I agree. I don’t know the exact width of that locking piece, but this could potentially let you get another 10lb plate on each side since it looks thinner than a regular collar plus it could save some time when swapping weights.
Hi! We are making dumbbells as we speak, first a 25mm sleeve type (1" plate holes) and later an Olympic (50mm) variant, we just have to do more testing to ensure pristine quality!
@trugonomics i just said Watsons gym make a collar that is less than an inch wide when gungnir is working on a collar that is 5mm wider. Why don't you read?
If I had the money I would definitely buy it. Collars are in no way an inconvenience but this is such an elegant solution. Maybe the next few iterations will be cheaper.
@@esteem2 yeah i guess i just thought that rogue weightlifting bars were cheaper than they actually are since their powerlifting bars are like 400 dollars
It's from Norway!? I didn't expect that. Fun to hear we actually design/make good stuff like this in our country. And in that case, if you care to know for trivia's sake, I can say that it's pronounced either "Goong-neer" or "Gong-neer" with the R rolling at the tip of your tongue or sharply in the back of your throat (we have two Rs), depending on dialect. 😅
Finally the gungnir review. Wasn't sure if you were going to be able to get it considering it comes all the way from Europe but good honest review man. 2 thumbs up.
Correct me if I’m wrong. This bar has a tensile strength of 216KPSI It’s 28m in diameter Has dual knurl & Weighs 20KG With a lifetime warranty It presently cost $719 + free shipping Rogue has a bar that’s comparable for $545 It’s not that much expensive. One is made with chrome while the other (Rogue) is coated in Chrome only Big Deal. They both have a lifetime warranty. And when was the last time I had a problem with inferior made bars in a home gym or personal training studio? Never
They have done extensive testing, with over 14,000 drops and up to 320kg: ruclips.net/video/iqNp4mtMQm8/видео.html. The test is shown at 0:40, but it is worth to watch the whole clip. I have tested the bar myself and it is super smooth to use. The quality and feel is just like the high end Eleiko bars they have in most gyms in Norway.
So many people complaining but i honestly love this idea and would love a barbell like this even with its terrible price tag. And those who say its better to buy collars well the best collars cost 40 or more with heavy priced shipping less you spend alot of money and the cheaper collars get broke too often by numbnuts who love throwing them or slamming weights on them. I will iterate I believe this is built more for crossfitters, olympic lifters, or athletes who do multiple compound lifts not so much for bodybuilders, regular gym goers, or powerlifters so I would look at perspective about it.
My gym had an old-school version of this with wider spacing and what looked like a spin-lock collar, but instead had one-way, spring-loaded lip. It was pretty cool listening to zip sound when locking plates down
Idk what's more baby making. the intro music and the sliding of the collars or the intro music and Coops laugh. all in all A+ baby maker vid. Good job coop. Oh and also nice barbell I guess.
That opening music is totally appropriate for your videos, considering every time I see a new GGR video I have to fight the immediate urge to buy whatever your reviewing.
Hi Danny, this was one of our ideas in the beginning, but like Chrontard says, there are so many variants of shafts. Also, we want to make sure that every bar has a durability we can put our name on, and that leaves only a very few bar manufacturers (Eleiko, Kabuki etc.)
That system you describle would have to be unique to one company who endeavours to make "compatibility" a selling point. Posture this idea on Dragons Den, it might do well.
this bar is pretty cool and they (gungnir) tested it rigorously. the collars were holding like 215kg on their side, tandem deadlift at 500kg, they dropped it from height with alot of weight
That first clamp is genius 😲 I have a home gym as well and have more clamps now but when I only had a set of 2 and multiple people using things at once. someone’s not getting clamps. Which was fine we made sure we were safe but man that was a pain
I fabricated a single piece of steel and added a quick release handle for a friction grip collar device. It can vertically hold 500 lbs and does not slip under pressure.
Implement this into standard sized dumbell handles and you could make a fortune!! Dumbell sets are so expensive, that a lot of people just buy handles and plates and then change the weight... but it sucks screwing the collars off and on. This would be so worth it to me!
