Best high value open trap bar out there that doesn't sacrifice function?

Love to see other companies putting out value products (price to performance). Competition is the best thing for the home gym consumer

What is it like having the 4th best squat in the family now? Congratulations on your new addition and good luck with the full time pivot for the channel.

I've had this bar for a couple months now and couldn't be happier. I happened to stumble across Giant when searching for open trap bars. Great bang for the buck and their customer service so far has been excellent!

What a time to be alive. When I was looking for an open trap bar, Intek was the only one who made a rackable version. Kids these days have it easy. Now get off my lawn. I need to drive my red Corvette to CVS.

Great Review. I researched Giant Lifting, they're located in Washington State, 3 hours away. Looks like I'm getting New equipment with your discount. You're the best.

Used your coupon code and having mine delivered today. Can’t wait to use it

Looks like a great option. Good luck with the move to full-timing it, y’all!

Never even heard of this company. I've been looking at the Rep bar and the new Titan bar as options to add to my home gym. My current trap bar is a cheap $100 Amazon special I picked up at the start of the pandemic. Been looking to add an open bar so have a few more options in my training (mainly farmer's carry and lunges). Looking forward to warmer weather and training outside again. It's fun to change it up and do some sandbag, sled, and carry training outdoors.

Want to know about a certain product, this is your channel, Honest reviews and opinions

Welcome back! Thursdays weren't the same without you! Thanks for highlighting a company I've never heard of with a product that you make look pretty tempting!

Only 8 minutes? A new PR! Have heard good things about this one.

Cool you found them , I drove past their store everyday and never noticed them till last year. Good prices there , looks like it would get most people by

Both of these look like better options than my Vulcan Ox bar. I wish I had held out for either of these. Great review, brother.

Bro I’ve been binge watching All your content! (Just subbed and all that) keep doing what your doing. Good shit my friend

Giant makes great equipment. I have their flat bench single post, amazing and heavy duty

I to have this bar in transit to me. $303 all in. I researched quite a bit. Wanted a bar that was more in line of the 50lb. area, with decent quality. I have heard good things on this one, and at $100 less than the rep, it’s a no brainer. Also, customer service has been awesome and very responsive.

I did receive the bar and I do like it quite a bit. It is very good quality for the price. I made one change which I informed Giant on that they might want to change as well, and that’s the screws used to attach the loading pins. The Allen screw heads strip fairly easily. I bought 10mm x 1.50 hex head class 8 screws. 3/4” long, and it is flawless. Bar is well balanced, and I love the knerling as it is just right. Totally worth it.

Love this bar with the new handles

This bar is almost perfect except for a really obvious design problem that makes the handles incredibly prone to spinning/rotating. The method of mounting effectively puts the handles on an axle and with slick interfaces makes them very likely to rotate. While this can be managed (at least so far) by using lock washers squeezed in between…this seem like a very bad design with a hokey remedy. Future versions NEED some level of interlock between the frame and the handles. I continue to worry my handles are going to spin on my max lifts…which tempers my confidence in this bar.

Great content and entertaining as always. Thanks for the code!

I only work out with calistenics, but if I ever get into an home gymn it's because of you

Giant fitness?? I have never heard of this company. Great find. I will have to look into them. As usual great detailed review.

Great review! This is definitely a solid bar. I’m probably going to replace my Rogue TB-2 with the Rep version based on the foolish notion that I’ll remove the handles and use it as a cambered bar 😂

I’ve been wanting to get this for a minute. Winning one would be the best gift and easy to convince my wife.

Great review and channel. Appreciate all your reviews for us home gym owners. Thanks. Merry Christmas.

Just used your link and discount code to purchase this. Thanks for the great content!

Just ordered using your affiliate link. Super stoked

I have this open trap bar ..omgosh amazing piece

Best purchase for my home gym since buying Brute Balls. Love it even with the rotating handles on my V3.

This might be a good addition to the HG! Thanks for the “honest” review!! 😜

rep trap bar now sells with options for handle with 3 different widths. problem solved. you can also remove rep handles to do squats 👍

Chose this bar over the Rep, love that it’s solidly built and cx team at Giant has been great! I love that it’s 45# , $100+ cheaper, and great build quality that I will pass on to my son (when I’m dead😂).

Picked this bar up locally and couldn't be happier with it for the price. The knurling is outstanding. Mine feels a little more aggressive than my Rogue Ohio Power Bar but maybe it's just denser PPI.

