Tib Bar Australia: Achieve Superior Tib Training with The Tib Tool

The Nordic bench was so good I decided to buy the tib tool, and the forearm trainer. I was not disappointed! Well built stuff.

The TibTool Nordic Back Extension machine is solid and I cannot find any faults with it. I did my research on this purchase and looked at many back extension machines and then also started to consider the many available options for the nordic plus back extension machines. I was not 100% sure about the quality of the TibTool one because there are no third party youtube reviews for this. I'd never tried nordic curls and was initially looking for a back extension machine. I chose the TibTool nordic back extension machine design because it has both top and bottom rollers and a plate for feet. I wasnt sure if I need the nordic curl feature or if i'd use it. I also wasn't sure about the build quality but after receiving the delivery within just 2 or 3 days of placing the order I can say that my initial impression was that it was well packaged and materials seemed to be of high standard. After 1 month of use I can say that machine is solid and well designed. The foam padding for the knee and foam rollers is plenty thick and confortable and will likely last for some time. I am glad I got this machine because it gives the 3 exercises and I have it set so that i can do nordic curls, back extensions and abdominal workout without having to adjust the machine for each exercise. It really is a simple machine to use and I could not be happier.

Really happy I made the choice to make this purchase, I have been battling my L5/S1 Back/Nerve issue for the past 18 Months.
In this time I have had multiple treatments, therapies and tried a lot of different exercises. This machine has helped me immensely over the past 6 Weeks doing my single and double leg static holds, have noticed some real improvements, especially over the past 2 weeks.
Strong and well built, very high quality!
Highly recommend!

Couldn’t be happier with my nordic back extension. Easy to set up and use, and offers all the configurations I need to train my posterior chain. Not to mention it barely takes up space in the home gym when not in use!

I brought this product after searching for a quality roman chair online. I found that this product offered the best option for quality and space saving. Great product.

I needed a way to do nordic curls and back extensions, so being able to do both with one piece of equipment is awesome. Feels solid to use and doesn't take up too much space, especially when folded.
Max has been very helpful with sorting shipping to New Zealand, everything arrived quickly and well packaged.

The Tib Tool has been a game changer for me. For many years I had knee pain and now using this along with static holds on the leg extension, my knee pain has gone completely. I Incorporate this two days a week on my leg days in the gym. No more driving the car on long trips and having to stop and get out and stretch my legs. Highly recommend if you have knee pain caused by tendinitis.

I have been using the nordic back extension in clinic for the past month.
I use it personally, and have a number of clinical clients that use in group and individual sessions. Currently, it is being used by clients with scoliosis and other spinal conditions, some of these clients are aged in their 80s.

After constructing and testing the equipment, it is sturdy and stable and is very useful with varying heights and sizing to fit many different body shapes and sizes.

Really great piece of kit. First day using it today and it’s great! I’ve also got the reverse treadmill and it’s fantastic. Thanks TibTool

Quick delivery and good customer service. Love the tool. Have been using it everyday and can see the improvement of my hamstrings. Highly recommend.

I’ve been using the multi flex strap regularly, and it’s been a huge help for improving my ankle mobility and strengthening my tibs and hip flexors. I didn’t realise how much I was neglecting certain muscles until I started using this. The difference in stability and control has been huge. As with all The Tib Tool products, the quality is 2nd to none. Super durable, well built and affordable. I definitely recommend using the multi strap for lower body training, you won’t regret getting one of these. Also great to take travelling for quick workouts.

Such a well built piece of equipment with no issue of having to worry about weights falling off, as clips are great too! Awesome tool when looking to isolate the muscles of the hip and a must for me and my training! HIGHLY recommend 🔥

Fantastic piece of equipment that I have been incorporating into my Knees Over Toes Training Program. Like with other Tib Tool products that I have bought, the quality is 2nd to none. It is made out of super strong steel and has thick padding for your feet. I like that they include extra thick foam for when I train at home barefoot. They include a strong clamp that can hold more than you will ever need for tib training. It is also easy to take to the gym as it has a detachable weight shaft. If you have any knee pain or shin splints, I definitely recommend including tibialis exercises into your weekly programming.

