The curved shaft of the traditional Curl Bar has been trusted by experienced, beginner, and rehabbing athletes for years as a way to reduce strain on the wrists during high-rep workouts. The Rogue Curl Bar updates this premise by incorporating elements from our top in-house Olympic weightlifting bars to create a higher caliber tool. This includes the exclusive non-abrasive knurl pattern from our Ohio Bar—battle tested for years at the highest levels of competition.

The shaft of the Curl Bar is finished with a black “E-coat”—the first bar in the Rogue fleet with this unique finish. E-coating is an electrically-applied paint coating initially developed for the automotive industry due to its superior coverage, adhesion, and corrosion resistance. E-coating creates a super even finish without dripping, pooling or gaps. It’s got cosmetic appeal, but is also consistently tough, uniform, and chip resistant.

The Rogue Curl Bar is one of the few specialty bars of this type to be fully designed, machined, and assembled in the USA. The 28.5mm diameter bar is precision formed to the highest standards. It features bronze bushings, which act as bearing surfaces between the bar sleeves and shaft for a smooth feel. The sleeves (bright zinc in the initial run) are assembled to the shaft using the same snap ring design found in many of our most popular Olympic bars.

The sleeves of the Curl Bar are compatible with most standard Oly plates, including our own Rogue Olympic Plates. You can also explore the Rogue catalog for top quality barbell collars and Gym Chalk, as well as our full line of other American-made specialty bars. Many athletes also use the Curl Bar in conjunction with the Rogue Arm Blaster: accessory, which can help keep the arms tight against the body—isolating the biceps for greater strength building benefits..

The knurling on the Rogue Curl Bar extends to the inside Close Grip portion of the shaft, providing the additional option of performing challenging tricep extensions, close grip curls, or other movements. Narrow grip barbell curls can help better target the long (outer) head of the biceps muscle.