Glad to hear you like our new Double Black Diamond Power Bar! The sleeve tolerances are tighter, higher end metal end caps, tight mountain knurling, laser etching… etc. we took years to ensure every detail was dialed in during prototyping and testing. Good call on our older barbells stainless steel. We took extra care sourcing and testing it this time. Like everything we’ve released lately, we’ve really upped our game. Our FAQ on our website addresses some items including our stainless steel. “What kind of testing was done with your stainless steel to ensure rust resistance? We did extensive salt-spray testing on our new stainless-steel bars to ensure industry-leading performance and rust resistance. This is a totally new alloy formulation for the Double Black Diamond Bar.”

@markhalstead2386

9 ай бұрын

I was just about to comment with the same FAQ answer, but you beat me to it.

@hyg71886

9 ай бұрын

Looks like I’ll be ordering this

@faithfitnessandfatherhood

9 ай бұрын

The fact that Rep monitors comments and actively responds is exactly why 90% of my gym is Rep.

@weejitwill

9 ай бұрын

REP has entered the chat

@REPfitness

9 ай бұрын

It’s been in the FAQ for awhile. I’m not sure why it wasn’t mentioned if the review was going to cover this point in detail. Thought it was worth addressing since the rest were positives.

Opted for the stainless steel version, going to arrive in 2 days. Mostly cause of their website, “ What kind of testing was done with your stainless steel to ensure rust resistance? We did extensive salt-spray testing on our new stainless-steel bars to ensure industry-leading performance and rust resistance. This is a totally new alloy formulation for the Double Black Diamond Bar.”

@benjamin7038

3 ай бұрын

what do you think about it?

@IsaacFNghost

29 күн бұрын

You like the bar 8 months later?

I pre-ordered this bar and received it at the end of July. I have been using it for a couple weeks now and I totally love this bar. I did order the Cerakote version (so it would match my rack lol). The knurling is very aggressive even with the coating on it. I will never need another bar. This was a fantastic purchase.

@REPfitness

9 ай бұрын

This is awesome feedback, thank you!

I'm looking forward to you trying to equate the Hades and Helios bars to Colorado 😅

@cameronmccoy5051

9 ай бұрын

Didn't you know that all the Greek Gods had vacation homes in Colorado? The Rocky Mountains are their "Home away from Home" whenever they tire of Mount Olympus.

@RoryEllisMusic

9 ай бұрын

Same!

@sadisticbutcher

5 ай бұрын

Any plans to review the rep double black diamond bar on your channel?

@BasementBrandon

5 ай бұрын

@@sadisticbutcher Not really, I've heard good things but don't imagine it does anything better than bars I already own.

Fwiw I have a REP v2 SS power bar and love it. Great knurling, etc. Had for a few years now, no rust whatsoever. Very happy with. Love stainless.

Been looking forward to this review! While I ended up getting a ROPB, I was really leaning towards getting this Double Black Diamond bar, I was just worried about the aggressiveness of the knurl. Now I wish I had waited!

A new comparison power bar video would be great. I grabbed a Texas 29mm during their 4th of July Sale. Amazing bar for the price, definitely would be curious on your take.

I ordered this bar today because of Coop. Forgot to use the link, but I emailed Rep to see if they can still honor crediting Coop to support him. They responded saying they would and were excited for me to be getting a new bar. Rep seems like a really stand-up company so far.

Awesome insight, gotta put that on the wish list (next to the 29mm Texas Power Barbell) again great review Coop 👍

can wait to get my hands on one of these. I'm glad I waited until this came out.

Thanks for the review. And btw, I love smooth sleeves.

I've been using this bar for several months now. Works great for all powerlifting movements. Cerakote/duracoat holding up great in shop gym. Really loving my REP outfitted gym.

I’d for sure love a new round up for bars. There’s just so many new updates to bars and new ones out there that it’d be helpful to see what to get especially with Black Friday coming up.

