Best EZ Bar UK 2026: EZ Curl Bars for Arms

The EZ bar is one of the most useful single bars you can own for arm training, and a good one costs less than a couple of months at the gym. The wavy shape lets you grip with your wrists slightly turned in, which most lifters find far kinder on the wrists and elbows than a dead-straight bar during curls. This guide covers the best EZ bar options on Amazon UK, across standard 1 inch and Olympic 2 inch fittings, plus a tricep/Swiss bar for neutral-grip work, at every budget.

1. Bodypower Prestige Olympic EZ Curl Bar: Best Overall

The Bodypower Prestige is the EZ bar we would point most home lifters towards first. It is a full Olympic 2 inch bar, so it takes the same plates as your Olympic barbell, and the sleeves spin to keep the load tracking smoothly through curls and extensions. It is rated to 100kg, which is plenty for the heavy curls, reverse curls and skullcrushers most people will ever do, and the chrome finish with medium knurling gives a secure grip without shredding your palms.

It suits anyone building a proper home gym who wants one bar that handles biceps and triceps work without faff. The angled grips sit your wrists in a neutral-ish position, which is the whole point of an EZ bar. The honest cons: at around 8 to 10kg the bar weight is worth remembering when you log your numbers, and like many Olympic EZ bars it is usually sold bar-only, so budget for a pair of collars. For a sturdy, do-everything arm bar, it is the pick.

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2. Mirafit Olympic Super EZ Curl Bar: Best Value Olympic

If you want an Olympic 2 inch EZ bar without paying premium money, the Mirafit Olympic Super EZ Curl Bar is the value sweet spot. Mirafit is a well-known UK strength brand, and this 8kg, 122cm (4ft) bar uses a solid steel build with a chrome finish and a more pronounced "super" curve than a standard EZ bar. That deeper bend is the headline feature, because it rotates your wrists further inward and many people find it the most comfortable shape for curls and skullcrushers.

It is a good shout for lifters with grumpy wrists or elbows who still want to load up properly with Olympic plates. The knurled grip is firm without being sharp, and the sleeves accept all 2 inch plates. The trade-offs are straightforward: collars are not included, so add a pair of clips, and the aggressive curve means your grip width is fixed, so you lose the slightly wider hand positions a flatter EZ bar allows. For the money, it is hard to beat.

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3. PhysKcal EZ Curl Bar 4ft: Best for Wrist Comfort

The PhysKcal EZ curl bar is built around comfort, and it is the one to look at if wrist and elbow niggles are what put you off straight-bar curls. It is a 4ft (120cm) Olympic 2 inch bar, and the point of the shape, as PhysKcal put it, is that the curved shaft keeps your wrists and elbows in a more natural position through the movement. There are several grip positions along the bend, so you can shift the emphasis between biceps, forearms and triceps without changing exercise.

The sleeves are the other reason it lands here. PhysKcal run a hybrid setup with one ball bearing and one bushing in each sleeve, so you get spin when the bar is moving and stability when it is not, which keeps the plates tracking cleanly through a set of skullcrushers. The shaft wears a black E-coat finish that helps hold off rust and keeps your hands clean, the sleeves are bright chrome, and you can have it in black-and-silver or all black. As honest cons, it sits at the pricier end of the everyday EZ bars here, collars are not included so budget for a pair of clips, and its 367kg (810lb) rating is far beyond anything an arm bar will ever hold, so you are paying for headroom you will never use. If wrist comfort is your priority, this is the bar.

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4. Mirafit Multi Grip Tricep Bar: Best Tricep / Swiss Bar

Not every arm session is a standard curl, and that is where the Mirafit Multi Grip Tricep Bar earns its place. This is a Swiss-style bar with parallel and angled neutral handles set inside a frame, so your palms face each other instead of gripping from above. That neutral grip is excellent for close-grip presses, hammer curls, neutral-grip rows and triceps extensions, and it is often the kindest option for anyone with cranky shoulders or wrists. It takes standard 1 inch plates, weighs 8kg, is load-tested to 150kg and ships with spinlock collars.

It suits lifters who already train with a straight bar and want a different stimulus, or who find overhand grips uncomfortable. The multiple handle positions let you target the long head of the triceps and the brachialis in ways a normal EZ bar cannot. The cons: it is a 1 inch bar, so it will not fit Olympic plates, and the frame makes it bulkier to store than a slim curl bar. As a specialist neutral-grip bar, though, it is great value.

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5. GYM MASTER EZ Curl Bar Olympic: Best Budget Olympic

If you want an Olympic EZ bar and want to spend as little as possible, the GYM MASTER is the budget option to consider. It is a 4ft bar with 2 inch sleeves, designed for the same Olympic plates as the rest of your kit, with the familiar EZ curve for curls, reverse curls and skullcrushers and a knurled anti-slip grip. The nice touch at this price is that two spring clips come in the box, so unlike the Bodypower and Mirafit bars above you are not buying collars on top the moment it arrives.

It suits newer lifters or anyone kitting out a garage gym one cheap piece at a time. The knurling and finish are functional rather than fancy, which is exactly what you would expect at this price. The honest cons are the usual budget caveats: GYM MASTER do not publish a weight capacity, so this is not the bar to pile plates onto without thinking, the sleeve spin will not feel as refined as the PhysKcal or Bodypower bars, and GYM MASTER say it is not suitable for commercial use. If you just need a working Olympic EZ bar for the least money, with the clips thrown in, it does the job.

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Which EZ bar should you buy?

The right EZ bar comes down to your plates, your budget and your wrists. Here is the quick version:

• Best overall: the Bodypower Prestige Olympic EZ Curl Bar is the sturdy, do-everything Olympic 2 inch pick for most home gyms.
• Best value Olympic: the Mirafit Olympic Super EZ Curl Bar gives you a deep, wrist-friendly curve and a trusted UK brand for less.
• Best for wrist comfort: the PhysKcal EZ Curl Bar 4ft is built around comfort, with a curved shaft, hybrid bearing sleeves and a choice of finishes.
• Best tricep / Swiss bar: the Mirafit Multi Grip Tricep Bar is the neutral-grip specialist for close-grip presses, hammer curls and triceps work.
• Best budget Olympic: the GYM MASTER EZ Curl Bar Olympic is the cheapest way onto an Olympic EZ bar, and it ships with spring clips.

One thing to get right before you order: match the bar to the plates you own. A 2 inch Olympic bar needs Olympic plates, and a 1 inch standard bar needs 1 inch plates, so check your set first. EMG research comparing curl variants found the EZ bar and the straight bar produce very similar biceps and brachioradialis activation, so the choice between them really does come down to which grip feels better on your wrists (Marcolin et al., PeerJ 2018). If you are building a wider home setup, an EZ bar pairs naturally with a full barbell, a bench and adjustable dumbbells for a complete arm and upper-body kit.

The NHS recommends working all the major muscle groups, including the arms, on at least two days a week, and an EZ bar is a simple way to tick that box at home (NHS physical activity guidelines). To get the most from your bar, learn the preacher curl for strict biceps work, and browse the rest of our home gym guides to round out your setup.

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