Radian Fitness
Radian Sliding Grip Barbell V2 - Next Level Contraction
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- Current stock is scheduled to ship in mid-July. Secure yours now before this batch sells out.
- Experience a totally next level contraction, with versatility, without the bulky footprint and maintenance of machines and cables.
- Dumbbells only resist gravity. The Radian V2 sliding grip bar not only resists gravity, but introduces a new dimension of adduction resistance, which fights your hands from coming closer. The handles literally fight you when you try to bring them from far wide towards lockout. The result is a contraction and pump so violent and unforgiving, it makes your muscles scream, and forces growth with its new resistance dimension by shocking the muscles. This bar combines both push and adduct motion, and eliminates the involvement of undesired secondary muscles in your training. Just one set with this bar, and you'll realize why this bar replaced even the top end machines.
- Just one bar replaces multiple chest and shoulder machines and requires no bulky floor space, cables, or maintenance. No room for machines? No problem. This bar does more in less space.
- Suitable for Bench Press, Shoulder Press, Rows, Upright Rows, Rear Delt Flies, Bicep curls, Pushups, and Chest supported rows.
- Allows for more Range Of Motion compared to normal barbells.
- Engages inner chest due to adduction resistance.
- Symmetric and Synchronized Handle movement.
- There is no necessary need of additional lubrication on the shaft (only optional).
- The white handle rings are now changed to stainless steel.
- PLEASE NOTE — The Radian V2 makes even light weights feel significantly heavier than expected due to its adduction resistance mechanism. For your very first set, start with zero weight — no plates, just the bar. Feel how the handles move and how your muscles respond before adding any weight. Gradually increase in small increments until you find your perfect resistance sweet spot. Even 135lbs feels extremely heavy for experienced lifters on this bar. Loading a weight that is too heavy for you will generate adduction resistance so strong that the handles may never fully converge — because the resistance will simply overpower your ability to fight it. — so start light, build gradually.
This Bar can be used in a wide range of exercises, including Bench press, Shoulder Press, Rows, Upright Rows, Rear Delt Flies, Bicep Curls, Chest Supported Rows.
Dumbbells only resist movements in the direction of Gravity. The Radian Sliding Grip Bar offers additional resistance to Adduction of the arms in push workouts. Adduction engages the chest fibers much more than normal push movement.
This bar also resists abduction of the arms in pull workouts.
The resistance increases with increase in weight, and is felt more in the later parts of the working set.
This combined with its symmetrical handle movement, ensures stable control and adds a new dimension to training experience, resulting in a next level contraction and pump.
If the exact movement is copied with dumbbell flies, this bar still proves itself Levels Above in terms of contraction, pump and growth.
This barbell is engineered to enhance muscle contraction and deliver an intense pump. For optimal results, we recommend using a weight that is neither too light nor too heavy—this allows for the smoothest motion with maximum contraction.
Due to the bar’s unique design, even lighter weights can feel significantly heavier, so it's best to start at a lower weight and gradually increase until you find the right resistance for your exercises.
- Symmetrical and Synchronized handle movement - Once both the handles are gripped, the handles move in a symmetrical fashion. This makes the bar more stable than dumbbells, as the motion of both hands remains symmetrical.
Our V2 Sliding Grip Bar is 7 Feet 2 Inches in length, and 20KG (45lbs) in weight.
The Radian V2 Sliding Grip Bar is suitable for both home and commercial gym use. It is tested for long term durability and smooth performance, ensuring that it will be a long lasting addition to your gym.
- This bar does not necessarily require any extra lubrication. However, for users looking for a smoother motion, we recommend a light spray of Teflon over the shaft.
- Please ensure that the barbell shaft remains free from dust, dirt and residue by regularly cleaning the shaft with a dry cloth. Residue on the barbell shaft can reduce its smoothness, which can be immediately restored by this step.
- Avoid placing your fingers under and next to the moving handles.
- Keep long hair away from the handles. It is possible that the hair may be caught in the mechanism.
- Weights feel much heavier on this bar as compared to other equipment. Do not overload the bar more than your lifting capacity. We recommend trying the bar without weights initially.
Watch some of our Instagram reviews of the bar here.
Other reviews are posted below on this page in "What our customers think" Section.
Other reviews are available on the bottom of this page.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS THINK
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Lightning Fitness
Watch Instagram videoAmazing! It’s very smooth and just feels a lot higher quality compared to other bars that try to do the same thing.