They need to come up with a collar that sits at the end of a sleeve. So we can max out a sleeve with actual plates. That would be revolutionary. It's like 5 bumpers and a collar.
My idea would be a T plate that screws into the end cap, with ball bearing in the end of the screw to stabilise, then a small remote control to release the ball bearing to unscrew and additional headless bolt to put in as to not compromise bar strength
I got two of those to my gym in june. As a gym owner I would say its totally worth it. I earn the back by spearing the time of sorting collars every day. I would say its Eleiko standard.
This would've come in handy a few days ago as I forgot to put on the collar on one end and as a result all my plates slipped off while squatting. Broken window too. All of which was captured on video and available on my channel. 😡
That green weight held up like a champ. I went to crossfit for a while and if you dropped a bar, even from chest high, with 10 lb plates it would break the plates.
There was no market back then. Doing cnc for a barbell sleeve would drive up the price. The grooves will also wear and tear the plates over time. But I love it! Innovation.
13:50 the only way to fix that would be to have weight plates that are exactly as thick as a multiple of the width of those ridges (so if those ridges are 1/8 of an inch, the weight plates' width would have to be an even multiple of 1/8 of an inch). Now I'm no expert when it comes to the manufacturing of barbells, BUT I highly doubt any manufacturer makes plates that way that are even multiples of one smaller measurement.
I am in EU. I may have thought it if I would have known it before buying from Rogue EU an SS Ohio Power Bar with chrome sleeves... that was 500€. Here the Gungnir is 650€.
Special manufacturing, tooling, and machining. If it was made in America it'd be $1500. Time is MONEY when you're paying skilled machinists and don't want to throw away a bunch of QC failures.
@@unlisted9494 If you're into flushing money down the drain, rock on. But I got a PERSONALIZED Ohio Power bar and aluminum collars from Rogue for about half that, so thanks, but no thanks. I'm good.
@@scarrington they're literally not comparable. The craftsmanship on this is equal to that of a Kabuki bar. Where the rubber meets the road is knurling, and I've yet to use a Rogue bar that has knurling that last the test of time. They're sharp out of the box, but you have to pay a lot to get one made out of actually decent steel.
I bought this today! Wow it’s such a great bar the the sliders! Wow!! You don’t realise you need this in your lifting life, until you have it! 😂 get it, zero regrets
got an amazon basics bar for 65 bucks cant tell the difference between it and my rogue bar, the percentage increase in quality is not equal to the percentage increase in price, if there even is a difference in quality and if you even need that quality for your purposes
@@jorgediazcantu I'll be honest, I've not done anything to maintain it, but it's only been about three months now and still looks pristine even with daily use. I'm also indoors and not in a shed or garage, so things like extreme temperatures and moisture aren't a problem for me. I'll need to get a brush to brush out bits of the j cup plastic that have rubbed off into the knurl, but that's all I plan so far. Sorry, that's probably not that useful. One thing with mentioning with regard to maintaining your plates if they're polyurethane: because the collar is "ribbed" there's a bit of catching if you load a change plate on with the serrations up. But, easy fix, just twist it so serrations are down as you load them.
@@stevenliu1070 Thanks man that's actually very useful, I'm also indoors and the only thing I do is remove the chalk from the knurl with a nylon brush. The plates are not polyurethane but good thing to keep in mind if I ever get those. So if at some point the sleeve spin starts to slow down it should be ok if we disassembly the bar to clean and oil the bushings right?
Do they not sell the sleeves separately so they could be fitted to your own cheaper bar ? Makes more sense to me to do that especially for people who can't afford the price of full bar .
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Man these would be very useful in adjustable weight dumbbells
I agree. I don’t know the exact width of that locking piece, but this could potentially let you get another 10lb plate on each side since it looks thinner than a regular collar plus it could save some time when swapping weights.
Hi! We are making dumbbells as we speak, first a 25mm sleeve type (1" plate holes) and later an Olympic (50mm) variant, we just have to do more testing to ensure pristine quality!
