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Rep Fitness Sports Plates Product Highlight

December 22, 2021 VA Worker Comments Off

Let’s review the new Rep Sports Plates from Rep Fitness. Sports plates, also known as bumper plates, are dense rubber plates with an iron hub in the center to shape and safeguard the center hole. They are primarily built for the Olympic Games, weightlifting, powerlifting, and CrossFit-style workouts to harmlessly release a loaded Olympic bar from an overhead position without any danger of breaking the platform, the bar, or the plates themselves. They can also be used as a part of your fitness routine in the convenience of your home. Here’s some of the styles we are going to look at: Rep Sports Plates – Video Review on our YouTube Channel Why read when you can watch? Check out this [Read more …]

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Why Do Olympic Weight Plates Have Colors?

November 2, 2022 Tim Comments Off

NEW FOR 2022! Check out Black Friday Sales for 2022 – Rogue, Rep, and more!. The Olympic bumper plates used in competition weightlifting are colorful – and this is no accident. This isn’t just so they look nice – these colors serve a useful purpose. The colors allow someone to quickly and easily visually identify the amount of weight loaded on the bar. Who sets the standards for these colors? The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) sets the specifications and rules for the equipment used in all Olympic weightlifting competition. The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) requires a similar color code. And this is where we get the weight plate color coding required by the IWF: Red = 25 kg (55.1 lbs) [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 …]

Rogue Fitness Black Friday 2024 Sale

November 28, 2024 Tim Comments Off

Black November – Rogue’s biggest sale for the year is now on. Check out these great deals while they last during the Rogue Black Friday sale: Rogue Fitness Black Friday Sale Overview If you have your eye on fitness equipment – November is the time. The deals won’t get better, and the sale won’t cover more equipment than this time of year. Hundo Pricing Many of Rogue’s bumper plates and iron plates are on sale with Hundo Pricing. Here’s how it works -the more you buy – the bigger the discount. The more weight you purchase the cheaper the price per pound becomes. It’s that simple. What’s on sale? Here’s a sampling – but you should click here to see [Read more …]

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Force USA Black Friday 2024

November 2, 2024 Tim Comments Off

Force USA’s Black Friday 2024 has begun! It’s that time of year – here’s the details of the Force USA Black Friday Sale for 2024. Once again, Force USA is having the Black Friday Sale this year. They are offering 0% APR Financing, and you can purchase now and pay later. This is an excellent opportunity for gym owners who are slowly starting their business operations after the pandemic. See Force USA’s website to know what you needed in your gym. Here’s some of the time-limited deals you can get now: Force USA Black Friday 2024 – Overview Force USA manufactures high-quality squat racks and other pieces of equipment. They started in the early 2000s with the mission to create [Read more …]

Alpaca Sled from Rogue

January 5, 2023 Tim Comments Off

Did you catch the Rogue Alpaca Sled at the CrossFit Games? You can now get your own – from Rogue Fitness – of course. The Rogue Alpaca Sled is a new adaption of the Echo Dog Sled that highlights a set of single-formed, bent steel handles and a unique, loadable pan attachment. You can add weight to the steel pan without them falling out while in use. It had its debut at the 2022 CrossFit Games and is versatile and efficient for any sled workout. As seen at the CrossFit Games 2022 -the Alpaca Sled: Rogue Alpaca Sled – Overview The Alpaca Sled has the key benefits of the original Rogue Echo Dog Sled, including the 0.25” plate steel construction, [Read more …]

The Bella Bar is Rogue’s go-to multipurpose 15KG barbell for female athletes. Fully machined and assembled in Columbus, Ohio, this versatile ladies bar is uniquely optitmized for Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, and/or a CrossFit WOD.

Buyer’s Guide to Barbells – Barbell Types

January 10, 2023 Tim Comments Off

In this article, we’re going to give you a tour of all the different kinds of barbells – and what each one is best for. With the different kinds of barbells you see in a gym or in a sports facility, you might be confused about which to use. Each of them has purposes and benefits for overall well-being. They vary in size, shape, knurling, whip or stiffness, and sleeves, yet they are all instrumental in strengthening your whole body, increasing your range of motion, improving your athletic performance, and much more. A single barbell allows you to do different exercises and movements to target different areas of the body, provide unique grips, and employ different muscles. We have to [Read more …]

Rogue Stocking Stuffers 2022 – Part II

December 14, 2022 Tim Comments Off

Here’s a bunch more Rogue Stocking Stuffers for 2022. Stocking stuffers come in different sizes, and they are not always small. No one is too old to receive delightful items in their stockings. Here are more stocking stuffer ideas if you want a change from the usual things you put in your loved ones’ stockings. From Rogue Fitness, just in time for the holidays: Rogue Stocking Stuffers 2022 – Part II – Overview The greatest gifts sometimes come in small packages, which rings true regarding stocking stuffers. They are tiny treasures given to people that matter most to you, so you know they are truly valuable. They may be small and affordable, but they are the ones that bring a [Read more …]

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Rep Fitness Stocking Stuffers 2022 – Part II

December 11, 2022 VA Worker Comments Off

Need more gift ideas? Here’s our overview of Rep Fitness Stocking Stuffers 2022 – Part II. Whether you are shopping for your family or friends, finding the perfect gift takes work. You give gifts to the same people year after year, and it gets harder and harder to come up with special gifts. With that, we list some gift ideas for your gym and fitness loved ones to help your shopping process a lot quicker. Rep has so many great ideas for small gifts this year – we had to make this a two-part article: Rep Fitness Stocking Stuffers 2022 – Part II – Overview Christmas is a happy and exciting season, but we also know that it can bring [Read more …]

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Rogue Black Friday Sale 2022

November 20, 2022 Tim Comments Off

Rogue’s biggest sale of the year is live – all month long – check out the Rogue Black Friday Sale 2022 for great deals on the very BEST gym equipment. The biggest sale this year has finally come, and Rogue has the greatest deals for athletes and fitness enthusiasts out there. Take advantage of the Hundo Pricing and Hot Deals offering for equipment like bumper plates, air bikes, kettlebells, and more. Get your list and start shopping now because Rogue Black Friday Sale 2022 has already begun! Get these deals while they last, from Rogue’s Matte Black November sale: Rogue Black Friday Sale 2022 – Overview Rogue Fitness is the leading manufacturer of strength and conditioning equipment, including barbells, power [Read more …]