Bearings will spin more freely and faster than a bushing. This extra spin lends itself to the explosive nature of the two primary Olympic lifts (the snatch and the clean & jerk).

Power bars are what I recommend to almost anyone who asks (see my complete article here on power vs. Olympic lifting bars). One key feature of power bars is that they use bushings.

If you still aren’t sure, check out this video by Fringe Sport. It’s possibly the best breakdown of bearings vs. bushings that I’ve seen. I’m not a fan of the bar they recommend at the end (it checks any of the boxes I see as needed for a home gym bar – see my article here for details), but the video itself is fantastic.

If you stick with quality bars by companies like Rep Fitness or American Barbell, you won’t need to worry so much about bushing material.

Since most home gym owners are not (and should not for safety reasons*) be doing CrossFit or Olympic weightlifting at home, bearing bars are a waste of money for most.

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The slower spin of a bushing is actually better for almost all but the most explosive Olympic weightlifting movements (the snatch and the clean & jerk).

Bearing bars are also used in some CrossFit applications because of the speed and high-rep nature of that type of lifting.

In addition to that, the ultra-fast spin of a bearing bar will often make slower movements like bench, and overhead presses feel unstable. This is absolutely NOT something you want when moving heavy weight over your body! It will actually feel like the weight is shifting around on the bar.

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Wheel bearing noise is usually proportional to vehicle speed, and may change when turning, or become louder or even disappear at certain speeds.

A bar that spins in your hands may spin out of your grip and drop towards the floor unexpectedly. It could also move in such a manner that your wrists are overloaded and injured. In either case, that’s bad!

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First of all, 95% of all lifters training at home will never notice the difference. Don’t overcomplicate things. Buy a quality bar (see my recommendations below) and start training!

This does not mean that maintenance and lubrication are not needed. Regular maintenance and care are required for all bars regardless of bushing or bearing material and type.

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I get a lot of people who email questions that go something like, “I know I don’t really need the spin of a bearing bar, but wouldn’t it be okay to buy one anyway? Maybe I’ll need that down the road.”

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Because the bushings are not fixed to the bar or sleeve, they allow the sleeve to spin around the bar shaft. The spin of a bushing is slower and more measured than that of a bearing.

If a wheel bearing has developed looseness or is making noise, it needs to be replaced — the sooner the better, because a catastrophic wheel bearing failure increases the risk of losing a wheel. The same goes for rear axle bearings on rear-wheel drive cars and trucks. A common symptom of a pending wheel bearing failure is noise from the vicinity of the wheel. The sound may be a whine, hum, rumble, growl, chirp or cyclic squeal that increases in frequency with vehicle speed. But sometimes, wheel bearings can fail without making a squeak. Any noise that appears to be coming from a wheel should be investigated without delay. Wheel bearing noise is usually proportional to vehicle speed, and may change when turning, or become louder or even disappear at certain speeds. A dragging brake pad that’s rubbing against a rotor can often make the same sound, but it usually goes away when the brakes are applied.

Instead, you want the sleeves and the weight plates to move independently of the bar itself. That’s where bearings and bushings come in. How much spin you need is determined by the type of lifting you are doing.

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Bushing bars cost less than bearing bars (all other bar specs being equal) and are the right choice for almost all the lifting you’ll be doing in your garage or basement gym.

Barbell manufacturers describe bearing bars as having “faster, smoother spin” or “ideal for faster lifting.” Faster? Smoother? To many, that sounds like “better.” But that’s just not the case for most people.

Bushings are solid rings of metal, typically made from a softer material than the steel bar itself. There are usually a minimum of two bushings per side on a barbell.

How fast bushings or bearings will wear depends on whether you clean and maintain your bar regularly. For full details on how to do that, see my guide here.

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A. Original equipment wheel bearings are engineered for a service life of more than 100,000 miles, and many are capable of going twice that distance. Even so, average bearing life can range from 80,000 to 120,000 miles depending on how a vehicle is driven and what the bearings are exposed to. Related Articles - AISIN Talks Tires, Mergers and Streamlining Operations - Yokohama Tire Becomes a Lifetime UAF Trustee - US Motor Works Releases New Fuel Pump Modules Wheel bearing cartridges and hubs are sealed and lubed for life so no maintenance is required. But if a vehicle is driven though hub deep water or mud, contaminants may get past the seals and enter the bearing. Once this happens, the bearing is doomed to premature failure. Water breaks down grease, and abrasives scour away at the highly polished bearing surfaces. Eventually, lubrication breakdown and/or wear cause the bearing to fail. Hard driving, specifically hard cornering, can also shorten the life of front wheel bearings. The ball bearings that are used in many passenger car applications can handle normal driving but not the extreme side forces that can be generated by racing or overly aggressive driving. Police cars and taxis are notorious for eating front wheel bearings depending on how they are driven. In high-mileage wheel bearings, “fatigue spalling” may result in bearing failure. Fatigue spalling produces tiny cracks in the surface of the rollers and races and allow flakes of metal to break loose. The same type of cracking can also be caused by severe overloading or misalignment in the bearing assembly. If a wheel bearing has developed looseness or is making noise, it needs to be replaced — the sooner the better, because a catastrophic wheel bearing failure increases the risk of losing a wheel. The same goes for rear axle bearings on rear-wheel drive cars and trucks. A common symptom of a pending wheel bearing failure is noise from the vicinity of the wheel. The sound may be a whine, hum, rumble, growl, chirp or cyclic squeal that increases in frequency with vehicle speed. But sometimes, wheel bearings can fail without making a squeak. Any noise that appears to be coming from a wheel should be investigated without delay. Wheel bearing noise is usually proportional to vehicle speed, and may change when turning, or become louder or even disappear at certain speeds. A dragging brake pad that’s rubbing against a rotor can often make the same sound, but it usually goes away when the brakes are applied.