@@gungnirofnorway7834 watsons gym produce a 20mm thin 2 inch dumbell collar
Gungnir of Norway Olympic dumbells would be awesome! Just please don’t make them $800 haha
@trugonomics i just said Watsons gym make a collar that is less than an inch wide when gungnir is working on a collar that is 5mm wider. Why don't you read?
This could be a game changer for plate home adjustable dumbbells!
It is coming 😊👍
First an 1" inch plate hole variant and then Olympic later. Sign up for our newsletter if you want to be informed when it arrives! 😊
@@gungnirofnorway7834 Good to hear, im off to sign up now :)
@@gungnirofnorway7834 That's awesome! I'm excited for such dumbbells, but I need so many more 10 lbs plates! :D
Yea for the small price of $500 a dumbell
@@mostdope9785 compared to £5000 for a full set of normal dumbbells?
It's titanium, not cast aluminum. This makes a hell of a difference
Please elaborate
@@incorectulpolitic way stronger
You've just introduced 3 new Cross Fit events: 1. Travelling Clean and Heave 2. Plyometric Barbell Pogo Jump 3. Rack Climb Sumo Barbell Target Drop
Need to calculate the 78% 8.42RM on the RCSBTD
If I had the money I would definitely buy it. Collars are in no way an inconvenience but this is such an elegant solution. Maybe the next few iterations will be cheaper.
THIS! THIS is what we’re subscribed for.
For context: In Europe this bar is no more expensive than Rogue bars of equal tensile strength.
Who would have thought shipping 20kg across the planet was expensive...
it's 719$ in europe
Pedro Gonçalves I think what he's saying is that a Rogue Bar in Europe is just as expensive
@@esteem2 yeah i guess i just thought that rogue weightlifting bars were cheaper than they actually are since their powerlifting bars are like 400 dollars
Pedro Gonçalves look at my most recent post in regards to fair comparison
Dig the name - gungnir was the spear of Odin that would never miss it's target
If I owned a gym I think it would be worth the buy, ppl are always moving the clamps around and losing them, but for the home probs not
The amount of times I couldn't find them. And did the lift without 😅
But for my home gym I don't see the need
Tried a test example in our gym. Absolutely great barbell, especially for CrossFit / barbell cycling workouts.
It's from Norway!? I didn't expect that. Fun to hear we actually design/make good stuff like this in our country.
And in that case, if you care to know for trivia's sake, I can say that it's pronounced either "Goong-neer" or "Gong-neer" with the R rolling at the tip of your tongue or sharply in the back of your throat (we have two Rs), depending on dialect. 😅
This costs the same as a normal rogue bar here in norway. And costs way less than most eleiko bars as well. Great video tho!
Honestly had no idea bars were that expensive, makes a gym membership better than buying one for yourself
Yeh Eleiko bars are retarded priced. It's basically 10k + nok (1000 dollars)
marius johansen Dyr livsstil med hjemmegym hær i Norge altså haha
@@homegym_overlord1370 Jepp, har nå brukt en del... Og mer blir det.
@@MLGB0Yz A barbell is a long time investment.. It will pays off after some years
When I saw the thumbnail I automatically knew I would love it and it doesn't look cheap. It looks well made and thought out.
I need to clean my fingernails... Beat you to it :)
lol I was about to comment on this sir!
Came here to say this😂
no! we were suppose to point it out!
You stole the words from my [fingers].
Damn you!
Finally the gungnir review. Wasn't sure if you were going to be able to get it considering it comes all the way from Europe but good honest review man. 2 thumbs up.
5:09 - If you are ever looking some collars, you got a pair next to your power blocks ;)
This could have gone so wrong. Glad you're still with us, Coop!
Correct me if I’m wrong.
This bar has a tensile strength of 216KPSI
It’s 28m in diameter
Has dual knurl
& Weighs 20KG
With a lifetime warranty
It presently cost $719 + free shipping
Rogue has a bar that’s comparable for
$545
It’s not that much expensive.
