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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).
When I started lifting weights with Olympic bars back in the 1960’s, Inoticed that there was hardly any grip.The knurling on these bars was so light when the bars were new, that now years later they were almost slick.The sleeves were held on to the bar with a threaded end cap and the inside collars were held in place with a set screw.Each sleeve consisted of three pieces.
The Goalwas 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.
The Result - The Texas Power Bar
Proudly Made in the USA Since 1980.The shafts are center less ground, demagnetized and oiled to the max before shipping to Texas.Once at our production facility, we machine and then knurl each shaft to create a grip that is still the best in the industry.Texas Power Bars have different finishes available including black zinc and chrome plating.The sleeves are are available raw or chrome plated.
Big tensile strength numbers sound very impressive and we have them but, the proof is on the platform.Hundreds of state, national, international and world powerlifting records have been and continue to be set and broken on the The Texas Power Bar.
•1985 Fred Hatfield 1002lb Squat •2007 Charles Bailey 1102lb Squat •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.
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In the beginning:
1st World Championship for the Texas Power Bar was 1984 in Dallas, TX. •1981 Senior Nationals •1982 Nationals •1983 Teenage and Collegiate Nationals •1984 High School Nationals, Women's Nationals, Junior Worlds
In the middle:
The Texas Power Bar has been in countless local, state, national and international meets around the globe annually.
Lately:
World Powerlifting Championships
•2010-2011 United States 🇺🇸 •2012 Argentina 🇦🇷 •2013 Finland 🇫🇮 •2014 Australia 🇦🇺 •2015 United States 🇺🇸 •2016 Russia 🇷🇺 •2017 Argentina 🇦🇷
When Buddy Capps decided to improve bars with more aggressive knurling and higher quality the lifting world was never going to be the same. The squat bar I purchased was flawless, knurling was aggressive, and I felt stronger immediately. 5 JD Power and associate awards to this Bar.
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JHC - Go Irish
Texas Squat Bar
Simply put, Texas Squat Bar is pure perfection, the best of the best. You get everything you ever wanted and more. This is a great company with great products. Keep doing what you do, don’t change a thing.
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Larry Raines
Texas squat bar
Just what I needed. The Texas squat bar allows me to get into better position with its extended length. The larger, aggressive center knurling is a bonus, ensuring the bar stays in place.
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Michael Perna
Texas squat Bar
Honestly purchased the squat bar so I could train with a comp bar. Been using the power bar for sometime now and wanted to make the jump! Plus I hit the 4th of July sale too! Love the bare steel the grippy knurling love the fact I don’t hit the uprights anymore too! Everything about this bar is perfect, I should have bought it sooner!
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Richard DaFonte
I love the bar. Would love to use it for all my lifts. Feel so balanced and steady coming out of the racks for squats.