Was doing alot of online research on Amazon looking for a decent bar for someone on a tighter budget. CAP gets a bad rap for being considered "cheaper" than most brands, but I think otherwise. I have an EZ curl bar from them, olympic dumbell handles and plates, and they all work just fine. This is a great bar for the price. The knurls are at a nice medium depth not to deep, and not to smooth (there is no center knurl for those who do snatching, etc. But I personally prefer my bars without it). I gave it a test roll on the floor and this bar rolled perfectly flat, as it should, so I know it isn't bent or warped. The end sleeves have a nice spin time (for those who don't know, sleeves spin to reduce tension on the wrists, allow the weights to move easier, and allow for smoother lifts). I tested both ends three times each, and the average was about 4 seconds, giving it a pretty hard double hand turn. The most I've added to this bar so far was 605lbs for a standard deadlift, and there wasn't even the slightest bend, so this bar definitely can handle heavy weight.
I have just started to build up my home gym and have not had the proper equipment to do anything extremely heavy with it yet. I have maxed out at 235 pounds so far and the bar held up to the test easily. I am looking forward to ramping things up as I have just recently purchased a squat cage as well and will be able to start doing more heavy exercises
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