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Collis Spann's hands on the Spann Bar in a landmine, daylight behind him, from the Spann Bar film.

Meet the Spann Bar

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Your barbell wasn't built for landmine training. Until now.

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Patent-approved. Loaded on one end. Five sizes from 15.5 lb.

A standard Olympic barbell pushed into a landmine sleeve on a gym floor, the long far end sticking out.

The bar you've been jamming into the landmine.

IWF men's Olympic bar

86.6 inches. 44 pounds before a plate goes on. Loadable on both ends, knurled for two hands.

Collis Spann standing with the Spann Bar seated in a landmine, about to drop into a lunge and press, in his gym.

Built forthe sleeve.

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In his words

Your barbell hasn't changed in 50 years.

The claim

The first and only patent-approved barbell designed for landmine sleeve attachment.

Standard Olympic bar compared with the Spann Bar, spec by spec
Spec Standard Olympic bar Spann Bar
Built forTwo hands, two loaded ends, a rack.One hand, one loaded end, the landmine sleeve.
LoadingBoth sleeves.One side only.
KnurlingIn the middle of the shaft, cut for two hands.At the end of the loadable sleeve, where one hand holds it.
Weight44 lb, whoever is lifting.Five bars: 15.5, 25, 34, 37 or 43 lb.
Length86.6 in.77.0 to 94.1 in, by bar.
Grip diameter28 mm.25 mm. 28.5 mm on the 43 lb Spann Bar.
Loadable sleeve16.3 in on each end. The plates sit a forearm from your hand.7.5 in on one end, the grip right behind it.
Load capacitySet by the maker.550 lb.
PatentNo.U.S. Patent No. D 1,105,306.

Standard-bar figures are the IWF specification for a men's competition bar. It is a superb bar. It was not designed to be stuck in a sleeve.

Three bars laid on blue turf: the 43 lb Spann Bar with its black collar, the 25 lb Melo Bar with its yellow collar, and a chrome standard Olympic bar.
The Spann Bar (43 lb, black collar), the Melo Bar (25 lb, yellow collar) and a standard Olympic bar, on the same turf in the same light.

The sport isn't straight. Why is your bar?

Not a modified Olympic bar. Not a compromise. U.S. Patent No. D 1,105,306. Commercially launched April 2026 after more than three years of prototyping and athlete testing.

Why it exists

"This was never about selling a barbell. I built this for my members, for my athletes, so they could keep progressing."

"Someone comes in, they're strong, their mechanics and technique is clean, they're ready to add weight, and they just can't simply hold on. Their grip gave out before the rest of them did."

"That's a ceiling. And it's the wrong ceiling."

"So I fixed it. That's it. That's the whole reason this bar exists."

Collis Spann, MS, PES, USAW, LMU. Founder of Spann Fitness, owner of Sentinel Performance and Strength, Morganville NJ. From "It was never the weight" on @spannfitness.
An athlete pressing the Spann Bar overhead one-handed in a landmine press, a bumper plate on the loaded end, a graffiti wall behind.

Single-arm landmine pressLoaded on one end, pressed from the shoulder. From the Spann Bar film on spannfitness.com.

A coach holding the Spann Bar upright on the floor at SPS Fit, in front of the Leadership, Power, Grit wall.

Methodology

Coached, not just sold.

The bar came out of a coaching curriculum, and the curriculum is the content the rebuilt site is built to publish. Four tracks, each with its own hub page and articles.

  • Spinal engine mechanics
  • Coiling mechanics
  • Locomotion
  • Progressive overload in landmine training
An athlete from behind, pressing the Spann Bar overhead in front of a graffiti wall that reads Victory.

Movement library

One bar. Unlimited movements.

  • Landmine squat
  • Landmine press
  • Rotational throws
  • Landmine rows
  • Landmine deadlifts
  • Single-arm press
  • Anti-rotation hold
  • Landmine lunge

Squats, presses, rotational throws, rows, deadlifts, anti-rotation holds, lunges and split-stance work. You need a landmine attachment and standard Olympic plates. That's it.

The standard bar

IWF men's Olympic bar.

Length
86.6 in
Weight
44 lb
Shaft
28 mm
Loading
Both sleeves
Sleeve
16.3 in, each end
Built for
The rack. Two hands, two ends.

Reference figures are the IWF specification for a men's competition bar. It is a superb bar. It was not designed to be stuck in a sleeve.

The Spann Bar

Pick your bar.

  • The Velencia Bar end cap, purple lightning bolts, in a landmine sleeve with a bumper plate behind it.
  • The Velencia Bar seated in a Rogue landmine, loaded with a plate.
  • The Velencia Bar end cap alone on a dark gym floor.
  • The Velencia Bar end cap, purple bolts, in the rack beside a Rogue plate.

