Axle Bars

Thick grip axle bars for strongman style training

Thick bar training will help with grip strength. Compared to just using a standard Olympic bar, training with the thicker bar should mean you can improve grip.

Axle bars also don’t have any knurling so there’s nothing to lean back on when it comes to gripping onto the bar. In addition, they have zero sleeve spin so they’re much harder to use than straight barbells. We have a range of Axle bars, starting with the Classic 7ft Strongman Axle Bar.

This bar can be used with your power rack but is also suitable for deadlifts and other compound lifts such as the axle press . They’re suitable for 2” Olympic bumper plates, and weigh 20kg. Next, we have the Shorty 5ft Axle Bar which weighs 9kg and is ideal for overhead press work as well as bicep curls.

Also in the range, we have Axle Style EZ Curl Bars. These are around 4ft long and weigh approximately 7.5kg. These thick bars help to ease strain on your wrists and are great for mixing up your bicep and tricep workouts.

Finally, we have Axle Dumbbell Bars which are for isolating muscle groups as well as building wrist and forearm strength. Axle bars are particularly good for targeting weaker areas so that you can push past your one-rep max and continue to progressively overload. They’re ideal if you’re thinking of building a garage gym, and they’re just a great bar to have in your collection.

If you have already been training with a regular bar, now is the time to embark on some fat bar training to really improve your grip and work on your hands and forearms.

For more information on axle bars, check out these blog articles
How to use a thick bar
Train like a strongman
The best axle bar exercises
Donna Moore's axle masterclass