Custom Safety Squat Bar

I am looking to customize a Safety Squat Bar for my older clients in my gym who have trouble with the rack position of the low bar squat. My thought was to keep the SSB light, around 45lbs (most SSB’s weigh around 60-65lbs), and with a posterior camber so that low bar mechanics can be maintained and the moment is mostly on the hips and not the knees.

Does anyone know who or where I could reach out to that may have the ability to customize a specialty barbell like this?

You could consider this: https://store.kabukistrength.net/products/transformer-bar

I have considered that, but don’t want to purchase it for 2 reasons.

  1. Too expensive
  2. I don’t want to give Chris Duffin my money

If that is really my only option I might have to bite the bullet.

I dont know what constitutes ‘expensive’ where you’re from, but in Australia you’ll pay more than that for a plain old Ohio power bar from Rouge. For the work and engineering thats gone into it, that Transformer bar is a bargain in my opinion.

If you want a bespoke product, approach a small fabrication / engineering shop with the specifics of what you need would be my suggestion. I use to be in that game and folks were always coming in with designs scribbled on the backs of drink coasters.
As these jobs are generally a time consuming pain in the arse, this will be reflected in the price. Neither will it be supplied with a warranty.