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Velencia Bar · See every bar

Five sizes. Start with length, then weight.
Bar length to scale against the IWF men's bar IWF bar · 86.6 in Velencia · 87.0 in
Length
87.0 in
Weight
34 lb
Grip
25 mm
Loading
One side only
Sleeve
7.5 in loadable, knurled grip behind it
Capacity
550 lb
Fits
Standard 2-inch landmine sleeves. Plus Olympic plates. That's it.
Finish
Heavy-duty steel, electrophoretic black paint
Patent
U.S. Patent No. D 1,105,306
Price
$409
SKU
SB-VEL-34
Cover
1-year limited warranty. 30-day returns. Ships in 2 to 3 business days.
Macro of the Spann Bar's knurled sleeve end and black Spann Bar collar.
Knurled grip at the sleeve end Spann Bar collar 7.5 in loadable sleeve Electrophoretic black finish

Apparel

Wear the bar.

Tees, tanks and crops with the Spann Bar graphic and the Spann Fitness script. Printed to order.

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The lineup

Every bar. Its own panel.

Same sleeve, same knurl, same 7.5-inch loadable end. The difference is what you can hold, from 15.5 to 43 pounds.

15.5 lb · 77.0 in · 25 mm grip

Fresh Bar

The lightest bar. Youth programs at SPS Fit start on this one. Red bolts on the end cap.

SKU SB-FRESH-15 · 550 lb capacity

Order the Fresh · $379
  • The Fresh Bar end cap, red lightning bolts, in front of the FRESH mural at SPS Fit.
  • A hand holding the Fresh Bar by its loadable end on blue turf.
  • The Fresh Bar sleeve end and cap, the FRESH mural behind it.
  • The Fresh Bar end cap, red bolts, in front of the FRESH mural at SPS Fit, seen from the floor.

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25 lb · 78.4 in · 25 mm grip

Melo Bar

The second youth bar at SPS Fit, and the one on the store's product photos. Yellow collar.

SKU SB-MELO-25 · 550 lb capacity

Order the Melo · $389
  • The Melo Bar, yellow collar, seated in a landmine sleeve in front of a graffiti wall.
  • Macro of the Melo Bar's yellow Spann Bar collar on a rubber gym floor.
  • An athlete holding the loaded Melo Bar at his chest in the gym.
  • An athlete pulling a single-arm landmine deadlift with the Melo Bar.
  • An athlete with the Melo Bar across his shoulders in front of the FRESH mural.
  • The Melo Bar alone on the gym floor, yellow collar toward the camera.
  • An athlete pressing the loaded Melo Bar overhead with both hands under the EFFORT wall.
  • An athlete braced over the loaded Melo Bar at his chest, the yellow collar by the plate.

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34 lb · 87.0 in · 25 mm grip

Velencia Bar

Built for most athletes, general training and home gyms. Purple bolts on the end cap.

SKU SB-VEL-34 · 550 lb capacity

Order the Velencia · $409
  • The Velencia Bar end cap, purple lightning bolts, in a landmine sleeve with a bumper plate behind it.
  • The Velencia Bar seated in a Rogue landmine, loaded with a plate.
  • The Velencia Bar end cap alone on a dark gym floor.
  • The Velencia Bar end cap, purple bolts, in the rack beside a Rogue plate.

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37 lb · 94.1 in · 25 mm grip

Spann Bar 2 Hybrid

The Spann Bar's full length with the 25 mm grip of the lighter bars.

SKU SB-HYBRID-37 · 550 lb capacity

Order the Hybrid · $419

Hybrid photography is on the next shoot list. Every photo on this page is matched to its bar by the end cap in frame, so nothing stands in for it.

43 lb · 94.1 in · 28.5 mm grip

Spann Bar

The heaviest bar and the thickest grip. Black collar, silver bolts on the end cap.

SKU SB-SPANN-43 · 550 lb capacity

Order the Spann · $429
  • The Spann Bar on the gym floor, its black SPANN BAR collar toward the camera.
  • The Spann Bar end cap, silver lightning bolts, above a Rogue bumper plate in the rack.
  • An athlete pressing the loaded Spann Bar from his chest, the black collar beside the plate.
  • A single-arm landmine row with the Spann Bar at the open garage door.
  • An athlete setting up a single-arm landmine deadlift with the loaded Spann Bar.
  • A rotational landmine press with the Spann Bar, plate overhead, in front of the SPS mural.
  • The Spann Bar end cap, silver bolts, resting on a 45 lb Rogue plate.
  • A hand on the loadable end of the Spann Bar, the silver-bolt cap toward the camera, on blue turf.
  • The black SPANN BAR collar, the bar standing upright in the rack.

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Reviews

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Athletes, coaches, programs

Rutgers to youth programs.

  • Rutgers athletes run it every offseason session.
  • Youth programs at SPS Fit start on the 15.5 and 25 pound bars.
  • Spann Bar Workshop hosted at Alpha Gym NJ.
  • Landmine University certified coaching behind the method.

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Coaches and lifters get different emails. Teams and facilities ordering 4 or more bars: collis@spannfitness.com.

Standard Olympic bar

Built for two hands and two ends.

Built for
the sleeve.Spann Bar · Morganville, New Jersey

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Velencia Bar · 34 lb · 87.0 in · 25 mm gripShips in 2 to 3 business days. 30-day returns. 1-year warranty.

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The first and only patent-approved barbell designed for landmine sleeve attachment.

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