Built Stiff for the Big Three

The PRx Reef Power Barbell is a dedicated powerlifting bar: a 29mm shaft with low whip, aggressive mountain knurling from end to end, and a 2,000 lb static load rating. Under a maximal squat it stays where you put it instead of oscillating on the walk-out.

The shaft is fully knurled with IPF standard marks, so the bar grips your back on squats and your hands on deadlifts. If your training is squat, bench and deadlift, this is the bar built for it.

Key Features

Description

A power bar is not a general training bar with a different label — the whole design brief is stiffness. The Reef uses a thicker 29mm shaft, ≥220,000 PSI tensile steel, and Derlin shaft bushings that give controlled, low-whip sleeve rotation rather than the free spin an Olympic bar needs, so it stays steady and predictable under a maximal squat, press or pull instead of oscillating after you unrack it.

The knurl matches the intent: an aggressive mountain pattern, cut sharper than a volcano knurl, runs the full length of the shaft including the centre — the detail powerlifters look for, since it grips a shirt and back under a low-bar squat so the bar does not creep down your spine mid-set. IPF standard marks give you the same hand and bar placement reference you would use on a competition platform, and grooved QPQ sleeves keep plates seated through repeated heavy loading. Fitness Supply recommends the Reef for lifters whose programme is built around the squat, bench and deadlift; if you also clean, snatch or run mixed conditioning, the PRx Thresher Barbell is the better all-rounder.

Technical Specifications