CAP Barbell - Standard Weight Bar, 5-7 ft.

Perfect bar if you have a bunch of 1 inch plates in the garage. Grips are great, but you'll probably want gloves. No complaints, does what I need it to do, plus it's one solid piece, weight is about 22lbs.

If you are looking for a 1" bar (hole size) this is the bar to get. Forget about those bars that come in 3 pieces and you have to put together and hope they say together. This is a solid ONE PIECE bar. It is chrome and will last for many years. If your looking for a quality bar this is it...forget about those bars that come in pieces.

Came a week earlier than expected which was cool, shipped in basically plastic bag but i'm not tripping...6ft bar has 49 in between collars and like 11.5 where you load the weights. I wish there was less distance between the collars but that's honestly just nit-picking. Literally the cheapest bar you can get during corona just have to be quick to order when they have 6 left in stock and run out in one day but if you decide to get this bar you would only benefit!

I owned much weight equip in my time. Lifted extensively in younger days I am older now and no longer in need of anything fancy or expensive. I own several vinyl weight sets purchased from WalMart. They are cheap, period. And of good quality. For safety, I do prefer a solid barbell for overhead lifts such as becn press, seated press etc. To that end, I purchased this Cap 7 foot steel bar. The bar is perfectly fine. Nicely machined. Smooth with knurled grips. For the average person this bar will suffice. I believe the load limit is stated as 250 lbs. The bar itself weighs about 20 lbs. That's 270 lbs total. That is more than enough for the average person. Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to add more weight. But that's me. Not that I need to (too old, too many injuries lol), but I've lifted quite a bit of weight in younger days and have seen barbells slightly bend. It is no big deal. But, again, that's my personal opinion. This Cap solid barbell comes in 5 foot, 6 foot and 7 foot lengths. This barbell does not come with spring collars. If you have any other standard weight sets at home, the spring collars for those sets should work fine. Worst case, buy a pair of spring collars for a few dollars. VALUE: This 7 foot solid steel bar was on sale for $27. For a solid steel bar this is just plain cheap. I ordered the bar and a Gold's Gym 100 lb weight set together. The total was just over $50 which allowed me to receive free shipping to my home. How can you beat that?

My son is very pleased with the quality of the barbell and that it came in one piece. It works well with his weight set. I was pleased to have it shipped free to our local store! Was notified via email and text that the item was in, had no problems picking it up at the store.

My son and I are really liking this bar. It fits my bench that is 43 inches wide with 3 or so inches to spare on each side of the bar. A major improvement compared to using my curling bar which is what we used to bench with before getting this bar. My only complaint is the chrome comes of very easily if you have weights with any sharp edges but fortunately there is another layer of chrome under the outer coating. Over all a great bar!

Haven't had any of the chrome flaking others mentioned in the reviews. Haven't had any issues whatsoever. You're getting a plain bar, with some grip to it. I'm never going to be an olympic weightlifter, so I don't care that it's a max of 240lbs or so on this one. Feels solid and I can deadlift at home and avoid the gym, it's more than long enough for that. Lowest price in the world for a good item.

It doesn’t come with any clips to hold the plates in place. Good thing I have spares but the ones I have barely fit it. Also, when I received this item, the packaging was damaged. I’m including the picture FedEx took after the delivery. If you zoom in you can tell the package is damaged.

Like other reviewers, I recently decided to upgrade my bench/squat equipment which meant I would need a longer bar. But I already had a lot of standard 1" plates. This bar let me beef up my equipment without buying new weights. A great investment! I'm happy with the bar and DO recommend it BUT... Minus two stars because it's not actually 1" in diameter. It's 1/16" less, so 1" spring clips just slide around. I have regular collars with the screw tighteners so it's not really a problem for me, but buyer beware if you were planning on using spring clips. It could just be lack of quality control in an overseas plant but it could also be that they're shaving 1/16" off to reduce costs (that adds up in mass production). In any case, it should be a true 1" bar and will probably force some owners to do some extra shopping to get collars that fit. Another note, my old shorter bar won't go to waste since it's more convenient for straight-bar curls and such.

I have been using this bar for a little over a month now there have been a few issues number 1 is the silver chrome has been flaking off the bar. Also it would be nice if it had markings on either side for finger placement. As for holding the weights it has worked well for my bench press and it is good for the price.