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.

Got the chewy because of this video, zero regrets.

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!

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.

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 video and keep up the great job!

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.

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. Looking forward to your Aggro 2X review. Most specifically, how it compares to the SS OPB. Struggling to decide between the two and have no way to grip and rip prior to purchase. There's another SS bar on the market that goes on sale frequently but no one covers. Gorila Fitness CEROS bar (Canadian company, Chinese made bar). It looks decent, and sometimes goes on for $350 CAD ($200 off ish). But, no one has reviewed to my knowledge.

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 😅

Thank you very much for the review! I love my Mammoth bar. It's my daily driver. I'd love to pick this bar up...but the wife would kill me if I bought yet another power bar.

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!

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.

Looks like a Great bar and the drop sound test was fantastic and really made me want one but $625 for a barbell is gonna be too much for me to pay for a barbell as I don't compete and I can't justify that much money for just another barbell to go into the gym. I have high quality bars and to me expensive bars between $300-$400 but $700 to my door will never be something I pull the trigger on. I do enjoy seeing what's out there though and U always come through with these type reviews. Very Cool

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!

Another great, informative video, Brandon. Say, where does a guy get one of those sweet “Bar Don’t Lie” shirts?

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.

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.

Was going to order right now. But decided I will sleep on the idea, and if I still want it tomorrow, then I’ll order it.

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'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?

FYI I just ordered a blemish American Barbell Elite power bar and what I got has Chewy end caps and feels an awful lot like some of my Kabuki bars. So if you’re in the market for one maybe give customer service a call to see if that’s what they are at the moment. Given that they’ve gone to free shipping this is roughly the same price as a Rep power bar. Especially since I left it in my cart long enough to get a 5% off code.

I have the Kabuki Power Bar in Nickel finish and absolutely love the knurling. I’d like another power bar and have been eyeing the Rogue SS OPB but now this Chewy bar has peaked my interest due the quality construction you pointed out. If I wanted a bar noticeably different feeling from my Kabuki, which would you recommend? If I wanted a bar that would be used in competition (USAPL).

Adding it to the maybe List.

Very good review. I am sure there is a market for this, but I do hope they don't go to this knurling on everything. There are a lot of fans of their regular knurling. I love my Grizzley Power Bar. Plenty of grip, but does not rip up the hands at all.

Thanks for the video. Very interested in this barbell. I just wonder about one thing, as I've heard from one reviewer of another AB power bar that their composite bushings produce more spin than what is optimal for a power bar. Have you found that the spin on these sleeves is so much that it creates wrist instability when benching like a weightlifting barbell would?

How does it compare to the Rogue Ohio Power Bar? Do you like the knurl better? Is it quieter on a drop test?

Do you have a Rogue OB 2.0S with the quiet sleeves to compare it to? I wonder if it would be similar in tolerance and play.

When I saw the clip on Instagram of the barbells being dropped, I thought you had slowed the video down for the American Barbell with how it sounded lol

Does anyone now why AB didn't make an aggressive knurled bar like the home gym discord asked for? That was the original request as I remember it. Great comparison and no question AB has the best quality welded sleeves/ bearing fitment. Thanks for the review B.

In terms of pure "grippyness", would you say the Chewy bar is on par with or better than the OPB? In other words, without using chalk which could you pull the most weight with?

Look into the American barbell T-Grip (with rolling sleeves, full length version). In my eyes the mest multi Grip barbells 😍

Yo whats up with the metal wire attached to the bar when doing DL's??

Wow this bar seems to check all the boxes. Just wondering: what other stainless steel power bars have smooth sleeves?

Hey B. What are your thoughts on Rogue doing a 28.5mm version of the Ohio Power Bar?

Bro when do I get to buy one of those “Bar don’t lie” t-shirts? :)

What attachment is that on your rack holding the SSB ?

If they have factory seconds I’d be interested….until then I’ll be looking at boneyard stainless steel OPB.

Hm just checked the tensile strenght, to be fair, 190k is more on the lower end. I know the Kabuki level is kinda unnecessary, but there are stainless steel shafts with way above 200k!

How much different is the knurl on a eleiko IPF powerlifting training bar and the chewy? Same TPI?

Jesus the sound on the Kabuki was really not great. Kinda sad considering it's still the stiffest and hardest, but i heard a lot of people complaining about how much slack there is. For my ears the difference compared to the eleiko was not that big, also the comp. raw steel powerlift eleiko i owned had VERY TIGHT sleeves, but then again, huge price difference of course.

As a 35 pound plate lover myself I can appreciate the spin test with the 35 🥲

Wow, in the drop test there's almost no rattling.

How's the aggressiveness on the knurl compare to a Texas Power bar and Ohio power bar?

Can you really use drop sound as an indicator of quality when AB uses composite/plastic bushings while the others are probably use metal bushings? Of course metal on metal contact will sound different.

Basement Brandon you don’t like the American barbell elite? The knurling I think is fantastic, is it too mild for you?

Also, how would you say this compares to the knurl of a stainless steel ohio power bar? Would you say the production quality of American Barbell is better or worse than Rogue? I was considering buying a stainless Ohio Power Bar, with the black finish on the sleeves, but might save up for this or a Kabuki Power Bar, if it's that much greater.

The specs look exactly like the Elite power bar with a more aggressive knurling.

Very cool back store.

Basement Brandon do you prefer 20 or 25 tpi version of this bar

Wonder if there is a 20 TPI or 25TPI ? Or both ?

Out of all the barbells you’ve used, which is your favorite?

I don’t understand why bar dropping sound matters… can anyone explain what I am listening for or why it would matter?

I think I definitely want this. Wish it came in 45lb version as well.

Were you surprised by the fact that they didn't use the 210,000 psi steel from the Super and the Mammoth bars? The description says 190,000. Not that it makes a real world difference. Just find it odd.

Which bar is your daily driver at this point?

Would you choose it over the Kabuki bar?

Brandon what is the TPI on the rogue OPB? If you don't know, sorry to ask such a technical question! Figured if anyone would it'd be you I'm not really after another power bar since I got a stainless during rogue black friday, but would like a new bar without center knurl. Would be cool to get an aggro without center knurl.

I despise ribbed bars. If it was $450 I'd bite. I don't have the finance to go buy a barbell of these pricings unfortunately.

Why don’t we have more bars that also have stainless steel sleeves?

Great content Brandon! However American Barbell jacked the price minutes before it went "on sale" lol, great product but joke brand

Wow that sounded quiet!

*Disclaimer* the barbell is not chewy whatsoever. It’s not even edible

For 625, nope. Maybe if I made a living with that.

Super disappointed in this bar and AB - was really looking forward to it based on this review. Knurl etc is great, but one of the collars is blemished. I have an Elite PB that's ~3 years old and sees a lot of use - it looks a lot better. I compare these bars side by side - one collar looks like it was refinished or sanded. Lots of back and forth with AB; I do think they made a good faith effort to review, but ultimately came back with "we changed our process, its in spec" and "don't worry, won't affect function or longevity." Huh? The entire point of paying ~40+% more than a similar Rogue bar is to get a higher quality product. Premium price = premium product and service. So now I can keep this, and always be disappointed, or pay return freight and maybe a 20% restock fee. I left a 2 star review, which they didn't allow to post, which is cool.

FWIW the kabuki bar knurling isn't far off from my mammoth bar. 🤷

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Seems like nothing special. The new rogue Ohio bar is pretty quiet. I don’t see a difference between this and the Ohio bar.

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