Awesome review. Thanks

This looks like a solid open trap bar. I just wish they weren’t so long, I get it’s for loading a ton of plates, but it’s more difficult to move around my gym and is a downfall if you have a smaller space.

nice review! was not aware of this company before, will check them out. I know the Camber bar feature comes across as a little extra for some people, but it is something I would actually really like to use and I wonder how well Giant would compare to Rep for that aspect

Like the open back so if something goes wrong u could bail out

One small thing but those sleeves look like regular decorative chrome on the Giant. Hard chrome has that dull matte finish similar to stainless steel. Which, by the way, REP's handles are stainless steel and the giant's are either chrome or zinc. Then you've also got the contact point with the jcup being powder coating, which is bound to wear away over time versus hard chrome. It's those small details that add to the cost but overall longevity.

Underrated

I have no use for a trap bar other than deadlifts, so mine is single purpose. I prefer to bench with a Kadillac Bar or straight bar and squat with an SSB or straight bar. Dumbbells are used for lunges, but I could also use an SSB bar for lunges too.

Thank you for the discount code. Was better than my military discount lol

Nice, this is almost identical to my blackbox trap bar. It just has the fat handles switched, and the yare extra fat. And the Knurling on mine is very aggressive, which I like. Excellent bars, would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a good open trap bar. The build in jack is way more useful than expected. I'm wondering if IU could buy another pair of their handles and fit it on mine, because I want to ditch the fat grips and make both the same.

If you had to pick an absolute best trap bar, regardless of price, which would be your pick?

Just ordered mine. And yes I used the affiliate link lol. Gotta love 10% off.

I love a good trap bar! I’m hoping I can win this! 🤞🏽👏🏽🎄

I have this bar. It's great !

Are you going to do a comparison vs the new Titan open trap bar? I haven’t seen the Titan one go on sale since it’s so new but when it does, it will probably be in the same price range if not cheaper.

I was just going to buy the Bells of Steel bar

The center ring on the handle I think is quite importnat. If you miss catching the middle, the bar can sway back and injure you (unlike a barbell that can't go through your thighs). Saw it happen when someone was pushing a heavy set

I need one

Have the REP bar. Love it--except those wide 27" spaced handle spacing. To REP's credit--they are sending me the narrower 25" spaced bars at NO charge! Wow. That said, I would jump on the Giant bar here with no qualms. I also just now see this bar is sold out. Was shipping free? All shipping on the REP bar is.

Good review your delivery is getting better too. I think you're reading less but it's more natural.

Trap bar: for when you've wrongly decided you've completely mastered the straight bar deadlift.

U da best

Hi, how do You find the 25" distance from the handles? Isn't too much? Thank you!

Not sure why, but I subbed.

This looks cool

Have you discovered a preference or a benefit to Reps square shape vs the tapered shape of the Giant bar (easier to hold while shoulder mounted? /Benching grip width / general storage etc...) ?

Is this bar balanced? I've heard it tends to tip over.

Cool video, 😎

Make me go broke bro🤣🤣

Great video. what is the height of the high handles from the ground?

Someone else noticing how the biggest garage gym review channel mentions their honesty repeatedly? You doth protest too much.

I do like the REP bar. I still need to get the alternate handles that they offer.

Are the fixed handles available? I was looking at drilling and adding set screws to stop them from spinning.

You'll probably "hate" me for mentioning it but, did you notice that Titan just released their version at some point in the last week?

only 260 bucks.... its AMAZING DEAL

When it's loaded on the floor in the lifting position will it sit balanced or does it tip to the closed end? Good thing I'm so good with words or that question might not make sense!

Looks like an improved version of the eleiko open trap bar at half of the price.

Would the 25" handle distance work for a petite person (5'5")? Rep has a narrow handle and the new Titan is 23" distance. Can't decide...

I feel like you would be a solid arm wrestler. You should try out some arm wrestling gear and do workouts with them.

Need

This guy---"you just grip it and hold on while you screw is a much more fun experience"---lol

Not sure if anyone cares, but the bar is 45 lbs. Good look finding another rackable open trap bar at that weight.

This vs the New titan open trap bar

Wait. An honest review? What’s that? 😂

I bet I'm waay more honest than this guy....

first?

How well would this bar work for squats ? Like as a safety squat bar ?

Titans came out as well recently...

What is the cost??