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4.5
I continue to be impressed with the rim sports brand of exercise accessories. This barbell pad is no exception to that statement.The material doesn't absorb sweat and make it nasty to use. The padding material is plenty thick and dense enough to add needed comfort even with hundreds of pounds on the bar. The velcro strip is wide and travels down the entire length of the pad so it has no chance of falling off the bar. Other brands of barbell pads lack many of these important features.If I had to be a bit nit pickey I would say that the Rim Sports logo on this barbell pad is not quite as nice as I've seen it on other Rim Sports products (some are embroidered in) this is print, but that is probably due to the material they used to prevent sweat absorption so this is a give and take, but I'd rather have the utility of the material than the appeal of a nicer logo.I did have the pad swivel around one time to where the only part without padding was resting on my shoulders effectively making a layer of velcro in between my shoulders and hundreds of pounds. But once that happened I learned to tighten down the velcro better. Never happened after thatConstruction and padding are great. But it is hard to get the Velcro strips yo reach each other on even the smallest circumference bars.This barbell pad feels and looks durable. Its very comfortable to use. Great addition to my gym bad. No more pack pain or sweated gym pads. Great product Rimsports.This barbell pad is everything I hoped for. It is very comfortable on the body and the velcro is really strong. I used to work out at a gym and never really liked the pads there because the velcro wouldnt hold so it would just come off or reposition itself during my workout. I now have my own gym set up in my garage and I havent used a pad because I been skeptical from my past experiences. I finally decided to get a pad because my bar was really giving me problems when I do squats such as ripping the skin off and making it all red and boy am I glad I chose this pad from RIMSports. I did heavy back squats this morning and no pain at all, no digging into my skin, it is super comfortable, fit my bar nicely, and best of all the velcro stays super tight so there was no movement either. Now I feel much more confident doing squats knowing I have this. I love this barbell pad and would absolutely recommend this.The last pad I had didn’t have a Velcro strap that goes around the bar to keep it from falling off. This feels quality. Worth the moneyThe padding is a very thick U-shaped foam that cradles the bar, and a flap with rapacious Velcro closes the top of the U; I describe it as "rapacious" because it's so hard to pull apart that I keep the flap open by snugging the U upside-down over a TRX rail when I alternate using the bar bare and with the pad. Being a small woman, I find it too bulky to rest on my traps -- it pushes the bar out and makes it difficult to hold in place -- but it's fantastic for bridges with the bar because the padding prevents the steel from grinding against my pelvic bones. I had doubts about using this item because I already carry quite a bit of equipment to my gym, but after a couple of sets, I'm convinced it's worth packing along.The cover material is fine. The padding is thick, firm, and comfortable. It hugs the bar tightly, and the Velcro closure is aggressive, so it doesn't slip or rotate at all on the bar.I have no natural padding on my back, so doing squats with a bare bar leaves me with raw skin and bruised vertebrae. This pad solves the problem completely.The only problem is the inherent problem of any barbell pad. Adding a pad pushes the bar an inch or two further away from your back, which, especially if you have tight shoulders, leads to it riding from the back of the shoulders up to the neck, which moves the center of gravity forward, which makes it harder to do a squat in good form. So you're between a rock and a hard place. Choose your poison.This has just the right amount of padding. I bought a bulkier one from a different manufacturer that I’ve seen in YouTube videos and the bulkier one made placing the bar on my shoulders/traps awkward. This one comes with super strong Velcro to hold it in place. You can use it for squats, glute thrusts, anything that requires extra cushion with a barbell. And as I’ve said in another review, it’s yours and hasn’t been used by 10,000 sweaty people. Fits nicely in my gym bag, too (my gym bag is actually a nice diaper bag I bought on Amazon with lots of pockets and insulated “bottle” holders inside to keep my drinks cold).