But sometimes, wheel bearings can fail without making a squeak. Any noise that appears to be coming from a wheel should be investigated without delay.

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In high-mileage wheel bearings, “fatigue spalling” may result in bearing failure. Fatigue spalling produces tiny cracks in the surface of the rollers and races and allow flakes of metal to break loose. The same type of cracking can also be caused by severe overloading or misalignment in the bearing assembly.

I’d rather see you buy a more expensive bar with bushings that’s stainless steel than buy a more expensive bar with bearings in a finish that will corrode easily over time.

When you lift, the bar itself will rotate. For example, when you do a barbell curl, the bar will rotate as you move from the bottom of the lift to the top. This happens to some extent on all lifts.

No, it’s not. When you are doing powerlifting movements like the bench press, too much spin makes the bar unstable. No only that, but 99% of home lifters out there won’t notice any difference that the extra cost of bearings will bring. So, not only will you not notice the benefits where there are some, you will notice the drawbacks when your bar gets wobbily.

If you are currently wondering whether or not to spring for the extra money and buy a bearing bar, I would advise against it in all but a few specialized cases. Just pick up one of the two bars I list above (or see my complete list of recommended bars by budget level here) and get to work!

(*The exception here are athletes who have received proper training from certified coaches and fully understand how to perform these lifts safely at home without a spotter)

A barbell with bushings is a better choice than one with bearings for almost all home gyms. Bearings can make the bar feel unstable when bench or overhead pressing. Bushings are better suited for general weight training, cost less, and are more appropriate for all but the most specialized athletes.

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Bearings are a series of balls or round cylinders (called needles) mounted inside an inner and outer holder. You’ve probably seen bearings before in things like bike or skateboard wheels.

A dragging brake pad that’s rubbing against a rotor can often make the same sound, but it usually goes away when the brakes are applied.

One of the barbell features that impact price the most is the choice between a barbell with bushings and one with bearings. At first glance, the sales copy on bearing bars makes it seem like a higher-quality choice.

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It’s easy to get swayed by persuasive bar descriptions and marketing material. Unfortunately, when it comes to barbells, those descriptions often lead to people buying the wrong thing.

“Bar spin” is a term you’ll often see used in barbell reviews and descriptions. It refers to how well the sleeves of the bar (the parts you mount the weights on) spin around the bar’s shaft (the part you hold on to).

That inertia would then cause the bar itself to spin in your hand at the end of the movement. This would be dangerous, especially when lifting heavier weights or performing faster movements.

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But again, don’t make this too hard. Buy a nice bar and start training! Below are my top choices for bushing bars for your garage or basement gym.

Bearings are located in the same places as bushings, but because they are narrower, you will typically find quite a few of them at either end of the bar sleeve (see image).

If the sleeves don’t spin, then this movement would also rotate the plates mounted on the end of your barbell. Because they are heavy and have a large diameter, that rotation would build up inertia in the plates themselves.

But the correct answer is to spend your money where it matters. If you want to spend extra on a barbell, do it on features that make a difference. Specifically, spend that money on a more durable finish. Bearing bars are a complete waste of money for most home gym owners.

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Hard driving, specifically hard cornering, can also shorten the life of front wheel bearings. The ball bearings that are used in many passenger car applications can handle normal driving but not the extreme side forces that can be generated by racing or overly aggressive driving. Police cars and taxis are notorious for eating front wheel bearings depending on how they are driven.

Wheel bearing cartridges and hubs are sealed and lubed for life so no maintenance is required. But if a vehicle is driven though hub deep water or mud, contaminants may get past the seals and enter the bearing. Once this happens, the bearing is doomed to premature failure. Water breaks down grease, and abrasives scour away at the highly polished bearing surfaces. Eventually, lubrication breakdown and/or wear cause the bearing to fail.

My favorite power bar, and the one I train with daily, is the stainless steel power bar V2 by Rep Fitness. This is a fantastic bar and quite possibly the only barbell you’ll ever need to buy.

Yes. Cheap bars that you’ll find on Amazon or at your local sporting goods stores use harder, lower-quality bushings. These low-quality bushings are also not self-lubricating. This means that they will very quickly seize up and stop spinning.

A common symptom of a pending wheel bearing failure is noise from the vicinity of the wheel. The sound may be a whine, hum, rumble, growl, chirp or cyclic squeal that increases in frequency with vehicle speed.

If you want an equally good bar, but one made in the US, check out the Elite Power Bar by American Barbell. American Barbell has the tightest manufacturing specs of any barbell manufacturer on the market. You can’t go wrong with anything they make.

Higher quality bar manufacturers self-lubricating bushings. This means that the bushing has been infused with oil. The act of spinning will release the oil over time.

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