{"id":821,"date":"2025-12-27T14:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T14:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2025-12-27T14:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T14:32:04","slug":"episode-22-grip-rip-chewy-alex-horncliff-on-american-barbells-hardest-hitting-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=821","title":{"rendered":"Episode 22: Grip. Rip. Chewy. 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Phil dives deep into the details most lifters overlook, knurling, whip, feel, and build, so you\u2019ll finally understand what you\u2019re really buying when you buy a barbell, and why serious lifters keep reaching for American Barbell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary: [gpt_prompt] Video Source: Watch on YouTube Phil sits down with Classic Physique Bodybuilder, Alex Horncliff, to talk about the only bar he cares to touch twice a week: the American Barbell Chewy Bar. 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