Riot Olympic Safety Squat Bar

I have wanted this SSB for years ever since it was released, but several years back I made the naive mistake of ordering a cheaper version from elsewhere not realising how important it is to have the angle between the front facing safety handles and the arms that the weight plates hang straight down on. On my cheaper one there was no angle resulting in the weight plates sticking straight forward at the side of me at the same angle as the handles - this results in a HUGE forward weight/motion trying to constantly throw you forward onto your face, it is impossible to balance the bar especially when squatting up as the forward force is too great. With the Strength shop version there is none of that leaving you to just concentrate on powering up and down through your legs/hips without doing a circus balancing act. When it arrives it is simply an awesome piece of kit, thick tubing and welding all round and with very thick trap/shoulder padding and support that will not sink even under the heaviest of loads. To use it just feels great and extremely satisfying - no more strained shoulders and tendons which completely **** up heavy bench pressing for days afterwards because the whole shoulder capsule is so sore. You really do get what you pay for with this bar as you do with any of the Strength Shop products. Money Extremely Well Invested in return for thousands of hours of enjoyment for years to come.

excellent bit of kit. Sturdy and comfortable

Riot Olympic Safety Squat Bar

I had an old Watson SSB and the whip was terrible.this bar is secure and solid with little whip..great for rehabbing older knees .even do calf raises with it .

It sounds stupid but I truly love this bar. I've used many different safety squat bar over the years but this is without doubt my favourite. The balance on it is just perfect, I lift with friends and frequently have to adjust the wrack height and found myself doing so the other day with this bar on my back. Not my brightest move it has to be said but the loaded bar didn't even sway. The all in one pad is so comfortable, no moving or rolling like you get with individual pads just the feeling of being held securely in place. I really can not recommend this bar enough and as always the service from the strength shop was amazing.