Strength Shop Riot Safety Squat Bar

Great purchase and addition to the garage gym!

Great, solid feel, nice balance, looks good too!

I had a shoulder impingement that made doing back squats using a traditional bar extremely painful. I purchased the safety squat bar so I would still be able to do squats without having to reach up behind me and hold the bar. I could not be happier, it shipped relatively quickly, was easy to put together, and is extremely good quality. Very happy with the product and would absolutely recommend.

Absolutely love this bar!! I use it for squats and jm presses to hit triceps hard and the bar is just awesome The fact it weights 45lbs makes doing math easy and it was well worth the price and wait for shipping I would buy another

Excellent Product! Excellent Customer Service!

Despite having cervical spinal stenosis and two torn labrums, I am able to squat comfortably for the first time in years thanks to this bar!

This is my 3rd SSB, all from different shops. I broke the first two and this one is holding up just nice. First use I put on 575 and had zero issues. Good product. I only have two preferences, I wish the handles where welded on and I would like a bar instead of tubes. But who am I kidding this thing will take a beating and I attend on giving it one. Thanks for the product.

Just got this the other day, today was leg day and this bar is a beast. I used a really f*&^ed up SS bar at a commercial gym. And knew I had to have it in my home arsenal. I love the look in the photos on your website but they don't portray the bars true dimensions, it really is a beast. All that being said about appearances getting under it was really fun. Needed to hold back how much I was doing because prior to getting the Riot bar I was limited to land-mine squats. At 64 yrs young my go to squat is a safety bar box squat at least for a 4 to 6 weeks. Also Bulgarian split squats felt really controlled, did not need to hold onto the grips which allowed me to stabilize with light touch on the rack uprights. So stoked to have this bar! Great workmanship! My basement is a mess so the photos I took don't do it justice. I have an incentive to clean the place up now! I did get the T-shirt and it fits ok but will fit better after this 9 to 12 week training block. Any thoughts on making a hex trap bar, I got one but not super psyched about it, its ok but......

Fantastic bar! Shoulder pads, balance and spacing are perfect. Weighs exactly 45 lbs which is nice.... And zero whip on this bar...super strong. Shipping took only 3 days..A+!

I really love this version of the bar. There's virtually no whip in the shaft with this tubing.

This is a great bar, at a great price. It forces you to be honest coming out of the hole. I have found my weights have had to come down considerably due to the altered groove. At the same time I am feeling it in my quads much more than with Oly bar back squats as I am a fairly hip and glute dominant squatter. Great Value and swift delivery. Another winner from Strength shop!!

This bar is of solid construction and was one of the primary items I wanted when opening my own gym. I'm not sure why more gyms don't use them (my guess is because they are not multi-functional so multiple uses are out of the question). It eliminates any issues with shoulder mobility as no hyper-extension is required. The bar will happily stay in place even if you don't hold on which means it is possible to load it up and go for a walk as well as simply squatting. It also allows the user to focus on their form rather than how the bar is sitting on their back which often immediately improves technique. If I had any issues it would be the central neck pad which, if it rotates and pops can be very uncomfortable. But that is more of something to look out for than a complaint. Just be careful when getting under the bar in the first place. Other than that, it is a fantastic piece of kit - highly recommended.

This is a very solidly built bar of quality manufacture, weighing 25kg. The sleeves rotate freely, it also has some good knurling either side of the shoulder padding if you want to hold the bar in a conventional squatting manner. The padding is of a strong construction, with plastic handgrips at the end of the handles. The bar comes in an attractive chrome finish. When using the safety squat bar, the emphasis is felt on the lower quads area of the legs, as the weight cambers out in front of you, forcing you to keep upright. The bar is really good for keeping correct squatting form for beginners or people with a tendency to tip forward during the exercise. Overall an excellent piece of equipment and a great addition to any gym.

QUICK DELIVERY , THESE BARS ARE GREAT FOR TRAINING AND MAKE YOU COMPENSATE FOR YOUR BALANCE WHEN COMING OUT OF " THE HOLE " , WILL IMPROVE YOUR OVERALL SQUAT , THEY ARE MUCH TO BE RECOMMENDED IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT INCREASING YOUR NUMBERS IN THE KING OF EXERCISES , THE SQUAT ! DON'T LET UNEDUCATED GYM MONKEYS SAY " YEAH BUT THAT'S NOT A REAL SQUAT , " ITS A TRAINING BAR WHICH WILL INCREASE YOUR " REAL SQUAT " MIX UP YOUR SQUAT ROUTINE AND YOU WILL SEE ITS WORTH THE OUTLAY !

If your after a safety squat bar this one is possibly the best value for money in the UK. There are a few other companies also selling Safety Squat Bars at the moment in the UK but two of them appear to have got the angles of the camber totally wrong (and are over priced). The idea is for the weight to camber out in front of you forcing you forward and there for teaching you not to fall forward in the bottom of the squat, if you look at the picture of the strength shop SSB you will notice this camber angle, which shows strength shops understanding & quality to this product. These bars are also good because they stop you having to always have your arms held in external rotation when squatting. If you have shoulder problems , just squat regularly and want to change the exercise slightly or you are falling forward coming out the hole I would recommend a Safety Squat Bar. These bars are also great for Goodmornings which may improve your Deadlift strength.