How do you deal with a cold barbell? There are a number of DIY solutions for warming up your barbell if you train in a cold garage gym, shed gym or even outdoors, people have tried everything from hair dryers to heating wet towels in the microwave and the putting them on the bar or simply wrapping the barbell in a towel or blanket. But the best way that I’ve ever heard of is to use a barbell warmer from Thermabell. It seems like such a gimmicky product, something for late night infomercials, but once I interviewed Thermabell founder, Greg Burton, I was convinced that this is the real deal.
Thermabell’s Answer to How Do You Deal With A Cold Barbell
Burton began looking for ways to warm up barbells while training with a college Olympic Lifting Club in a tin walled building in Eastern Idaho where temperatures regularly hit -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Burton said at first, “I thought there’s no way that somebody else hasn’t already come up with a solution for this”. Except nobody had. So Greg tried everything you have from hair dryers to taking the barbell inside to warm up before taking it outside to train before he buckled down and invested his own money to come up with a workable solution.
A Heated Jacket for Your Barbell
This electric barbell warming sleeve is like having a heated jacket for your barbell. The concept is simple, plug it in to warm up a barbell up to 24 hours before your training session, then come in unplug it, unzip it from the barbell and train without worrying about cold hands. There are built in safety features in case you can’t get home in time but this simple product could be a gamechanger if you live in a state where temperatures regularly drop near or below freezing.
Where to Buy
The Thermabell Barbell Warmer is available at thermabell.com and it’s also being distributed by PRx Performance.