5mm shaft, dual knurl marks, no center knurl) does squats, bench, deadlifts, and the occasional clean off one bar — this is the right first barbell for most home gyms. Choose a dedicated power bar (29mm, stiffer, aggressive center-knurl grip) only once you know you’re training squat/bench/deadlift specifically and want the stiffest, grippiest tool for that job. A dedicated Olympic weightlifting bar (needle bearings, more whip) is worth it only if you clean, snatch, or jerk regularly.

Beyond your main bar, specialty bars solve specific problems rather than replacing it: a safety squat bar shifts load off sore shoulders, a trap/hex bar takes stress off a cranky lower back on pulls, and a curl bar’s camber reduces wrist strain on isolation work. Add them once you know which problem you actually have.

How it compares

	Rackable EZ Curl Fat Bar	Hades™ Deadlift Bar	Axle Bars	Monster Texas Squat Bar
GymRadar rating	4.47/5	4.48/5	4.48/5	4.48/5
Price	$149.97	$339.99	$108.99	$499.99
Finish	Hard chrome	Black Cerakote shaft, Duracoat® sleeves	Black powder coat
Bushings	Bronze	Bronze		Maintenance-free bronze
Knurling	Medium diamond, no center knurl	Deep, aggressive mountain-style; no center knurl; powerlifting knurl marks		Aggressive, with 6 in center knurl
Rackable	Yes
Bar weight	57 lb
Manufacturer	Titan Fitness	REP Fitness	Bells of Steel
Overall length	71 in			101.5 in
Shaft diameter	48mm	27 mm		35 mm
Sleeve diameter	49mm	50 mm
Weight capacity	1,000 lb
Tensile strength	110,000 PSI	190,000 PSI (190ksi)		200,000+ PSI
Plate compatibility	2" Olympic
Loadable sleeve length	10 in per side	15.75"		18.75 in
Sleeve to sleeve length	49 in

4.5/5 · 5 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	4.47/5	5 reviews
Youtube	4.3/5	2 reviews

Titan’s 48mm-shaft take on the rackable EZ curl bar earns solid marks from owners — GymRadar’s small sample (4.47/5, n=5) and a hands-on YouTube review both land positive, praising the thicker grip for building forearm/grip strength and the convenience of a rackable, plate-loadable specialty bar. Build quality is the standout: bronze bushings, medium diamond knurling, and a 1,000-lb-rated hard-chrome shaft that reviewers describe as a “beast” of a bar. Versatility is the weakest dimension — the reviewer who actually lifted with it found the 48mm girth digs into smaller hands and isn’t ideal for beginners, recommending it mainly for advanced lifters or those with larger hands who want the extra grip challenge.

+Build quality: bronze bushings, medium diamond knurling, and a 1,000-lb weight capacity on a hard-chrome shaft (Titan Fitness, GymRadar)
+Functionality: 48mm fat grip meaningfully increases forearm and grip-strength demand versus a standard curl bar (Gains Marathon, YouTube)
+Value: GymRadar reviewers rate value highest of the three sub-scores at 4.60/5 (GymRadar)
+Functionality: rackable design and 10-inch loadable sleeves make it easy to load/unload and store in a power rack (Titan Fitness)

−Versatility: the 48mm shaft digs into smaller hands under load, per a hands-on reviewer who does not recommend it for beginners (Gains Marathon, YouTube)
−Build quality: one hands-on reviewer noted minor knurling blemishes/discoloration on their unit out of the box (Gains Marathon, YouTube)
−Durability: independent long-term coverage is thin — GymRadar's sample is only 5 reviews and no dedicated written editorial review (e.g. Garage Gym Reviews) was found for this specific SKU
−Value: at $149.97, it costs roughly $60-70 more than Titan's standard (non-fat) rackable EZ curl bar, a premium not everyone will need (Gains Marathon, YouTube)

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