{"id":58128,"date":"2018-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garagegymreviews.local\/best-olympic-barbell"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:31:37","slug":"best-olympic-barbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garagegymreviews.com\/best-olympic-barbell","title":{"rendered":"Athlete-Tested and Expert-Reviewed: The Best Olympic Barbells for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When combined with the best weight plates<\/a>, a barbell is the most versatile tool in any commercial or home gym. However, thanks to the exponential growth in both barbell training and home gyms, there are now hundreds of companies producing thousands of different barbells. This is both good and bad. It’s good because you have a plethora of options to choose from; it’s bad because it’s suddenly that much harder to decide what the best Olympic barbell is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s where we come in. In this guide, we want to help you find the best Olympic bar for 2024. We have personally researched more than 150 bars and used close to 100. Our team of expert product testers includes elite-level weightlifters, competitive athletes, powerlifting enthusiasts, and USA weighlifting coaches, and CrossFit L-1 trainers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use a multi-point testing methodology as we squat with the bars, deadlift them, snatch them, turn them into landmines, drop them and load them with tons of weight to see how they perform. Additionally, we look at things like their value for the price, warranty, and customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few attributes we examine when testing barbells are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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