American Barbell Chewy - The Perfect Barbell?
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2023
- Today we take a look at a very special bar. Mostly b/c it wouldn't have been possible to be made without the drive of a lot of people like you and me in the Home Gym Discord. Not only does this bar check the box with specs, but it's made by one of the best manufacturers of equipment there is, American Barbell. Let's take a look at this one and see if it lives up to the hype.
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You might have the legit best home gym in the world lol. Home gym as in legit garage/basement sized. Not some of these mega barn gyms people have.
I always love a good power bar review, and that drop test!!!!! I honestly was not expecting it to be that quiet and devoid of rattle. Phenomenal bar and great review, Brandon!
Got the chewy because of this video, zero regrets.
Just wanted to say thanks for dropping content consistently. I've been a follower for years, and vids like these really influence my spending habits lol. Side note: Texas Power Bars continues to refuse to acknowledge me, any time I ask about the 29mm bar. If they continue to ignore us, I can't say I'll give them any more money.
Thanks for the video and keep up the great job!
I was def taken back by how much better this bar sounded over the Eleiko on your IG vid. Quite impressive and given the price point for the offering, seems like a great deal. "Likes discussing Shafts" and Teeth on Shaft! 🤣
I also got the Mammoth bar and felt the regret of the purchase. The Chewy just arrived, and yes, it's a far superior feel. Thanks for putting some attention to a premium brand that not enough talk about. Love their stuff.
Great review as always
Thanks for the thorough breakdown on this bar. I think it may slide in nicely between my OPD, KPB. The construction quality on this looks second to none.
I have the original Chewy with 25 tpi and the name is spot on Soooo chewy. I just got it on the used market. It’s “vintage”. Great review as always, brother.
Haven’t seen you this positive over a bar since the Luxiaojun power bar review. I’d love to get my hands on this. I’ve always wanted more American Barbell stuff in my gym but their offerings never fit in well based on my needs and what I already have. I’m guessing that’s similar to your situation prior to getting the Chewy. However, I got an American Barbell multigrip bar over the weekend and the craftsmanship is outstanding, especially the details in the sleeves like you pointed out.
Another bar review... brilliant.
Dude every time i watch one of your videos, I immediately wanna buy something lol. Thanks for the great review!! I’d probably go with the 20 TPI personally, like it rough 😅
I have the American Barbell Elite power bar and love it. I haven't got to use a really aggressive bar so IDK how I would feel about them. But my first bar was a Rep Excalibur. and the AB Elite blows it away. Its weird the knurling is so fine, but with the stainless its insanely grippy. Its like sandpaper or grip tape. I think the coating on the mammoth would ruin the grip. And the non existent sleeve clack is amazing. You can then wrap something around your sleeves to remove plate to sleeve clack and get really quiet deadlifts. At least on plates that have slop.
I really wanted an American barbell but because they lacked aggressive knurling, I never pulled the trigger. Maybe they will make it even more aggressive with a V2 when they see that lifters will flock to V1 but I'll wait to see. Also, I like the nod to the 35lb plates on the spin test.
I'd be interested to see more on how this compares to the Rogue OPB and Eleiko IPF Training bar. Is the knurling on this one more aggressive than the Eleiko bar?
My S/S OPB from Rogue is good enough for me. Awesome on overhead press and incline bench. If I'm spending that money on a bar, it's for sweet bearing bar for my power cleans, clean and jerks.
Yep, I have this same bar…I really like it! However, I’ve turned into a SS snob through the years and don’t really like any other finishes so I can’t properly compare with many bars. I will say against my AB Super Power bar the Chewy has a much better powerlifting knurl in my opinion. And AB quality on both is fantastic!
Thanks for the video! I’ve got a Rogue SS OPB and I’m considering switching to this bar. My wife has a Mammoth bar and loves it, but like you I found its knurl too passive. Would you say the knurl on this bar is noticeably less aggressive than the OPB or would you say they’re ultimately pretty similar?
I'm the proud owner of a 25TPI mountain Chewy bar and an AB SS precision training bar. I have other bars from Rogue, Eleiko, and Uesaka - but they don't get much use unless I've got guests in the gym. AB bars are just that good, and an incredible value compared to similar bars. They've really got their tolerances dialed in. I haven't used the kabuki that it's inspired by, or the 20TPI, but I'm very happy with the 25!