One is made with chrome while the other (Rogue) is coated in Chrome only
Big Deal. They both have a lifetime warranty. And when was the last time I had a problem with inferior made bars in a home gym or personal training studio? Never
They have done extensive testing, with over 14,000 drops and up to 320kg: ruclips.net/video/iqNp4mtMQm8/видео.html. The test is shown at 0:40, but it is worth to watch the whole clip.
I have tested the bar myself and it is super smooth to use. The quality and feel is just like the high end Eleiko bars they have in most gyms in Norway.
So many people complaining but i honestly love this idea and would love a barbell like this even with its terrible price tag. And those who say its better to buy collars well the best collars cost 40 or more with heavy priced shipping less you spend alot of money and the cheaper collars get broke too often by numbnuts who love throwing them or slamming weights on them. I will iterate I believe this is built more for crossfitters, olympic lifters, or athletes who do multiple compound lifts not so much for bodybuilders, regular gym goers, or powerlifters so I would look at perspective about it.
Powerlifters don't do multiple compound lifts?
@@ragedrephaim5570 im referring to more than just the 3. Probably should have clarified that.
This review did it for me. I bought the barbell and dumbbells last December and just got them in my new Rogue office gym.🍻
10:41
Everyone : watching the bar falling down slowly
Me: watching the fan spinning slowly
Lol me too 🤣
Im high
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!! I’ve never thought about that!
My gym had an old-school version of this with wider spacing and what looked like a spin-lock collar, but instead had one-way, spring-loaded lip. It was pretty cool listening to zip sound when locking plates down
Your reviews were immensely helpful and helped me to decide to purchase the 2 tier York dumbell rack. Thank you very much.
"Go ahead and throw a 100 pounder here ... " hahaha
@brett linthicum I have not watched every one of his videos so was unaware. You sure seem like a miserable individual though! ha
I thought it was funny, that guy is as asshole
Brett is definitely a douche guy name
I can't believed that reaction lmao what an asshat
@brett linthicum Hahaha!!! You're a miserable!!!! HAAAAA!!!!
Idk what's more baby making. the intro music and the sliding of the collars or the intro music and Coops laugh. all in all A+ baby maker vid. Good job coop. Oh and also nice barbell I guess.
Awesome test. Loved when you put the bar vertical and jumped on the weight!
Is that an Oura ring on your finger? Awesome innovation from the happiest country in the world, Finland!
That opening music is totally appropriate for your videos, considering every time I see a new GGR video I have to fight the immediate urge to buy whatever your reviewing.
I saw you taking it easy on that jump test, 5 seconds later I had to eat my words!
Could they just sell the sleeves without the bar... then you can purchase any bar and replace the sleeves with these one?
nope, cuz every bar has different shaft thickness and legth under sleeve
Hi Danny, this was one of our ideas in the beginning, but like Chrontard says, there are so many variants of shafts. Also, we want to make sure that every bar has a durability we can put our name on, and that leaves only a very few bar manufacturers (Eleiko, Kabuki etc.)
That system you describle would have to be unique to one company who endeavours to make "compatibility" a selling point. Posture this idea on Dragons Den, it might do well.
I don't think I would spend ~$800 on that bar when I can buy a Rogue or Texas Bar and 10 sets of collars for the same price.
It's probably going to be more popular in upscale gym chains and overseas
Keep Rocking!, woah shipping a 20Kg bar 5 thousand miles is expensive?!?!!
Keep Rocking!.... #Sarcasm 🤷🏻♂️
this bar is pretty cool and they (gungnir) tested it rigorously. the collars were holding like 215kg on their side, tandem deadlift at 500kg, they dropped it from height with alot of weight
Please do another review on this 🙏 such a nice bar
That first clamp is genius 😲 I have a home gym as well and have more clamps now but when I only had a set of 2 and multiple people using things at once. someone’s not getting clamps. Which was fine we made sure we were safe but man that was a pain
This was fun to watch bro! And very cool bar, never seen one!
this would be amazing for commercial gyms, if they weren't stingy
I fabricated a single piece of steel and added a quick release handle for a friction grip collar device. It can vertically hold 500 lbs and does not slip under pressure.
