Texas Power Bar vs Okie Power Bar
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| richardduce |  | Texas Power Bar vs Okie Power Bar | 19-09-2013 @ 15:57 |
Member 691, 720 posts | Thinking about buying a proper powerlifting bar and was looking at purchasing a Texas Power Bar. Looking on Strength shop though and they seem to be doing an offer on the Okie Bars. Anyone had any experiences of using these 2 bars and which do you prefer? All comments welcome. | ||
| walker | | ... | 19-09-2013 @ 20:09 |
 Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | From what I've heard the TPB's aren't great mate. They are a mid priced budget bar in the states but just cost a lot to get over here, hence the £400 price tag. I think they're around $300 which is only £180 over there. They're not great and bend easily I'm told by a reliable source! The Okie ones are Rickey Dale Crain (Crains) and they're supposed to be decent but again are only $280 over there (£175) and £350 here! Strengthshop's own power bar is supposed to be very good and has a massive tensile strength comparable to Eleiko power bars. These are very good for the money (£350) and often come up on offer at £250-£270 as they were 2 weeks ago and 3 weeks before that. I've been researching power bars for a while and am yet to decide which one I want! At the moment I've got the Strengthshop olympic bar - https://www.strengthshop.co.uk/bars/olympic-weightlifting-bar.html - which is very nice and managed to get it for £99 as slight second!! | ||
| Jabba | | ... | 19-09-2013 @ 20:20 |
and the winning number is... 88! Member 647, 2048 posts SQ 222.5, BP 152.5, DL 242.5617.5 kgs @ 136kgs UnEq | I got the Strengthshop perpetual weightlifting bar and I'm very happy with it. | ||
| martin | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 15:20 |
 Why not just not get fat in the first place? Member 132, 1406 posts SQ 331, BP 200, DL 320851.0 kgs @ 98kgs UnEq | Walker - it's called shipping and TAX! Course they are more expensive here  European bars are cheaper bought from America too. Doesn't make them any worse though. I have an Okie Power bar (and squat bar and deadlift bar) and I like them all. They have all seen 350-400kg plus on them in training! | ||
| IainKendrick | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 15:48 |
 some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | Tpb are great. Pretty much as good for price as your gona get. Never heard of anyone saying they bend easily, until now, and have used loads that are a respectable age. Dont have as much experince with okie. Both bars are a good shout for the price..in the UK | ||
| unit94 | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 16:03 |
 what is everyone's fran time? Member 3986, 10449 posts SQ 340, BP 200, DL 400940.0 kgs @ 129kgs Eq | Texas power bars are awesome haven't really heard anything negative about them before. | ||
| Tom_Martin | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 16:04 |
 No one believed him anyway. Member 958, 11411 posts SQ 410, BP 215, DL 4251050.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq | IainKendrick said:Tpb are great. Pretty much as good for price as your gona get. Never heard of anyone saying they bend easily, until now, and have used loads that are a respectable age. Dont have as much experince with okie. Both bars are a good shout for the price..in the UK I'm not convinced about the TPB. I've only used one, but the shaft behaves much more like a weightlifting bar than a power bar. But with sharper knurling. And closer rings. And stiffer sleeves. But it bends a lot! | ||
| CJR | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 16:16 |
 Member 4145, 1331 posts SQ 172.5, BP 115, DL 220507.5 kgs @ 100.4kgs UnEq | We've got a few TPBs at our gym and none of them bend at all really, and the bar is very stiff (rotationally I mean). Love squatting and benching with them. The super sharp knurling can rip your shins up when deadlifting if not careful though. Don't ever do any sort of shoulder press/push press with them, the centre knurling destroys your throat. Overall I think they're great, never had any experience with the Okie though unfortunately. | ||
| richardduce | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 16:30 |
Member 691, 720 posts | Cheers for that lads. We ended up getting an Okie for £329 which was on offer at SS. There does seem to be some differing opinions about the TPB though. There will be no bar bending with the weights i use though so that wont be a problem! Thanks for that lads. | ||
| IainKendrick | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 18:54 |
some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | I disagree it bends alot. Its not as flexy as a weightlifting bar. It is more flexy than a top end powerlifting bar though. | ||
| 1369phil | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 19:19 |
 doesnt work hard enough in the gym Member 1492, 2138 posts SQ 170, BP 145, DL 195510.0 kgs @ 112kgs UnEq | I'm sure this has been done before - but what are the best bars out there ? | ||
| IainKendrick | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 19:47 |
some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | Powerlifting. My fav are eleiko bars. Feels great on all lifts. Great tight, fine knurling, which isn't too deep. | ||
| AdamC | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 22:18 |
 Member 1519, 1476 posts SQ 320, BP 260, DL 320900.0 kgs @ 117kgs Eq | TPB is a great bar for the money, very nice bar to bench with I don't rate the strength shop bars very much, the knurling isn't very good Never used an okie bar but have wanted to try one for a while | ||
| Meatfish | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 22:32 |
Member 2489, 46 posts SQ 205, BP 150, DL 205560.0 kgs @ 145kgs UnEq | I have one of the new Strength Shop Powerlifting bars -the knurling is sharp on that -enough so that front squats last week cut the s**t out of my throat and shoulders through a t-shirt. Never tried their cheaper ones so can't comment on them. Overall I'm very pleased with the power bar -very stiff and better value I decided than the Texas or Okie in the UK which is why I bought it. | ||
| AdamC | | ... | 20-09-2013 @ 23:55 |
Member 1519, 1476 posts SQ 320, BP 260, DL 320900.0 kgs @ 117kgs Eq | Post Edited: 20.09.2013 @ 23:55 PM by AdamC Meatfish said:I have one of the new Strength Shop Powerlifting bars -the knurling is sharp on that -enough so that front squats last week cut the s**t out of my throat and shoulders through a t-shirt. Never tried their cheaper ones so can't comment on them. Overall I'm very pleased with the power bar -very stiff and better value I decided than the Texas or Okie in the UK which is why I bought it. interesting, my gym recently got 2 strength shop power bars, and i found the knurling on both of them to be poor | ||