Swiss Bar - Fat Handle

[bwwm]

Folks,

I'm thinking of getting a Swiss bar for overhead presses, benching, triceps ext., and curls.

I have my eye on this one from Black Widow:

http://www.blackwidowtg.com/product_p/bare-swiss.htm

I'll have him do the fat handles, and I'll spray it myself.

Thoughts?

Martin

[33wes]

Folks,

I'm thinking of getting a Swiss bar for overhead presses, benching, triceps ext., and curls.

I have my eye on this one from Black Widow:

http://www.blackwidowtg.com/product_p/bare-swiss.htm

I'll have him do the fat handles, and I'll spray it myself.

Thoughts?

Martin

I like what I see of Black Widow's products. The Swiss Bars looks great for overhead presses, perhaps as an alternative to palms in standing dumbbell presses.

[bwwm]

I like the variable grip, I think it will enable me to work some more of the front ROM, that I haven't with KBs and DBs. It looks a little more wrist friendly to clean and press than an Oly or Axle in my opinion. I could be wrong. I have to admit Tommy's log video got me thinking about this.

[daniel reinard]

Shoggoth has one. Looks like a nice bar.

[Tom Scibelli]

That's a good price for a swiss bar. I've used one for benching before and liked it.

[rico300zx]

He sells on ebay too, maybe a better deal?

[Shoggoth]

Shoggoth has one. Looks like a nice bar.

Mine is a collapsible one my by Ryan Pitts (Strongergrip). I know he'll build them however you want. Adam Glass has one as well.

[daniel reinard]

How do you like it Jason?

[Shoggoth]

How do you like it Jason?

I think it's okay but I honestly don't hardly ever use it. I've typically got enough to keep me busy and then in the summer when I get out to do some standing pressing I prefer my log bar or axle.

[Mephistopholes]

Certainly looks like a nice piece of equipment, though I really know nothing about the manufacturer... Or the Swiss bar, for that matter. Haha. But it looks nice. If you get it, let us know how it is!

[bwwm]

Will do. I'm a nut for overhead pressing. I used to do behind the neck presses all the time when I was young, and it was usually 15-20#'s within my max bench. Which also tells you how bad my bench was.

[steve0]

I have one that I bought from edgefitnessystems.com. He has some great stuff and will do it custom.

[bwwm]

Just put the order in tonight for the black widow swiss bar. I'm guessing in 2-3 weeks, I'll find out how good it is.

[bwwm]

Got the Swiss bar today. Unboxed it and got a break-in workout done. They fabricated it and shipped it sooner than I expected.

Pros: Well constructed! Welds are great. Good surfaces. A great value for the price. The handles are a nice diameter. The inner collars are flush and welded on well. The bar racks nicely too.

Con: Only minor con, was the bar diameter where the weights rest is smaller in diameter than a traditional Oly bar (i.e. I can't use my spring collars). This wasn't mentioned on the website, and I don't care, cuz I like using pinch clamps anyways, but it would have been nice to know.

I got the bare version, so I will be hitting it up with the spray can this weekend.