Molohov's Blog

I am possession of two new items in the world of Olympic Weightlifting: two Men's 20 kg Olympic Weightlifting barbells from the new company, Klokov Equipment. I've used both bars for multiple snatch and clean & jerk sessions and am ready to present my findings on the barbells. I hope this review dispels any myths about the two barbells and lets you finally see the differences between the two. This review is focused mainly on performance and feature comparison between the two barbells. At the end, I will offer my opinion on their performance relative to other market leading barbells that I have tried. The two barbells of the hour: Klokov Equipment Men's 20kg Sports Barbell Klokov Equipment Men's 20kg Olympic Weightlifting Barbell Specifications: Taken directly from Klokov Equipment's website: Olympic Weightlifting Barbell Sports Barbell Ultimate Tensile Strength: 235,000 PSI Center Knurling: Yes IWF specified knurl spacing: Yes Knurli...