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45LB Ohio Power Bar - Stainless Steel
The stainless version of Rogue's Ohio Power Bar fixes the one real weakness of the standard [45LB...
$405.00
Buy NowSquat like a pro with this American made safety squat bar. With 49" of rackable length, this bar is easy to re-rack and fits a large variety of power racks. The 5" camber drop lowers your center of gravity, which gives you more stability and control and forces correct form to minimize hip, knee, and shoulder discomfort. And it's fully designed and manufactured in the USA using hand-selected American Steel. This bar is perfect for performing traditional squats, front squats, Bulgarian split squats, lunges and more and has a built-in high-density U-Pad to reduce the risk of wrist, elbow, shoulder and neck injuries. The pad is crafted as one piece of material to prevent slipping and sliding on the bar and has shoulder pads spaced 8" apart. Equipped with solid chrome Olympic weight sleeves for added wear-resistance, you never have to worry about scratch marks from sliding your plates on and off your bar. Plus, the knurled handles are precision machined out of one piece of USA steel stock for durability with a spacing of 12.75" for control and comfort while you lift.
Buying guide
Best Barbell for Your Home Gym — July 2026The 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).
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.
| USA Made TITAN Series Safety Squat Bar | 45LB Ohio Power Bar | Texas Deadlift Bar | Safety Squat Bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GymRadar rating | 4.76/5 | 4.95/5 | 4.48/5 | |
| Price | $315.00 | $379.99 | $259.97 |
| Expert | 4.33/5 | 1 reviews |
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