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Hammerfit
12-12-2012, 09:25 AM
Looking to purchase a safety squat bar and a deadlift trap bar for our gym, The trainers are going to pitch in and buy these instead of having the gym own them. Anyone had experiences w the squat bar and know of good source?

masterschamp
12-12-2012, 11:30 AM
No experience with the squat bar, Mike..........didn't Zane use to sell something like that?

mrky03
12-12-2012, 11:39 AM
http://www.roguefitness.com/sb-1-rogue-safety-squat-bar.php

Rogue Fitness sells top quality equipment Mike.

Hammerfit
12-13-2012, 08:46 AM
http://www.roguefitness.com/sb-1-rogue-safety-squat-bar.php

Rogue Fitness sells top quality equipment Mike.


first place I looked..thier's is out of stock looking at these guyshttp://www.blackwidowtg.com/

mrky03
12-13-2012, 09:27 AM
That should do the job. Fred Hatfield said the safety squat bar was his secret weapon!

Hammerfit
12-13-2012, 12:59 PM
check this out

http://store.getstrength.com/gs-front-squat-harness-new-generation/

Baldiewonkanobi
12-14-2012, 10:08 AM
Go to Dave Drapers web site and look for his safety squat bar. I believe it has the best arm/grip profile.


Baldie

mrky03
12-14-2012, 11:25 AM
Mike, that might work well. A lot of people have trouble with front squats.

Like Baldie said the Draper Top Squat looks good too.

Hammerfit
12-14-2012, 02:41 PM
Mike, that might work well. A lot of people have trouble with front squats.

Like Baldie said the Draper Top Squat looks good too.



Top Squat may be the most versitale (no need for another bar) Im going to try and reach out to Dave about the arm being in cast to see what he thinks

mrky03
12-14-2012, 06:55 PM
Good idea Mike. I believe Dave will respond with a thoughtful answer. He has had his share of injuries!

Hammerfit
01-13-2013, 09:55 AM
Got the Top Squat in from Dave Draper. I havent had a chance yet to use it but one of the younger trainers did and he was amazed. He doesnt really need it since he has no injuries but what he did comment on it how much more he felt the contractions in his quads than before especially going down deep. He also did walking lunges w 185lb bb and was smiling while he was doing them so I guess that gives you the answer.

Hammerfit
01-19-2013, 04:35 PM
Client squatting with top squat device from Dave Drapper.


http://youtu.be/sEDypYnzan0

mrky03
01-19-2013, 10:59 PM
That looks great. I've read where Dave says it gives you a better feel for the movement. I may have to get one!

Hammerfit
01-20-2013, 10:46 AM
That looks great. I've read where Dave says it gives you a better feel for the movement. I may have to get one!

Out of the 7 people that have used it the common comment is this is hitting my quads more than conventional bb squats makes logical sense, since your not bound up in the flexed position there's more focus to leg muscle activation

one kid who may not have the strongest core said it fried his abs!

Scott Stevenson
01-20-2013, 01:53 PM
For A SS Bar: http://newyorkbarbells.com/im-0210.html (I have one of these - good quality, except one of the handles slipped off after a year or two. Some glue and good as new.)

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I'm all for the Top Squat bar. Have had one for about 5 yr now, I think.

It also fits on smith bars, so you can use it there for squats, lunges, romanian split squats, etc. (It grips the bar well enough to allow you to latch and unlatch the bar.)

-Scott

Hammerfit
01-21-2013, 11:19 AM
For A SS Bar: http://newyorkbarbells.com/im-0210.html (I have one of these - good quality, except one of the handles slipped off after a year or two. Some glue and good as new.)

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I'm all for the Top Squat bar. Have had one for about 5 yr now, I think.

It also fits on smith bars, so you can use it there for squats, lunges, romanian split squats, etc. (It grips the bar well enough to allow you to latch and unlatch the bar.)

-Scott

Thanx Scott, def gonna try some Smith work w it with some of my clients today....great idea!

Scott Stevenson
01-21-2013, 11:47 AM
Thanx Scott, def gonna try some Smith work w it with some of my clients today....great idea!

Sure, man!

I find that even if there's not an extremely tight fit of the topsquat on the smith bar, after you've unracked, the downward force of the bar into the TS makes for a firm hold on the bar.

-S

Hammerfit
02-22-2013, 09:28 AM
Sure, man!

I find that even if there's not an extremely tight fit of the topsquat on the smith bar, after you've unracked, the downward force of the bar into the TS makes for a firm hold on the bar.

-S

Starting to do all my bar leg work w the TS. Smith and BB Squats along with walking lunges. I love the way it transfers the weight more to the quads, coming out of the hole is a mf bitcha but it seems way more effective

Baldiewonkanobi
02-25-2013, 02:41 PM
:)

Glad it works for you....


Baldie