The design itself is just cool as hell too and the color scheme. You guys did great with it.SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
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Pitathletics Club
Watch Instagram VideoThis thing is wild. The handles slide in & out as you press or row, so you can get a more complete muscle contraction. For example, every bench press can be like a combination Press + Fly to really hammer your chest.
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
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Oklahoma Fitnesscenter Gym
Watch Instagram VideoPlease check out the Instagram post by Oklahoma Fitnesscenter Gym below!
WEATHERFORD, OKLAHOMA
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Alex
Watch Instagram VideoI could feel my whole chest activate and felt nothing on my shoulders! (From youtube Review)
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Marc O'Brien
I can actually bench without pain in my AC joints, great pec pump.
MASSILLON, OHIO
Why not "Just Use Dumbbells" Instead?
Dumbbells primarily resist movement in the direction of gravity. The Radian Sliding Grip Bar V2 goes beyond this by not only resisting motion against gravity but also providing optimal resistance to adduction (bringing the handles closer together) during push exercises in a much better intensity and optimal fashion. Additionally, it resists abduction (moving the handles apart) during pull exercises, enhancing muscle engagement and contraction.
The resistance, combined with the controlled and symmetrical handle movement places the Radian Sliding Grip Bar V2 in a league of its own, offering superior muscle activation compared to traditional dumbbells and barbells. The resistance dynamically increases with added weight, leading to enhanced contraction and an unparalleled pump from the very first use.
Perfect for Targeting the Inner Chest: Solving a Common Lifter’s Problem
One of the most remarkable features of the Sliding Grip Barbell is its ability to effectively target the inner chest during bench presses—better than any other equipment. For both beginners and advanced lifters, it’s common to feel chest exercises primarily in the outer chest. The Sliding Grip Barbell solves this issue by resisting adduction. Adduction engages the chest much more than just "pushing", therefore forcing the inner chest to engage more fully, providing a workout that finally hits the often-neglected area.
Compared to dumbbell flies, the Radian Sliding Grip Barbell V2 ensures higher and consistent resistance throughout the entire range of motion, and all parts of the motion. Additionally, its symmetrical handle movement adds control, significantly improving muscle contraction and mind-muscle connection.
Home Gym Advantages
Home gym machines are bulky and permanently eat up space. The Radian Sliding Grip Barbell delivers machine-level contraction using the equipment you already own—your rack and bench—while adding zero clutter. One bar replaces multiple chest and shoulder machines, saves valuable floor space, and eliminates cables, stacks, and maintenance. For serious home gym owners who want maximum performance without turning their space into a commercial floor, this bar is a smart, high-value upgrade.
Commercial Gym Advantages
Serious lifters, competitive bodybuilders, and physique athletes — your most dedicated members — will feel the difference on their very first set and talk about it to everyone on the floor.
In a market where most commercial gyms run identical equipment lineups, the Radian V2 gives your facility something genuinely different. A bar your members will ask about, train on consistently, and keep coming back for. One bar that makes your gym stand out — and gives your most serious members a reason to stay.
SYNCHRONIZED HANDLE MOVEMENT
Both the handles of the bar move in a synchronized fashion once both of them are gripped.
TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Initially, practise the exercises using the empty bar, without weights. Then slowly add weights to the movement. Weights feel much heavier on this bar compared to other equipment.
2. For best possible contraction and pump, use medium weight. Do not load the bar more than your capacity.
3. Just at the liftoff, make sure both the handles are equidistant from the Centre. The handles during workout move in a synchronized manner.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Bar weighs 45LBS or 20kg, and is 7 feet 2 inches in length.
Yes, once both the handles are grabbed, they move in synchronized fashion during exercise. In no way under normal circumstances can any handle "slip" while exercising.
Yes, much heavier due to the bars unique style of resistance.
The weight Capacity of this bar is 700lbs.
Much better contraction and much easier control due to synchronized handle movement.
Yes! The handles are knurled. It's not overly aggressive, but moderately so.
It is Cerakote for both the shaft and sleeves.
Yes, tested severely on both heavy and light weights, on different handle movement speeds.
No, its not just for bench press. It can be used for rows, upright rows, rear delt fly movement and shoulder press as well.
This bar is more stable than dumbbells, and less stable than a normal bar. If you don't find any stability problems with dumbbell presses, you most likely wont find it on this bar too. However, using very heavy weight beyond the user's capacity is dangerous, like it is on every barbell.