Best Women's Olympic Barbell (UPDATED FOR 2018)



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women’s barbells have a shaft diameter of only 25 mm. Compare this to the 28 or 29 mm diameter of a men’s bar. It’s 10% less diameter.

And that means it’s easier to grip for those with smaller hands.

The better grip will be an important factor on the Olympic lifts such as the snatch, and clean and jerk.

Women’s bars are also not as long as a men’s bar. You give up about 3″ of loadable sleeve length – which means fewer bumper plates will fit on it.

As a consequence of that smaller diameter and shorter length a women’s barbell will also be lighter – there’s simply less mass involved.

A women’s barbell will typically weigh 15 kilograms (33 lbs) as opposed to 20 kilograms (44 lbs) for a men’s barbell.

Beyond that, to find the right women’s barbell, find the model that works best for what you intend to use it for.

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