# When is Power Bar neccessary? **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Discussion\ **Created:** [December 31, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/when-is-power-bar-neccessary/10121 "2020-12-31T19:01:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jason](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jason)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/when-is-power-bar-neccessary/10121/1 "2020-12-31T19:01:30Z")
Hello all. I’ve built a great home gym since moving into my first house. I’ve been using regular Ohio bars (no center knurl) so far with good success. Formerly I trained in a commercial gym with whatever bars were available. But since starting my own I have of course the luxury of getting picky about bar choice. Right now my numbers are kinda low still: 74kg bodyweight 45years old e1rm deadlift 170kg, 65kg OHP, 125 kg bench, 115kg squat. My question is this: when or should I get an Ohio power bar? I know it’s up to me but I was also weighing this against maybe a transformer bar in the future. My goals are hypertrophy over strength. Competition is never in my future. I know the probable answer is “it’s up to me” but I wanted to see what everybody else thinks. ---
**Author:** ![A.Nason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@A.Nason](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/A.Nason)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/when-is-power-bar-neccessary/10121/2 "2021-01-01T00:13:16Z")
If your current bar is working well, I don’t see a reason to get a new one unless the lack of a center knurl is causing the bar to slide down your back during a set of squats. For me personally, this did not start to happen until my working sets were in the 120-130kg range. I was underdeveloped in the upper back and low bar squatting though, so YMMV.