Originally Posted by
Nockian
I think it’s a problem with the sleeves. I loaded a plate on one side and even a slight movement of the plate results in binding which turned the shaft with sufficient force that it was as if the sleeve was welded. If I spin the weight moderately I can feel the sleeve binding on and off as it rotates. I’ve never felt that with the bars in the gym-I can load a plate and spin it and it does so nice and freely. Where the sleeve on my bar binds, then rotates back, which is what I’m feeling. Looks like it’s faulty. It’s my first bar, so I thought it might be just getting used to it and couldn’t directly compare to the gym bars because Covid has closed them.