I mainly use it for step-ups and as a quick height platform for strongman movements. It stays planted without sliding. It’s heavy enough to feel secure but still manageable to move when needed.

Abmat always feels top quality and this is the case as well. I do find that it is too thick and makes adjusting height on box more of a pain. With it being as firm as it is, I am not sure why it needs that much material. It would be cool if they also offered a soft one that way the conjugate method with box squats with cushions could be improved.

I am so glad titan is selling these again. I was watching for them for years and luckily got a quality CDB in the meantime. I have had my hands on these several times and they are not great, but they are affordable. So much of strongman is cost prohibitive so having a affordable option for such a common event is great. This is a great CDB to start with. Get a good crash pad setup or risk bends that if bad enough could make some use of the been less than intended.

I would not recommend these as what you use for your main DBs. They are a pain to change the weight on, take too long, and its not easy to load heavy to kick up for shoulder press. I would recommend an more enclosed adjustable pair and then having this for heavy rows or similar work where the effort to load 1 or 2 times could be done without taking too much time. I will say that these feel line a mini barbell, but they are priced to match.

I am not a big fan of ergo handles on DBs. These are a good price for Rogue, but they are the same DB as any other company with a similar design. If I did not get them for the deal I did I would not have picked them up. They do feel fine and work without issue. I am just not a fan of the design for the cost from Rogue.