Love Rep and hope this stainless is better then their last. Never had the previous but saw enough negative comments about it to prevent me from getting it. Still think Rogue’s boneyard is the way to go. My SS OPB, boneyard, still isn’t rusting after 2 years in my south Louisiana garage 💪🏿

@MelloHubb

9 ай бұрын

I have their deep knurl ex fully stainless bar that Coop did a review on.... The bar is great. I have done over a 500# squat with it without issues. I love that bar and can't justify another power bar at the moment lol

@hitleractually8180

9 ай бұрын

@@MelloHubb That bar is JUNK! Owned it and sold it so fast. Shit rusted in 3 months in a climate controlled basement with dehumidifier.

@MelloHubb

9 ай бұрын

@hitleractually8180 mine is sitting in my garage and has been for the last year. Gets used at least 4x a week for the last year and still looks new. No rust at all on mine.

I’m really glad you touched on the rep power bar EAX because I noticed a little bit of rust on mine and thought I was going crazy. The whole reason I thought that Borel was because it was stainless steel and I didn’t want it to Ross in my garage, so I was pretty annoyed to find out that it rusted.

Thank you for all you and your crew does to bring us these spot on reviews. But I do have one question. If you had to pick one bar and only one bar to do everything what would you pick. I’m in the market for a new bar and I am curious what to look for. Thanks

Great video! Btw what kind of ring do you have I love the knurling lol

Coop, I would love to see a round-up on which is the best Bar/PowerBar!

Hey Coop, please do a review of the wide body bench. I keep seeing ads for it. It has side pads attached to a normal bench that swivel at different angles to allow you to do floor presses flat or inclined. I’ve seen Julius Maddox and Jen Thompson advertise it. Looks a bit pricey at $750 but if you give a good review I’d consider it. Can also be used for preacher curls.

Yes, please do a new power bar comparison vid!

Would love to try this bar out

When are you reviewing the Texas Power Bar 29mm??

@tomjones8235

9 ай бұрын

Yes. Texas Power Bar has a 28.5 mm power bar, but it just came out with a 29 mm bar. Maybe this video was prepared before the release date. BasementBrandon reviewed the 29 mm bar a couple of weeks ago. He liked it.

I'm in the market for a bar, just getting my home gym set up after a few years away. Been planning on looking at a rogue ohio power bar from the boneyard but would love to see a round up of the options these days.

Does the knurling feel any different than the previous deep knurl EX? I have both of the previous stainless steel versions (Standard medium volcano and EX deep mountain).

I live in the Seattle area, and workout in my garage. I have the Rep Deep Knurl EX Powerbar in stainless. 3 years old, doesn't have a spot of rust. Maybe you received a defective or early model, but thought I"d share.

great review, Helios next please.

I think I’m going with the stainless / stainless as my first big boogie purchase for my home gym! Right now we’re using an unbranded bar and a rogue “the rogue bar” 1.0. Neither has center knurling and both have quite a bit of rust on them (bought them used). This looks like an absolutely gorgeous barbell and I’m excited to try it out!

I have this bar on order. I’ve had horrible experience with Rogue customer service, otherwise I would probably go with the Ohio bar because of where it’s made. Fingers crossed, the stainless holds up.

Coop, if I already own and love my Deep Knurl Ex, is this bar worth the upgrade?

Please do a Power Bar Roundup. I'm looking for one this fall and it would help!

PLEASE we need an updated barbell rankings!

I also have the old rep fully stainless bar and never had any rust at all

Your vertical light bars? What & how you set those up

Enjoying my DBD. Wondering...any chance REP will be sending you their BD Power Bar with less aggressive but still aggressive knurling? Would like to see that one in a comparison

if I wanted a stainless shaft and smooth sleeves I would go for the chewy bar. I have a rep stainless steel curl bar no rust issues but prefer American made barbell.

Oh yea top list of power bars 🙏🏼

Coop drop the link to the ring you have on!

Can you please review the Texas 29mm Power Bar? I own one like to hear your thoughts.

what watch are you wearing coop?

Eleiko Power lifting trainer has been my bar for the last 10 years. 29mm, bare steel, very aggressive knurling. It is the gold standard. Too bad they no longer manufacture that bar.

Hey Coop! I know you answered this in the video but I have a follow up question. I am between REP’s Colorado bar and the double black diamond bar. I plan on lifting the big three but I want to flexibility to do some Olympic lifts. If I choose the Colorado bar am I really missing out on any major benefits from the big three that the black diamond would give me?

