BARBELLS.

The men's 28 mm Cerakote bar and the women's 25 mm bar follow olympic standards: length, weight and sleeve diameter identical to competition, so your training reference points stay the right ones. Short bars take the same diameters in a shorter format for tight spaces.

Cerakote protects against corrosion, with a soft feel and lasting colours. Hard chrome is the box classic, bright and hard-wearing. Titanium tops the range: maximum glide, hardness and longevity. For the same training, the coating is first and foremost a matter of maintenance and gym climate — by the sea or in a damp basement, move up the range.

The 5 kg beginner bar and the 10 kg technique bar let you drill the snatch and the clean and jerk without loading up: the tool for weightlifting schools and serious warm-ups.

The olympic EZ bar and its rackable Cerakote version take the strain off the wrists in arm work; the hex bar with adjustable handles makes heavy pulls safer. Complements, not replacements: the straight bar remains centre stage.

The men's competition and women's bars follow federation specifications: knurling, whip and tolerances at the level required by official platforms. For clubs that enter athletes in competition, it's the everyday tool.