Implement this into standard sized dumbell handles and you could make a fortune!! Dumbell sets are so expensive, that a lot of people just buy handles and plates and then change the weight... but it sucks screwing the collars off and on. This would be so worth it to me!
They need to come up with a collar that sits at the end of a sleeve. So we can max out a sleeve with actual plates. That would be revolutionary. It's like 5 bumpers and a collar.
My idea would be a T plate that screws into the end cap, with ball bearing in the end of the screw to stabilise, then a small remote control to release the ball bearing to unscrew and additional headless bolt to put in as to not compromise bar strength
Thanks for showing us how it works right away. Big ups for that
I got two of those to my gym in june. As a gym owner I would say its totally worth it. I earn the back by spearing the time of sorting collars every day. I would say its Eleiko standard.
Oly dumbbells like this would be heaven
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@@gungnirofnorway7834 sweet they'll look good as a set w the allrounder I just ordered :p still wish there was an option for the blue!
7:08 somebody come get her…
Lmao
This is good
Would be cool if they make the sleeves to be sold separately, and designed for specific bars. That way it is kind of a barbell upgrade.
Totally agree. This is a great idea. Cheaper shipping too.
Not practical. Maybe if you could ship them your sleeves and have them machine and re chromed. Still would cost maybe $300 - $400.
The Pogo Jump Test! An all-time classic!!
10:45 - I can hear Jim Ross screaming "As God is my witness, he is broken in half!"
The disrespect to that unsuspecting barbell in the intro :’(
Liked for the intro.
This would've come in handy a few days ago as I forgot to put on the collar on one end and as a result all my plates slipped off while squatting. Broken window too. All of which was captured on video and available on my channel. 😡
How you manage to blame the collar for YOUR forgetfulness is quite impressive.
James P I was going to say something but forgot... 🤪
In 10 years these better be standard issue in commercial gyms
Stripper coop when he isn’t getting paid during quarantine
Not a revolutionary video from Coop, but certainly an evolutionary video from Coop.
That green weight held up like a champ. I went to crossfit for a while and if you dropped a bar, even from chest high, with 10 lb plates it would break the plates.
Awesome to see this finally out!. How does it go with maintenance or cleaning? I would imagine dust would settle into the slots eventually.
"Fun fact. No charge" the dad jokes are impeccable hahaha
There was no market back then. Doing cnc for a barbell sleeve would drive up the price.
The grooves will also wear and tear the plates over time. But I love it! Innovation.
Gym equipment is finally hitting jump the shark. A solution to a question exactly no one is asking.
8:19 the fan top left looks weird
Great video, but would not ever pay $800 for that bar. I would buy an Ohio and safety squat bar and save $50. Keep them coming Coop.
13:50 the only way to fix that would be to have weight plates that are exactly as thick as a multiple of the width of those ridges (so if those ridges are 1/8 of an inch, the weight plates' width would have to be an even multiple of 1/8 of an inch). Now I'm no expert when it comes to the manufacturing of barbells, BUT I highly doubt any manufacturer makes plates that way that are even multiples of one smaller measurement.
I am in EU. I may have thought it if I would have known it before buying from Rogue EU an SS Ohio Power Bar with chrome sleeves... that was 500€. Here the Gungnir is 650€.
Good stuff as usual here by Garage Gym Reviews.
$800... Yikes, that's nearly as expensive as a REP Half Rack! 😳
Wow! Was thinking it was expensive but $800. Wow
Special manufacturing, tooling, and machining. If it was made in America it'd be $1500. Time is MONEY when you're paying skilled machinists and don't want to throw away a bunch of QC failures.
@@unlisted9494 If you're into flushing money down the drain, rock on. But I got a PERSONALIZED Ohio Power bar and aluminum collars from Rogue for about half that, so thanks, but no thanks. I'm good.
