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Rogue Fitness / Barbells

Rogue Ohio Power Bar

The 29 mm powerlifting default — stiff, aggressively knurled, centre-knurled, and warrantied against bending for life.

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Specs

Weight45 lb
Shaft diameter29 mm
Tensile strength205,000 PSI
KnurlAggressive, powerlifting pattern
Center knurlTrue
Sleeve rotationBronze bushings, snap ring design
FinishBlack zinc shaft, bright zinc sleeves
F-scale ratingF8-R
WarrantyLifetime against bending
Made inUSA

These figures are copied from Rogue Fitness’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 Rogue Fitness before you buy.

Choose this one if

  • You squat, bench and deadlift, and the Olympic lifts are not part of your training
  • You low-bar squat and want a center knurl to stop the bar sliding down your back
  • You want the least whip you can get under a heavy pull

The detail

The Ohio Power Bar is the counterpart to the Ohio Bar, and choosing between them is mostly a question of whether you clean and snatch. If you don’t, this is the better bar.

The 29 mm shaft is the whole argument. Thicker steel plus 205,000 PSI tensile strength means minimal flex, which is what you want under a heavy squat or a grinding bench press. A bar that whips is helping you in a clean and lying to you in a squat. The trade is real: catch a clean on this bar and your wrists will tell you about it.

Knurling is aggressive by design, and there is a centre knurl. Both are correct for powerlifting and both are irritating everywhere else — the centre knurl grips your shirt and your neck during high-bar squats and front rack work, which is exactly why the Ohio Bar omits it. That single feature is the clearest dividing line between the two bars.

Sleeves rotate on bronze bushings with a snap ring assembly rather than the more common end-cap-and-bolt. Snap rings are the more serviceable design and tend to outlast the alternative in a garage that sees chalk and dropped plates.

The lifetime warranty against bending is worth reading literally: it covers bending, not knurl wear or rust. In a humid garage the black zinc finish will still want oiling, and stainless costs more for a reason.