Home Gym History

#33 This Company Made Your Barbell and You Probably Don't Know It

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Episode Outline

  • (0:00) Origins of Solid Bar Fitness
  • (3:29) Working with other companies
  • (4:53) Changes over the years
  • (6:39) Idea behind the snap rings
  • (9:03) How did you learn to do all of this?
  • (11:25) The price of steel
  • (11:53) The Marrs Bar
  • (16:51) Who invented the hex trap bar?
  • (19:30) Challenges over the years
  • (21:50) Adding to the collection over the years
  • (24:00) Relationship with competitors
  • (25:30) Family business
  • (31:29) Saying no to certain products
  • (33:26) What does the process look like to collaborate?
  • (37:54) Anything that didn’t sell like you’d expect?
  • (39:06) Best coating for bars?
  • (42:44) Majority of business
  • (43:58) Upcoming projects
  • (44:46) HomeGymCon


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    • Learn more about Solid Bar Fitness
    • Visit ⁠vintageweightspgh.com⁠ for additional information on vintage weights.
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