Would love to see a review of synergee cerakote barbell. They claim it’s best for price.

I already have a rogue opb but I'd probably get this if I needed a new bar, prefer the smooth ends and the knurling is a bit rough for me

3:32 Coop, is that a knurled ring on your right hand?! Where did you get it?

OG Texas Power Bar is the king

You should review hero barbells

When’s the major lutie review coming

synergee rhino bar review! best budget one. is often on sale for $159 canadian!

Alpine bar review, please!

Anyone know how this knurl compares to their power bar EX? Thanks!

What is the width of your gym's wood wall?

Thank you for calling out the REP Stainless Steel issue

@Mojo-pl3oj

6 ай бұрын

Must’ve missed the call. They sent everyone who bought that bar a brand new barbell with their new stainless steel process free of charge, and still keep the other one. 😬

Drinking game when Coop says, '...for most home gym owners...'

Damn, that's a bummer about the old power bar. I just bought it a couple months ago because it was on sale 😮‍💨

I have the V2 all stainless Rep power bar. No rust issues and it’s in my garage. My only complaint is during heavy benching the bar wants to roll out of my hands. I don’t have that issue with my Texas power bar. Anyone else having that issue?

Want the Colorado but want center knurl. Buy both I guess 🤷

Could you add a ranking list in the description for that product category? If you are reviewing a power bar, add a short ranking list of your favourite powerbars underneath. Just the names.

Power bar Roundup!

Would love to see you do a torture test of some top tier stainless bars. Spray them with water and keep them in a steam room and see what happens

Do a magnet test on all of your stainless bars. The more the magnet sticks the more carbon is mixed in. And would you say the knurling is comparable to the handles on their safety squat bar?

But what!?!? That thumbnail got me

@chrisa8203

9 ай бұрын

The stainless steel is a potential concern

Question: would Rep power bars fit as well with Rogue weights as Rogue power bars would?

@richardmather1906

9 ай бұрын

All good quality bars should fit well with good quality weights. That includes Rouge, Rep and most of the brands reviewed on there.

When are you gunna review Hansu Bars?!

looks nice but I would always choose made in U.S over imported when I have the option. Not a total boycott of REP, I love their hex dumbbells and since Rogue imports their hex dumbbells I buy the REP's.

The stiffness of a 29 mm power bar is defined by the bar material's modulus of elasticity; the slope of the stress strain curve. Thus, I wish companies would post that value as it's the true measure of how much a given power bar of fixed diameter and load position will bend on a deadlift. I.e., what's the stiffest bar on the market? OPB? Eleiko comp? Chewy? Rep's new diamonds? It'll be the bar with the highest modulus of elasticity. Giving a tensile strength of a bar means nothing to the consumer if it's already permanently bent at a lower load (which occurs at the bars yield strength, also not published), except for perhaps snapping point safety considerations. I.e., the 250k tensile strength Kabuki will snap later than a OPB, but will already be bent beyond going elastically back to it's original shape (Kabuki should state it's yield strength if it actually wants to brag). Also, the work hardening done by Rogue sets the perceived durability / fatigue resistance of their bars ahead of the competition (but not the stiffness). If others are work hardening, it should be stated also. Thus, until manufacturer's state a) bar material b) yield strength c) modulus of elasticity, there's very little that we can say about the material quality of any bar without measurements... except visually by corrosion rate upon observation, which means little about the bars longevity, strength, etc. Would love for REP to comment to put the concerns about Chinese steel to rest, on the values stated above.

Would love to see this go up against the Chewy bar by American Barbell.

@noydiaz5449

9 ай бұрын

Night and Day my friend. I have the chewy and my brother in-law just got this bar last week. You can’t beat AB made quality. Still a great bar but for that price I would go with Rogue OPB

@richardmather1906

9 ай бұрын

@@noydiaz5449 Love American Barbell bars. They are not the cheapest option, but they are well made.

That is real strange on how you said your rep bar rusted. The 2 stainless bars I have from rep have no signs of rust. I was pretty sure they use 17-4 on the shaft which is what Ivanko, Iron wolfe and rouge use. The companies heat treat them differently though.

