I’ve got a pair for my 5.11 tactical vest. I personally quite like them. I prefer the plate loaded style to the mini sand or metal shot bag type vests so this is a big upgrade. Ranking value low because they are expensive and only do the one thing. I would say rogue should put a 2” hole in the middle of them so you could use it on a barbell, but I think that would be silly too. You aren’t really taking these out of the vest once you get them.

I think we’ve all used our fair share of these and know the drill. They’re pretty affordable, and go on sale regularly. Not perfect on weight tolerances by any means, BUT they are a classic look in my opinion. I actually really love that the tolerance for the hole in the middle isn’t super tight because it gives these plates a bit of a rattle when you lift with them.

I’ve got a few pairs of the 25s and smaller. I think they are nice plates. Not as cool as the OG milled Yorks for sure. They’re fine for their price. Bummer they aren’t made in the USA though. One thing I like about the 25s is they are actually 12” in diameter, so it looks really cool and clean when you have them on a 12” log. Good lip and coating on them as well. Makes them easy to hold on to. The two pairs on the outside of the bottom posts in my picture are the 25s. I also have the 5s and 10s on there as well.

Definitely not the best crash pads on the market. But they do the job just fine. I added Velcro to mine to secure them to my bells of steel pair of crash pads. They basically are just used to elevate the bells crash pads higher off the ground. I’ve seen basically no wear and tear because of that. If the cover ever ripped I would replace them with the bells of steel pad covers.

These are super cheap but get the job done. I use them to hold 45s and they are secured to my basement walls with tapcon bolts. I also use one pair of them to hold my pitbull log up off the ground. Works great for that. They aren’t flashy, but they’re a great price and hep get more weight up off the floor for you.

A good all around bar. It was the first bar I had in my home gym even before a power bar. I think unless you are training for powerlifting this is a better buy than a power bar. I would say this has a passive but grippy knurling. You can still do SBD with it, but can also front squat and overhead press with it much more comfortably because there’s no center knurling.

Bought mine when I started the home gym. Works well and is pretty sturdy. Would definitely recommend it. Works especially great for me because of my low ceilings in the basement. I find it’s a bit more wobbly side to side than a monster squat stand would be. Could see myself upgrading to an 80” monster series 4-post rack in the future. But that would only be by preference. Not necessity.

Not the gold standard for SSBs, but probably the best bang for your buck, especially in a home gym setting. The pad is not as nice as an elite FTS SSYoke, and will definitely break down quicker over time. Probably a non-issue in a bemused home gym setting. But would be great for more high use scenarios. Pros of this are the handles are knurled which is cool, and they have other options available, and that the sleeves rotate and take normal barbell collars. Don’t need to buy axle collars for them. The end cap also tells you how heavy the bar is depending on which handle variant you have on it.