PRO Fat Barbell (Hard Chrome - Black/Silver - Bearings)

The 360 Strength PRO Fat Barbell is a full-size specialty Olympic bar designed to add a thicker grip to traditional barbell strength training. Measuring 2200mm in length with a 50mm spring steel shaft and 50mm Olympic sleeves, it can be used across a wide range of familiar barbell exercises while increasing the grip demand.

Features

The defining feature of the PRO Fat Barbell is its 50mm shaft with rotating ends. The larger shaft diameter increases the involvement of the hands and forearms, making it useful for adding grip demand to presses, pulls, rows and other barbell exercises.

The bar uses a spring steel shaft with a tensile strength of 215,000 PSI and is rated to 450kg (1,000lb), providing the strength required for regular loaded training. At 25kg, the bar also provides a substantial starting weight before plates are added.

The shaft is finished in black hard chrome, while the sleeves use silver hard chrome. Hard chrome provides a durable plated surface with resistance to wear and corrosion, helping protect the bar through repeated handling, loading and unloading.

The shaft uses fine, grippy knurling to provide a secure grip across the 50mm surface. Dual IPF and IWF knurl marks provide reference points for consistent hand placement across different exercises, while the centre section has no centre knurl.

The rotating sleeves use a combination of four needle bearings and four ball bearings. The bearings reduce friction as the sleeves rotate, allowing the weight plates to move independently of the shaft as the bar changes position through the hands.

Each sleeve is secured using a dual clipped construction, providing a simple and reliable sleeve assembly. The 415mm sleeves accept all 50mm Olympic weight plates, allowing the bar to be used with an existing Olympic plate setup.

Training Applications

The PRO Fat Barbell allows familiar barbell exercises to be performed with a substantially thicker grip, increasing the involvement required from the hands and forearms while maintaining rotating Olympic sleeves.

Perfect for:

• Bench press
• Overhead press
• Deadlifts
• Bent-over rows
• Back squats
• Barbell curls
• Grip-focused strength training
• General barbell strength training

Ideal Training Environments

The 360 Strength PRO Fat Barbell is suitable for commercial gyms, personal training studios, schools, sporting clubs, strength and conditioning facilities and home gyms. Its 50mm shaft makes it a useful specialty bar for facilities wanting to add more variety to their strength training.

Looking to complete your free weights area? Browse our range of Olympic Weight Plates, Olympic Collars, Olympic Barbells and Plate Storage to complete your setup.

Need More Information?

If you'd like to know more about the 360 Strength PRO Fat Barbell, or need help choosing the right specialty barbell for your training, get in touch with the team at Little Bloke Fitness. We've been helping Australians choose quality fitness equipment since 2009 and are always happy to answer questions, compare products and provide honest, practical advice.

Planning a complete gym fit-out? We also provide equipment recommendations, layout advice and package pricing for commercial gyms, schools, sporting clubs and home gyms.

Call 03 9462 3943, email info@littleblokefitness.com.au, or visit our Melbourne showroom.