EliteFTS American Gridiron Bar

The EliteFTS American Gridiron Bar is built for lifters who demand focus, trust, and strength in every training session. Whether you’re pushing for new PRs, recovering from an injury, or looking to keep your joints healthy, this bar provides a joint-friendly alternative to traditional straight bars without compromising performance. Designed and manufactured in the USA, it stands up to heavy use in both home and commercial gym settings.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Made in the USA: Built with precision engineering and durability to withstand the toughest training sessions.
• Multi-Grip Design: Multiple neutral hand positions allow for more natural movement patterns, reducing strain on the shoulders, elbows, and wrists.
• Versatile for Strength Training: Perfect for bench press, incline press, overhead press, bent-over rows, and even biceps curls, adding variety to your training program.
• Reduces Joint Stress: The ergonomic grip positions make it ideal for lifters with shoulder discomfort, helping to maintain strength without unnecessary strain.
• Rackable & Compatible: Fits standard power racks and j-cups, making it easy to integrate into your gym setup.
• Durable Construction: A powder-coated frame and hard chrome sleeves ensure longevity.

Specifications:

Built for those who take strength training seriously, the EliteFTS American Gridiron Bar is an essential addition to any gym. Whether you’re pressing heavy, targeting weak points, or prioritizing longevity in the weight room, this bar delivers results. Designed for lifters who trust their equipment and demand the best, the American Gridiron Bar is a tool you can count on for years to come.

American Gridiron Bar

Designed and built to optimize brutal pressing force while protecting and encouraging shoulder stability and health, the American Gridiron Bar is the EliteFTS answer to the ever popular football bar.

This bar is built like a tank, as with any of our other American Line bars.  Made to handle the use and abuse that comes with athletes, training facilities, and aggressive sports teams.

Featuring 4 grip options: all at biomechanically optimal angles help to protect joints while maximising pressing development, explosiveness, and power. 

The American Gridiron Bar is not only great for benching, but also rowing, overhead pressing, tricep extensions, and bicep curls. 

• This bar weighs 40 lbs
• Handle spacing is 7”, 14”, 21”, 28”
• Fits standard racks - rackable space between 39.5" and 50.5" 
• Sleeve length of 15 3/4"
• Overall length: 81.5"

NOTE: Spring Collars do not fit or work with any specialty bar. We recommend any collar that screws down onto the bar such as some of the ones seen below.