The World's Best Hand & Grip Strength Training Instruction
The World's Best Thick Bars Turn Basic Freeweight Exercises from Ordinary to Extraordinary
In the Strength business, innovation is usually a word reserved for exercise machines. After all, new developments
in free-weight equipment are few and far between.
While it may (or may not) be true that there is nothing "new" under the sun,
there is no question that many training concepts that are currently in existence can be
improved upon to a substantial degree...
This is one of the foundations that
BLACK IRON STRENGTH was built on: the improvement of traditional training equipment and ideas
as well as the establishment of groundbreaking new training concepts.
It is well known that Functionalhandstrength.com features nothing but the best... from DVDs to training equipment.
If it isn't "something special"
you won't find it on our site... BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are the latest addition to our
line of outstanding strength products.
Why train with thick bars?
It is very simple: the thicker the bar, the less leverage the hands and fingers have while grasping it.
As a result, the hands, wrists and forearms are stressed to an incredible degree during all regular free-weight movements.
Today, the diameter of the standard Olympic barbell bar is an inch or slightly more. A "thick" bar is
defined as anything larger than the standard thickness.
There is little doubt that consistant training with thick handled equipment will
produce amazing levels of hand and forearm development.
Black Iron Olympic Thick Bars - the finest thick bars ever made.
Old-Time Strongmen had a long tradition of using thick handled equipment. There are several good reasons for this.
In the early days, there was
no such thing as a "standard" barbell. Quality training
equipment was often hard to come by. (You couldn't just go to the local sporting goods store and pick up a weight set.)
The Old-timers often had to improvise and make their own equipment. They would go to scrap yards and marine salvage yards to find
thick pipes, axles or even train wheels to use for their training equipment.
The unexpected "side effects" of training with thick handled equipment allowed these strongmen
to build ferociously strong hands and forearms. Strong hands are very valuable for all
"Old Time Strongman" feats such as card tearing and such. But, as the Old Time Strongmen made their rounds,
this unique equipment also functioned to defy the best efforts of challengers. The local "strong boys" were
more accustomed to "more normal" sized handles and the thick handled pieces made any lift very difficult
without specific practice on that type of equipment.
Apollon, Warren Lincoln Travis, Thomas Inch, Herman Goerner, Edward Aston - All famous Old Time Strongmen, all well
known for their incredible hand power and all users of thick handled equipment.
NOW thick bar training steps into the 21st century BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC ROTATING THICK BARS
BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are hands down the finest thick bars ever made.
Here's why:
Well, we can start with the patent pending rotating sleeve (a feature found on no other brand of thick bar)
which gives the BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS a "feel" like no other. This feature facilitates many dynamic movements
which are extremely difficult to perform with a non-rotating bar.
These bars are designed, engineered,
and manufactured in the USA for BLACK IRON STRENGTH and held to standards far above the
industry norm. Only the finest components and machined parts go into these bars.
The BLACK IRON STRENGTH line of rotating Olympic bars features 9 different sizes or styles which will allow
you to have the unique capability of progression via bar diameter as well as weight, reps or sets.
Unlike the solid models, BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are designed and engineered to "manageable
weights" so that all normal barbell movements can be performed effectively. Solid thick bars are often too heavy to
allow effective performance of many valuable exercises such as curls, reverse curls, and other pulling movements.
The Black-oxide finish on the gripping
surface keeps your bars looking fresh, prevents rusting and makes these bars virtually maintenance free.
(A five year limited warranty comes with each Thick Bar and all BLACK IRON STRENGTH products.)
The 52-inch collar-to-collar measurement, the same as a standard Olympic Barbell, makes these bars perfect for
power rack or bench press training.
BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are and have been the first thick bars that have a premium precision
knurling pattern for a solid grip each time.
The bar diameter and weight are
permanently engraved on each bar end for quick identification by all athletes.
Unlike decorative chrome (which tends to flake and chip with regular use), the high-quality satin hard chrome sleeve ends of
BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are
milled to the Olympic Standard of 1.95 inches and are
guaranteed to fit your Olympic plates
Milled to the Olympic Standard of 1.95 inches and guaranteed to fit your plates.
Bar diameter and weight are permanently engraved on each end.
BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are now being used in the training
programs of many of
the top professional and collegiate teams. Including The University of Michigan,
Michigan State University, Penn State University, Texas A&M University,
The Ohio State University, The University of Washington, The Seattle Seahawks,
The Minnesota Vikings, The Jacksonville Jaguars... and the list keeps
growing longer every day.
How to Train With Thick Bars
In the modern classic Dinosaur Training, Brooks Kubik
has an entire chapter devoted specifically to thick bar training. Here are some choice passages from that chapter:
...Advanced dinosaurs train with thick handled barbells and dumbbells.
A regular barbell or dumbbell is 1" or 1 1/16" in diameter. Dinosaurs use barbells
and dumbbells that are 2", 2 ½" or even 3" in diameter. Why? Because using a thick handled
bar is one of the very best things you can do to develop maximum muscular size and strength.
The turn of the century strongmen-may of whom were enormously stronger than the vast majority of our modern
"champions"-were well acquainted with the incredible effect of thick bar work. They thrived on it. The thick
bar work allowed them to develop levels of upper body power virtually incomprehensible to those who train only
with regular bars...
...Use thick bars for all of your upper body exercises. Always use a power rack for thick bar bench presses and
set the bottom pins to catch the weight in case the bar slips. NEVER do thick bar benches outside the power rack!
Use your head when you begin to incorporate thick bar work. Drop the poundage at first. You will NOT be able to handle your
regular poundage when you first begin thick bar movements. The first time I tried thick bar benches, all I could handle was 365
pounds-and it almost killed me. With a regular bar I was handling 405-410 at the time...
BLACK IRON STRENGTH: Professional Thick Bar Training Technology.
There is a rule of thumb when it comes to strength equipment - you get what you pay for. If you see a deal
on a bar that is "too good to be true" then it probably isn't true... you are probably going to get an inferior product.
BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS are not inexpensive but they are flat-out the best thick bars ever made.
The level of workmanship that goes into creating these bars would make the average German clockmaker's head spin.
Think of these bars as an investment - used properly you will get gret results from them AND you will be able to pass them on to your children and grand-children.
Six and a half foot bars
Diameter:
Weight:
1 3/8 inch
42.5 pounds
1 3/4 inch
37.5 pounds
2 inch
40 pounds
2 1/4 inch
42.5 pounds
2 1/2 inch
45 pounds
2 3/4 inch
47.5 pounds
3 inch
50 pounds
Seven foot bars
Diameter:
Weight:
1 3/8 inch
45 pounds
1 3/4 inch
50 pounds
BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS come in 9 different diameters and length options.
(If you are interested in custom options which may not be listed here, please send us an email.) - Go with the choice of the pros!
Order your BLACK IRON STRENGTH OLYMPIC THICK BARS by clicking below If you are interested in
ordering two or more thick bars, you must contact us for a freight quote:
Note: Shipping and Handling Prices shown on the order form
are listed for the continental 48 states only.
Orders from Alaska, Hawaii, Canada or
other international locations must contact us for a freight quote. Sales tax will be added to orders placed in
Michigan and California.
BLACK IRON STRENGTH THICK BARS
Black Iron Strength Thick Bars are
Proudly Made in the U.S.A.
Milled to the Olympic Standard of 1.95 inches and guaranteed to fit your plates.
Bar diameter and weight are permanently engraved on each end.
