Texas Deadlift Bar
Last updated on January 11th, 2024 at 11:41 am
I hit my first 600lb deadlift on an Ivanko bar from the 1980s. I kept telling myself I should buy a deadlift bar, but just didn’t. The used market hunter in me kept thinking I’d find a deal. Then a group of friends bought me a Texas Deadlift Bar. And now, I’m awesome.
Key Notes
The Texas Deadlift Bar is the tried and true of the powerlifting world. Let’s see if I think you should buy one or not.
Texas Deadlift Bar Overview & Specs
I received this bar at the end of 2022 and have been using it for every deadlift session since then. I’ll be comparing this bar to the use of a normal power bar, and shining some light on why you might want to add one to your own arsenal of bars.
A deadlift bar is intended to do a few things. First, the knurling and the diameter are meant to make holding the bar easier. Second, the often widened bar and sleeves, paired with the “whip” of the bar, means you have a preferential starting point when lifting. These two things add up to more pounds on the bar, in theory.
I’ll take a look at the pros and cons here, when you might want to consider using a deadlift bar, and more. I got the Black Cerakote version, so I’ll also make note about that versus the raw steel Texas Power Bar I owned.
You can check out the Texas Deadlift Bar at this link.
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Joe Gray
My name is Joe Gray - aka Gray Matter Lifting - and I've been lifting at home since 2013. In that time I've built a badass gym, deadlifted over 600lbs, helped grow r/Homegym to over 1 Million subscribers, created the Garage Gym Competition and written a ton of posts here on this site. I love the Garage Gym Community... If you do too, I hope you stick around.
