Titan Fitness Axle Barbell, Fat Grip Strength Training, Olympic Bar, Powder-Coated Steel

The Titan Fitness 84" Axle Bar is a fantastic value for a bargain, no frills fat bar for the home setup or possibly a small commercial gym. The bar arrived quickly (3 days, Prime), and despite the packaging being heavily damaged the bar arrived with only minor scuffs in the finish.The bar I received had the following measured specifications:Length: 84" (just a bit under really, maybe 83.75")Sleeve Loading Area: 15.5" on each side, evenBetween Collars: 52"Collar Thickness: 0.5"Diameter: 1.9"Weight: 25.5 pounds*Yes, the bar is advertised as 30 pounds, but despite multiple measurements I kept coming up with 25.4-25.6 pounds on my scale. Given other dumbbells and plates I've weighed I'm pretty sure that 25.5 is what my bar weighs.The bar itself seems to be made out of schedule 80 steel pipe, with ~1/4" thick walls. The bar is straight, the collars are welded on evenly and perpendicular to the bar (so plates load evenly). All of my cast Weider International Olympic plates fit with just a small amount of play (maybe 1/8").The finish on the bar is NOT what I would call "powder coat" unless spray paint now counts as powder coating. There was one small chip on the bar that has rust started, but that is easily solved with touch up paint. The collars appear to have taken the brunt of the shipping damage with some minor paint chips, but nothing that I wouldn't end up doing to the bar in-use anyway.UPDATE: After just a few weeks of use I've found that the "powder coating" (it's paint) comes off from the sleeves pretty easily when loading Olympic plates. Both sleeves are now deeply scratched down to what appears to be the bare iron. I won't subtract a star for this just because the sleeves probably shouldn't have been painted in the first place.The bar has no knurling of any kind, nor does it have any placement marks (knurl rings) so you will need to figure out how to mark the bar for even hand placement. In my case, I'm going to mask off the 32" and 36" positions with some painters tape and hit the bar with a touch of auto primer to give me a subtle, but permanent indicator for grip. I suppose you could do the same thing with athletic or hockey tape.The bar has a 0.5" hole drilled at each end of the bar about 1" from the edge. This allows for easy use of carabiners to attach chains or landmine grip attachments without needing a chain collar.Overall, I think this bar is a great value for the price. You'd be hard-pressed to buy a piece of equivalent pipe from a hardware store and try to roll-your-own fat bar for much less than this. Some small improvement in the shipping materials would help prevent cosmetic damage, but other than that and possibly adding some sort of grip position indicator marks this bar is perfect.

I’m very happy with the quality of the bar. It was shipped in protective packaging and received in excellent condition. The bar is quite thick, no knurling, so getting a good grip is challenging.More care is needed when trying to clean the bar to your chest and lifting it overhead. I added grip tape and that helped with the grip issue. For sure, use a light weight at first to determine how well you can successfully use this bar. Also, this bar does not have bushings or ball bearings like traditional olympic bars, so there is no spinning/rotation, which makes it more challenging to clean it to your chest and maintain a good grip. The thick bar is challenging and concerning, especially, if you don't have large hands. I am getting more comfortable using this bar and I am happy with my purchase.Update: after using this bar for sometime now, grip is no longer a concern. I use this bar on a regular basis and it's one of my favorite bars to use. I changed my rating to 5 stars from 4 stars.

Perfect Axle! No knurling(like axle should be) Fit all my drop plates and collars were not loose. Minor paint damage (but that was 100% delivery guy dropping it)

I think I did a review on this for my YouTube page Ironhall Gym. I’ve had this for a few years now. Solid, good bar.

Mine only gets used by me, so it doesn't see much abuse, but its very hard to get used to lifting an axle with anything other than doing it. This is what you need.

I bought this bar as a lighter weight alternative to a standard Olympic bar that uses the standard Olympic plates. It performs that function admirably.The only complaint I have is that the entire length of the bar is 2” in diameter. On a standard Olympic bar, the plate holder section is 2”, the portion of the bar that you grip is much smaller in diameter. While this is is merely an annoyance for me, it’s a huge problem for the intended use case, an elderly woman with small hands. I needed a bar lighter than the standard 40 lbs that still could use the standard plates. Fortunately for me I was able to hack this up in a machine shop,so,it works for me but that’s not an option for most folks.If you have small hands, this is probably not the alternative bar for you. I’d suggest just buying a weight set that doesn’t use Olympic plates.

I love the size. This bar just feels badass to workout with! The wide grip adds a great dynamic to my bench & forearm workouts. The extended sleeve lets me load up weight plus my bent over row attachment for an awesome landmine workout. At almost 30 lbs, the bar alone makes for great standing row/overhead press shoulders & arms sets. Plus there are carabiner holes on both ends to hang chains for an extra challenging squat session. This is a great bar for every home gym!

I use this bar all the time, the size of the bar is just what I was looking for.