How does the coating wear? The idea of making the first TGR UK test bar, was for a proper road test (not simulated) of how the bar coating would perform long-term, and under the heaviest of use – remember, our gym is home to some of the world’s strongest lifters, so what better way to test it. At this stage of writing, the TGR UK Comp Powerlifting Bar has received some serious pounding, been in the van with kit a few times, and was used at the CAGE RAGE MAX event. All things considered, the wear is pretty good – there’s wearing around the bar contact points and some patches where it’s been caught against other metal in transit (we deliberately did not wrap it), but nothing that I do not consider reasonable to expect with use. So, the wear and tear is fair – I’d probably say it’s faired better than cerakote coated bars, which are currenty fashionable.
Features of the TGR Union Jack Comp Powerlifting Bar:
- Made of very strong and elastic spring steel.
- Special chromium steel alloy with 206,000 psi (tested!).
- Heavy loads up to 700kg.
- 20kg weight with minimal deviation.
- Graphite bronze bushings sleeves.
- Deep knurling with powerlifting markings.
- The knurling extends to close to the sleeves for wide grips.
- Knurling in the middle of the bar.
- 50mm diameter sleeves suitable for olympic weight plates.
- The bar has a black oxide finish and hard-chrome sleeves.
- High ends sealed with TGR Powerlifting logo.
- Made to powerlifting competition standard.
- Approved bar of the OLO RAW INT’L PRO-AM.
- Made for The Gym Revolution by ATX Barbell Club division.
Suitable for use with olympic (2″/ 50mm) weight plates. Sold separately.
Specification of the ATX Ram Bar:
- Length: 220 cm.
- Weight: 20.00 kg.
- Weight Tolerance: +/- 0.2%.
- Handle Thickness: 29mm.
- Handle Width / inside size: 131 cm.
- Material: Spring steel.
- Strength: 206,000 psi.
- Taxability Bench press: 700 kg.
- Dead Lifts: 500 kg.
- Squats: 400 kg.
- Knurling: Powerlifting (Deep).
- Knurl marks: 810.
- Centre knurl.
- Shaft Coating: Full colour Union Jack print.
- Sleeve Coating: Chrome.
- Sleeve Type: Smooth (non-slip).
- 50 mm diameter sleeve.
- Length of sleeve: 43 cm.
- Graphite bronze bushings.
- Made for The Gym Revolution/ ATX Barbell Club specification by ATX.



























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