@fr201

4 ай бұрын

REP themselves chimed in and said their old bars rusted.

Whats the diffrence between this black diamond power bar and the colorado bar???

@murdog04

9 ай бұрын

The Colorado bar is a mixed use bar. It does not have a center knurl and the knurling itself is a bit more passive (not much) than the DBD bar. I own both and love them. You wont go wrong with either.

@raulgamez5322

9 ай бұрын

The power bar can be used for both benching and squatting would u recomend that??

@murdog04

9 ай бұрын

@@raulgamez5322 Absolutely. the double black diamond bar is perfect for those exercises.

You should try and perform a salt spray test (ASTM B117) for corrosion resistance. Might make for a good video to do a comparison between multiple bars and coatings.

yes i been waiting fo this

Where is that jacket from?

@CraigularjJoeWoodworks

5 ай бұрын

Arcteryx, I have quite a bit from them… nothing special

you may have just showed me my next bar.

@fatherrunner

9 ай бұрын

Just bought the bar!!

RUST!! I stopped video right there. All hyped for this SS version. Rather get tried and tested rogue Ohio SS.

Carbon content doesn't make the steel more corrosion resistant. That's why stainless is little to no carbon and has a significant chromium content

I just bought a whole home gym (cage, bar, trap bar, plates, flooring, bar collars, plate tree and utility bench) for $300 more than this bar alone. "Nice value" bro.

@Mojo-pl3oj

6 ай бұрын

And yet all the other fully stainless steel barbells worth buying are still more than this one. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@REPfitness Any chance there would be an option to order this with a more passive center knurling? Every other spec of this bar (especially the stainless option) sounds amazing! Thanks.

What would be the least prestigious state to name a barbell after?

@HoerigStrength

9 ай бұрын

New Jersey

@Farquad76.547

9 ай бұрын

L.A

@Farquad76.547

9 ай бұрын

Alabama

@martystrasinger3801

9 ай бұрын

Florida- “The bar for retirees”.

@enriquel1993

9 ай бұрын

The Meth Bar- Florida

Where are the "Creme de la Gym" t-shirts?

I don't know how the anything can be better than a Texas Power Bar. That thing is the bees knees.

Coop, really want to buy the Major Lutie rack but want to wait to use your link. You know when that video is coming?

Why does rep not offer collars?

Hey Coop, how about giving away your bar/gym equipments to your subscribers for a change?

The bar i would go for is the Eleiko performance powerlifting bar.

Imagine Coop picking the Rogue Ohio power bar over any bar they put in front of him. Dance with the girl that brought you, huh!!!!!!! I hear you man

This Barbell sounds like a better bar than the Ohio power bar 😅

“Route on a mountain.” Oof.

If they made this in stainless for 350 it would take over the market. Problem with import companies is they price themselves out of the market. Price just is too much. Looks high quality though.

@sadisticbutcher

5 ай бұрын

I agree. Wonder if it has to do with tariffs.

Thanks REP you’re saving me a arm in this inflation economy. Now if I can get my lag back from the government life will be good again.

4:56 ribbed for Coops pleasure

@avinashtyagi2

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Stop saying the "volcano" knurl has the top chopped off. That's not how knurling is done. If you don't know it's fine but dont make something up.

How cool would it be if Rep turned their end caps into challenge coins that come with the bar you purchase?!

The reason stainless steel rusts is because it was worked or brushed with steel tooling or brushes

On an unrelated subject I stumbled across a company that I think deserves a review. Grind fitness out of Raghway New Jersey. Looks to be American made rogue clones. Looks like some real decent stuff. Would love to see a review on them.

Trulaps Dumbells & Freak Athlete Reverse Hyper

So Rep over Rogue?

When you say made over-seas, does that mean China? Or somewhere respectable?

Chewy bar all day

I dislike ribbed sleeves. It’s a pain in the ass to be frank. Glass smooth is the way to go

I think if it was made in USA it would trump Ohio power bar

Yeah I compete in powerlifting power lifting burritos into my mouth After I deadlift 800lbs