Is the center of the bar smooth or knurled for squatting?
826030
It has sufficient knurling to do squats, or at least it has worked fine for me.
826031
Roughly 16 inches in the center of the bar and 16 inches on each end are smooth and the rest is knurled..
826032
The bar is both. It has certain sections that generally adhere to the placement of doing bench presses, either for a wide grip or a narrow grip that are knurled. The rest of the center areas on the bar are smooth.
1889836
It has to be a completely smooth surface and it will only take a limited amount of pressure. If you are going to pull yourself up you should have regular grab bars installed. This one is meant only to steady one's self.
1214944
And if u already bought this bar, and not the Elite version, go to the manufacturers website (I believe trapeze rigging) and they can help u out. I think u can buy the stability crossbar separately. Well worth getting.
558460
The bar has 2 sets of grips. There is a set that is flush with the bar itself, & another set above on the raised handles. Both sets are perpendicular to the bar itself.
2183255
The bars are splayed. We've had the item for a year now. It's fine and we still like it. It gets used 3x per week minimum.
1303002
Mine works fine, but I did need to adjust the screws that tighten and loosen the mechanism that slides on the vertical rails. I have no issues with racking the bar or with play and tilting.
1656043
Turning one part of the bar while holding the other will EXTEND the bar and turning in the OPPOSITE direction will REDUCE the bar. The manufacturer figured that each person would have to adjust by extending and reducing until they found the right tension for their particular need. Hope this helps?
62579
The outside diameter of the bar is 1" and your hand comfortably wraps around it. It offers a secure and sturdy grip handhold, especially with the knurled surface. Your hand is not likely to slip off easily.
1828874
I just checked my TWO Cap 1000 pound barbells that I ordered here on Amazon and neither of them have centered knurling. The center area is smooth. They do have two areas on each side that have knurling (or if you want to think of it as one long knurling area on each side separated by a small thin smooth stripe in the middle of the knurling). The width of the smooth area within the knurling is less than the width of my pinky finger. But, I use that smooth area on each side as a marker for hand placement on the bar.
1747637
No, it's not meant for squats. Even if you tried positioning the back rest up and forward it and then positioned your body between the bar and back rest it would still be a tight space (about 15 inches between the bar and back rest) to do squats.
1446379
Distance Between The Closest (First Plates) at the stop collars knurling is:5 3/4"Overall Length of the bar/handle is 19 3/4"There is PLENTY of room for your hands (even with ALL plates) mounted...
951812
All the bars are fully rotatable. For my dog, I use it in the configuration you want.
2061377
As someone who only had standard plates I was glad to find this bar. I'm using it for squats, which I haven't been able to do for years because of a back problem. Great for shrugs too!
2171108
My bar had 1 screw/bolt under the middle bar, right in the center. I did this a while ago but I seem to remember it being Torx. The bracket kind of wraps the back of the bar with the bottom hole on the bracket lining up with the screw/bolt. Since gravity works against this I used a dab of loctite on the threads. It has all worked great for me.
1540486
Yes, they are free to adjust anywhere along the bar's length. Pay attention to the vertical clearance requirement!
1476605
No. It is a solid bar. You can adjust the height by raising or lowering it, but the width is fixed.
1179429
Seems to be about 4.5 to 5" where inside butts against bar. There are shorter versions for Gripshift but I don't have those.