American Barbell Rackable Hex Bar
A 40 lb rackable hex bar with 16 inches of loadable sleeve — light for the type, and it fits in J-cups.
Specs
| Weight | 40 lb |
|---|---|
| Length | 84.5 in |
| Loadable sleeve length | 16 in |
| Handle diameter | 1.405 in |
| Sleeve diameter | 1.910 in |
| Handle spacing | 25 in on centre |
| Handles | Knurled |
| Rackable | True |
| Fits | All Olympic plates |
These figures are copied from American Barbell’s own published specs and were last checked on 2026-08-31. Manufacturers revise products without notice, and variants differ. Confirm anything your decision depends on with American Barbell before you buy.
Choose this one if
- You want a trap bar you can rack rather than leave on the floor
- You want 16 inches of sleeve so the bar is never the limit
- You want the lightest rackable hex bar here
The detail
Forty pounds makes this the lightest rackable hex bar covered here — against 60 lb for the Rogue TB-2 and Titan's rackable hex bar. On a bar you will pick up and put down constantly, and one whose own weight goes into every total, that is a real difference.
Sixteen inches of loadable sleeve is the other headline, and it matches the TB-2. That is roughly ten 45 lb iron plates per side — enough that the bar is never the constraint on a pull most people load heavier than their straight-bar deadlift. Compare the PRX hex bar at 9.5 inches.
Rackable is the feature people underrate. Most trap bars live on the floor because there is nowhere to put them; a rackable one sits in J-cups, which means you can rack-pull with it, unrack it loaded for carries, and store it where every other bar lives.
The 1.910-inch sleeve diameter is a strongman size rather than a standard 2-inch Olympic sleeve. Plates fit, but collars do not automatically — American Barbell sells a ProLoc Strongman collar for exactly this diameter, and it is a separate purchase. Plan for it.
Twenty-five inches on centre is wide handle spacing, which puts your hands outside shoulder width and loads the upper back and traps more.
The 1.405-inch handles are thicker than a barbell shaft, spreading load across the hand — useful on carries, and a grip challenge on heavy pulls.
American Barbell does not publish a weight capacity for this bar. Ask before planning a four-figure pull on it.