This tib bar is fantastic. Really nicely constructed, the welds are visually nice, the sleeve screws on and off (something I didn't know when I bought it, and is a nice and grippy finish), and the thick padding is AWESOME and super comfortable to use without shoes (the spacing with the thick pads is also just right for me). I'm really happy with it. I highly recommend buying this one, or DEFINITELY this one if you don't train with shoes on (no other tib bar that I could find, has awesome thick padding like this).

The provided lock-jaw-style collar (at least the one that I personally received) isn't the tightest of collars. It can handle 5kg well, but it will slide a bit with 10kg when upside down in-use (I still use it as a spacer, though, as seen in the pictures, and I have other collars).

I personally prefer to use the tib tool flipped upside down (the rest of the review is just me talking about that in case anyone wants to try it).

I like to do all my training with a focus on the muscles being in the lengthened position, and the lift being the hardest at the start of the concentric, so using it flipped is perfect for that. Feel that stretch for 2 seconds, explode out, don't bother holding the top, and then reasonably-slowly lower back down into that stretch and hold it again for a good 2 seconds.

Flipped is much smoother of a motion. The intended way has the weight like, flop down, all soft and soggy in a way lol, because there's not as much relative weight in that bottom-end position, compared to when it's flipped. When it's flipped, the weight at the bottom of the ROM is at it's greatest, relative to the muscle being worked, so it really brings your feet fully into plantarflexion immediately, with a solid stop to the range of motion. Much more definitive and solid-feeling with where the bottom and top of the lift is.

The top of the motion is far better too, for how I like to train. With the intended way, for me it shifts on my feet at the top of the motion only when done the intended way. I think this is because with the intended way, the load feels much lighter at the bottom of the lift, and so you end up blasting through the heavy top-part of the lift with momentum, and then that momentum shifts the tib bar on the top of my feet. Compared to the flipped way, where the heavy part is at the bottom, which slows you down, taking away all that excessive momentum. Which is another interesting thing... I don't want momentum to make it easier at whatever the hardest part is.

Also the flipped way being much lighter at the top is far nicer for me, since that is where I naturally want to rest, before going back down into that stretched position where it's the hardest, so it's a big perk. Like when standing up straight in a squat, or Romanian deadlift, before going back down.
I don't even hold the top anyway, I just get right back to the real stimulus (remembering to really control that eccentric and hold the bottom stretched position).

Some other things I noticed is that with flipped, if you're using big Olympic plates, the end of the feet will be in the way. A way to perfectly get around this is to put on a collar (on the sleeve, not you), and THEN put on the weight plate (and then another collar, though the plate will stay on by itself when flipped, which is cool, but it might scratch and stuff). This also makes the leverage harder, so you can get more out of using less weight, which is fun. I even tried using 3 collars, which works great, and there's room for 4 lol.

Another thing is that when flipped, there's now far more floor clearance, since the loading sleeve is parallel to the ground when in the lowest position, compared to the intended way where if your straight legs are on a bit of a downwards angle, the loading sleeve could even be facing almost directly down, with the weights completely relying on the collar to stay on (could use 2 collars there, too). But yea, less ground clearance with that loading sleeve orientation.

It is harder to get into it, since when flipped, the feet position is now up higher (when sitting it on the floor via the weight plate being on it's edge). But I found that you can just put one foot in place, but poke your big toe forwards more, so as it can touch the plate and stabilise everything, and then it's easy to get the other foot in place without needing the hands to hold the plate in place on it's edge.

When I used the tib bar the intended way, it felt kind of sloppy and annoying, but now it feels solid, and very fun.
Super happy with this product! it's awesome.

With multiple ankle sprains in the last couple of years, my mobility is not what it used to be. These wedges are awesome for those with similar problems as they allow you to train at different angles depending on your range of motion. Crucial step in repairing my ankle mobility for running. Super quick shipping too. 10/10