Rogue Echo 10mm Lifting belt
The Rogue Echo 10mm belt can be had for $52.50. It is one of the cheapest leather belts you can get from Rogue. If you want to know more about the entire Rogue belt portfolio you can read my article "Which belt to buy from Rogue" in which this overview was originally published.
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Most popular rogue belt in 2020
This is a ranking of the most popular Rogue lifting belts on Marathon-Crossfit.com based on views and click throughs for purchase to Rogue Fitness for 2020. If you want to dig deeper on how the data was collected you can read what were the most popular Rogue products in 2020.
This is an overview of the most popular Rogue belts on
Marathon-CrossFit.com as of 2020. Ranked by popularity form top to bottom:
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5" Nylon belt
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The 5” Nylon belt is a cheap option and I am personally surprised that it is that popular. It will give you more freedom to move than a leather belt, buy suspicion for the higher popularity of the belt is its low price compared to leather. If you are looking for a cheap belt for lifting the Rogue echo belt is a better option in my opinion. You can find the full review of the 5” Nylon belt via this link.
Overview of the Echo belt
The
Rogue Echo belt is 4'' in width and 10mm thick. Production for this belt takes place outside of the United States. It comes with a single prong and in black color. The Rogue logo is stitched on in white. It provides 10 precision-spaced holes. The
Rogue Echo belt might not a lot of breaking in based on the quality of the leather and the production process.
Pros of the Echo belt
A big pro is the price tag. You get a 10mm leather belt for 52.50$. This is nothing to be scoffed at when you are only a weekend warrior or want to get belts for the entire family for Christmas for the home gym. Same goes for equipping a commercial gym. If I was to open a gym I would get one per rack and invest the money saved compared to the Ohio belt in putting my own gym branding on them.
Cons of the Echo belt
For a leather belt, the finish is poor.
This belt is mass produced in a machine in China with lower quality leather. This saves money and comes at the cost of longevity. This belt is more likely to fall apart and let moisture seep in where the finish is imperfect. If you are only using it occasionally or keep it for group use that is fine. If you want to go pro in lifting maybe wait and invest $100 to $150 bucks into something you can be proud of.
Alternatives to the Echo belt
This is the belt at the chasm between hobby and passion. If you only want to protect your back a little for occasional workouts you can also look into
Nylon belts which save you even more money. These also can be worn with greater ease.