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Texas Squat Bar
The Texas Squat Bar by Buddy Capps is the official squat bar of:
American Powerlifting Committee
The International Federations
54 countries with the Global Powerlifting Alliance for Raw Powerlifting
The International Powerlifting organization for equipped powerlifting
Specs:
96.5” Length
31.75mm Diameter (1 1/4”)
19.5” Sleeves
25 kg 55lbs
57.5” inside collars
32” hand space ring
190k tensile strength
Center knurl
Created by Buddy Capps in January 1986. Designed to handle really big squats with the least amount of flex. With the inside collar measurement at 57.5” The Texas Squat Bar allows the biggest of lifters room to set up and find the right hand placement. Buddy updated the knurl pattern at the end of 2017 adding more knurl to grab your traps and real delts. (This changed the center knurl to 6” with 2” smooth on either side and then knurled to the hand space ring).
The Goal was to create a bar that would have and keep a better knurled grip. A bar, whose sleeves wouldn’t slide in to the center. A maintenance free bar.
•2016 Tiny Meeker 1102lb Bench Press
•2016 Yuri Belkin 992lb Deadlift at GPA World championship in Moscow
•2017 Joseph Pena 1025lb Squat at Texas High School championships.
•1994 Mark Hanlon and 8X Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman pulled 1200lb deadlift with the Texas Power Bar.
In the beginning:
•1982 Nationals
•1983 Teenage and Collegiate Nationals
•1984 High School Nationals, Women's Nationals, Junior Worlds
•2013 Finland 🇫🇮
•2014 Australia 🇦🇺
•2015 United States 🇺🇸
•2016 Russia 🇷🇺
•2017 Argentina 🇦🇷
American Powerlifting Championships
I consider the squat bar a must have
I'm not a large human (5'11", 175lbs), and don't lift heavy weights. However, it still feels great on my back, definitely noticed less pressure from the first time that I used it. Cerakote is awesome for a non a/c garage in south Georgia. The width is very helpful, as I can widen the squat stands and don't have to worry about pinching my pinky fingers. 10/10 would recommend!
I bought the squat, bench and deadlift bars all in cerakote. The finish is amazing and came with no blemishes. It has held up to heavy use. I have a family of 6 and we lift together as well as friends and neighbors that come over. The knurling is aggressive and great for grip in the hands and on the back. Best bars that I have purchased of the 12 that I have.
I would love this bar truly amazing. Love the quality and texture.
The Texas Squat Bar is excellent quality, but that has been the case with every Buddy Capps product I have used.