The Shorty Bar

Darko Lifting’s Shorty Bar earns its reputation as a foundational cable attachment: its standout dimension is versatility – eight adjustment points per side let lifters dial in an anatomically correct hand width for lat pulldowns, seated rows, and curls, and flipping the bar over turns it into a curved landmine attachment, all with whatever D-handles the lifter already owns. Three independent YouTube reviewers converge on the same praise for build quality – 3/8” steel, a protective acetal barbell liner, and hand-finished USA assembly – calling it “extremely well done” and a piece that “feels very stable.” Functionality is strong too, though one reviewer noted the flipped landmine position slightly limits range of motion versus a fixed-position bar, and another found the landmine mode less useful than dedicated attachments without standing on plates. Durability is the weakest dimension: this is a small-batch product from a niche maker with no long-term teardown or defect history, and one reviewer flagged that the plastic liner marked up his bumper plates during landmine work. Value at $155 lands as fair to reviewers given the hand-assembled construction, though it’s a premium price for a single cable-attachment bar next to cheaper alternatives.