Mirafit Swiss Bar Review: Why It’s Changed My Strongwoman Training

I'm not someone who gets gifted new pieces of equipment regularly, so when Mirafit got in touch after spotting me on ITV and reached out with a Swiss bar, weight plates, and clips, I was genuinely excited, but I wanted to use the kit properly before saying anything.

Spoiler: it's earned every word of this.

The Swiss Bar… It’s Built for How I Actually Train

Let's start with the bar itself, because it's the centrepiece of the set-up for me.

The quality is immediately obvious. It feels solid and substantial in your hands; there's no flex, no cheap hollow feeling. When you're working with a piece of kit under load, that confidence matters. You shouldn't be second-guessing the bar; you should be focused on the lift.

The grip is where this bar really shines. It's firm without being savage on your hands, and the multiple neutral grip positions mean I can genuinely tailor every session and movement to what my body needs that day. That's not a small thing when you're training seriously.

The Strongwoman Connection

Here's why this bar isn't just a nice addition to my training; it's functional for my goals.

I'm preparing for my first strongwoman competition in 2026 (Bristol Strength Classic), and one of the events I'm working towards is log floor to overhead for reps. The log is a notoriously awkward thing to learn at first. You're cleaning it and pressing it with a neutral grip, and the loading through your shoulders, elbows, and wrists is completely different to a standard barbell press. In my commercial gym, there wasn’t anything that replicates a log to train with.

The Swiss bar bridges that gap in the gym. Training overhead press and push press with a neutral grip means I'm building the specific strength patterns I need for the log, without needing a log in front of me every session. It lets me accumulate volume in the right positions, build confidence overhead, and manage shoulder load across a heavy training week.

The Clips are Miles Ahead of My Old Ones

Okay, I have to be honest about this because it made me laugh.

I had a set of bright pink clips from Amazon. I loved them (they’re pink…) and they did the job. But comparing them to the Mirafit clips is like comparing one of those 20p carrier bag to a well made gym bag. They're technically both the same thing, but one is clearly doing the work properly or to a better standard.

The Mirafit clips are snug. Properly, satisfyingly snug. They go on and they stay on. No rattle, no creep, no moment mid-set where you're wondering if a plate is shifting. For overhead work especially, that security is non-negotiable.

They also have a little weight to them, which I actually love. As I'm progressing my bench and my overhead lifts, being able to add the clips as a micro-load jump is genuinely useful. When you're working in small increments to push a lift forward, every bit counts.

The Plates that Everyone Asks About

Every time I have this set out in the gym, someone asks about the plates. Every. Time.

They're smart-looking; clean, consistent, and professional without being over the top. But more than the looks, the quality stands out. The centre hole is beautifully smooth. No catching, no rough edges, no drama loading and unloading. It sounds like a small thing until you've wrestled with a bad set of plates mid-session.

I'm using them across: overhead push press, military press, neutral grip bench, bent over rows, and Pendlay rows. They've held up across all of it without a single complaint.

My Not So Typical Verdict

What I appreciate most about this set is that it works as a system. The bar, the plates, and the clips have all clearly been made to the same standard. Nothing feels like an afterthought.

For anyone training with intention, whether that's powerlifting, strongwoman, general strength, or anything in between, kit that you can trust removes a layer of noise from your training. You're not thinking about the equipment. You're thinking about the lift.

And for me, working towards my first competition as a size 20 strongwoman, having equipment that matches my ambition matters. The Mirafit Swiss bar has genuinely earned a permanent spot in my training.

You can find the Mirafit Swiss bar, plates, and clips at mirafit.co.uk. If you want to follow my competition prep journey, come find me over on Rhiannoncooperpt or at [notsoypicalfitness.co.uk].

This post features gifted products from Mirafit. All opinions are my own.