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boneyard WL bar and a Rogue Ohio Cerakote bar - side by side

Guide to the Rogue Cerakote Colors Olympic Barbells

May 16, 2020 Tim Comments Off

Did you know that Rogue Olympic barbells are available with Cerakote – a thin-film ceramic coating that offers amazing durability, protection, and a choice of colors and patterns? Cerakote is also popular in the gun industry – because of the range of custom colors that can be used, but also because of the amazing durability of this thin-film coating. Here’s the barbells we are going to review in this article. Before you buy Need help understanding the lingo for Olympic barbells? Check out our barbell guide. Make sure you get the right barbell for the training you intend to do. Why Cerakote for a barbell?? Cerakote has a number of advantages over traditional coatings. Cerakote is resistant to wear, abrasion, [Read more …]

Manufactured to the same high standard as our Rogue Competition Plates, these KG bumpers feature an all-black, gloss-matte-gloss finish and a unique, color-coded rubber stripe that wraps around the full perimeter of each plate. That stripe, along with raised, color-coded lettering on the face of the plate, allows for quick visual weight identification from any direction or distance.

Garage Gym – The Olympic Weight Plates

December 22, 2019 Tim 1

Let’s look at Olympic weight plates – cast iron plates and bumper plates. The most important item in your garage gym is an Olympic barbell that will meet the needs of your preferred training style. But a barbell with no Olympic weight plates isn’t a challenge for very long. In this article, we’ll review the Olympic weight plates you need: Looking for Black Friday deals on Olympic bumper plates? Check back here for all the great gym equipment deals like Hundo Pricing, and more. Black Friday is the best time of the year to buy bumper plates. The Olympic barbell uses weight plates with a 2.0-inch diameter hole in the center. Beyond that you can choose metal plates (iron or [Read more …]

A Rogue Olympic weightlifting barbell - loaded with Rogue training bumper plates

Starting Your Own Garage Gym – The Olympic Barbell

April 11, 2020 Tim Comments Off

We’re going to talk about what is probably the most essential piece of gear for a great garage gym – the Olympic weightlifting barbell. We’ll provide examples of Rogue barbells – because we think Rogue Fitness makes the best barbells for your home or garage gym (or your CrossFit box!) Here’s the barbells we’ll be reviewing. Be sure to read through to understand the specific strengths of each model. Rogue Olympic WL Bar 20kg men’s bearing bar – Made in the USA with 215K tensile strength steel. Needle bearings for ultimate spin – also great “whip” – so it is the best barbell for Olympic lifts. (Rogue Fitness) Rogue Ohio Bar – Stainless Steel The awesome Rogue Ohio Bar in [Read more …]

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Rogue Fitness – Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale 2021

November 2, 2022 Tim Comments Off

NEW FOR 2022! Check out Rogue Fitness Matte Black November (Black Friday) and Cyber Monday Sale for 2022. Will Rogue Fitness have a Black Friday Sale for 2021? YES – and it’s happening all month long. Click through to see some of the great deals going on RIGHT NOW: Shop Rogue Fitness Equipment Hot Deals Now Rogue has said that deals will be limited as compared to years past. Why? After the pandemic situation, there are shortages of raw materials, shipping times have been impacted, and perhaps most importantly prices of everything (steel, etc.) has risen much higher as compared to 2019. As such, in order to not cause disappointment, they will not hold a full black friday sale for [Read more …]