Origin Axle Bar

The Origin Axle Bar is perfect for strongman style training as it provides a challenging twist on traditional barbell exercises with an extra chunky 50mm shaft diameter. To give context a regular Olympic or Powerlifting bar tend to have shafts with a diameter between 28-29mm. Known as "thick grip" or "fat bars" they increase demand on a users grip and can be used to strengthen muscle groups in the wrists and forearms by progressively overloading them.

Typically, Axle Bars don’t have knurling, but we added knurling to improve grip levels on the bar. Developed for all round functional strength, they have a great feel when used to perform compound movements. The Origin Axle Bar can be used with our range of Racks or Rigs making them versatile across a wide range of exercises. If you’re looking to improve grip and forearm strength, then this barbell is the one for you.

Axle Bar Exercises and Usage

The Axle Bar has roots in the strongman world, where it was often used with wagon wheels or alternative plates. Modernising this our axle bar also fits with traditional Olympic size weight plates. Created for both strongmen and strongwomen, this style of bar is now an essential tool in most strength training gyms.

Constructed from brushed steel and weighing 16kg, the bar has been designed to handle anything you throw at it and comes with an impressive maximum capacity of 317kg/700lb. In addition, another thing you'll experience when training with the Axle bar is the fact there is no rotation in the sleeves. This feels slightly different to those used to the rotation, as it forces more varied muscle activation, even in traditional movements like squats.

• Deadlifts
• Rack Pulls
• Axle Bar Holds
• Clean and Press
• Overhead/Strict Presses