@@scarrington they're literally not comparable. The craftsmanship on this is equal to that of a Kabuki bar. Where the rubber meets the road is knurling, and I've yet to use a Rogue bar that has knurling that last the test of time. They're sharp out of the box, but you have to pay a lot to get one made out of actually decent steel.
christian some eleiko bars costs 15000NOK. (Around 1500dollars)
I bought this today! Wow it’s such a great bar the the sliders! Wow!! You don’t realise you need this in your lifting life, until you have it! 😂 get it, zero regrets
I would enjoy seeing these in the gym I go to and would definitely buy a few of these for the gym I want to one day open.
got an amazon basics bar for 65 bucks cant tell the difference between it and my rogue bar, the percentage increase in quality is not equal to the percentage increase in price, if there even is a difference in quality and if you even need that quality for your purposes
Only the IT needs will understand this but that sound gives the same satisfaction just like peeling the plastic of glass PC case panels!
This is an EXCELLENT review!
Coop representing the fitness gang yeah yeah keep it going bro💪🏻👍🏻😃
Nice job Coop! 🤩
love your vids. What's your opinion on the Tytax t3-x home gym for an avid weight lifter?
Compare it to the x9 hybrid
Gungnir is the spear of Odin.
I think the second g is silent but I'm not sure. This was a great review. I like the bar. If mine ever breaks I'll consider this one.
Seamaster, moustache, sick bar...
This man has it all
These sleeves would be great on a Yoke, farmer handles, and various other strongman implements.
That’s some pretty cool ingenuity
Really strange Coop. When I did this I got a different outcome? 1 broken leg and 3 cracked ribs? Guess ill leave the testing to you in future
I have this. It's a wonderful barbell. AMA. And yes, the slidelock collar is very satisfying.
Hi there!, I just bought mine, how often do you maintain yours?
@@jorgediazcantu I'll be honest, I've not done anything to maintain it, but it's only been about three months now and still looks pristine even with daily use. I'm also indoors and not in a shed or garage, so things like extreme temperatures and moisture aren't a problem for me. I'll need to get a brush to brush out bits of the j cup plastic that have rubbed off into the knurl, but that's all I plan so far. Sorry, that's probably not that useful.
One thing with mentioning with regard to maintaining your plates if they're polyurethane: because the collar is "ribbed" there's a bit of catching if you load a change plate on with the serrations up. But, easy fix, just twist it so serrations are down as you load them.
@@stevenliu1070 Thanks man that's actually very useful, I'm also indoors and the only thing I do is remove the chalk from the knurl with a nylon brush. The plates are not polyurethane but good thing to keep in mind if I ever get those.
So if at some point the sleeve spin starts to slow down it should be ok if we disassembly the bar to clean and oil the bushings right?
That is a satisfying slide and click.
Oh man...the intro!!
They're really cool. Do they need to be oiled?
God dangit Coop! Just teasing me with that adjustable Kabuki SSB!
0:20 OSHA would not approve of this behavior.
Above the rack deadlifts, done by every gym bro, coming to a gym near you.
Volcano man bar! When did I miss the 3rd Sorinex rack and new space???
Nicely done Coop. Your wife has been on the phone making sure your insurance is current. 🤣
My gym has 3 1/2 collars and 13 stations that need em
Who else feels that Coop is a systematic blend of Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs for garage gyms
Ope! Throwin in the subtle YouBetcha reference in there. Buschhhhhhhh! Nectar of the gods
Favorite line "It's like when you open up a can of Busch." Almost spit my drink at my computer screen at work from laughing so hard haha!
Do they not sell the sleeves separately so they could be fitted to your own cheaper bar ? Makes more sense to me to do that especially for people who can't afford the price of full bar .
You have any reviews on adjustable dumbbells?
That sound is so satifying. 🙃
Love it !
you were having too much fun jumping on that plate haha
11:56 That moment when you realize "ahhh fuck I might have actually broken it" hahaha
are the sleeves bottom weighted to keep the collar at the top ? if the sleeves roll wont they face down making them useless?
Rogues russian olympic bar is about $800 and it comes with competition collars!
Not cast aluminum. Titanium collar. Nickel plated sleeves. Hard chrome bar.
Correct, thanks Justin! 🤗 The Nickel coating is also electroless, which is harder and more durable than electroplated nickel.