Price $165 to $145

 

The Rogue Socket pull up bar is an option for the Monster, Monster Lite, and Infinity Series of Rogue to be included in your shipping. You can select it when you configure your rig or rack for a little extra money. The Rogue Curl pull up bar goes through the same production process as the Curl bar from Rogue with a 28.5mm Diameter. When the rod has been formed it just gets paired with the sockets for the rack it is paired with, rather than putting sleeves for plates on it. The specifics of this curl bar are as followed:

 

• Made in the USA
• 43” Cambered Pull-Up Bar - Compatible with Monster Series rigs and racks
• Solid Round Steel construction, precision formed
• Diameter: 28.5MM
• Black E-Coat Finish
• Ohio Knurling extended to close grip portion of bar
• Mounting Sockets and Hardware included

This is a good choice if you mainly do straight pull-ups and do not intend to do muscle-ups or kipping pull-ups. It has to be combined with a rack purchase to function in your home gym. 

 

 

 

The pros of the Rogue curl pull up bar:

 

 

Compared to straight pull up bars the curl bar is a lot easier on the wrists. If you think that kipping pull-ups are for sissies and like to vary your grip a lot for straight pull-ups this is the bar to get. The knurling is tough on your hands and provides a good grip. As you are mounting this pull-up bar on a rack it also saves space. Just make sure that you get the right sockets fro your rack if you purchase this pull up bar after acquiring your rack from Rogue.

 

 

 

Cons of the Rogue curl pull up bar are:

 

 

The Rogue curl pull up bar is great if you do your pull-ups hardstyle and stick to the philosophies of Pavel Tsatsoulin. If you are a Crossfit fan, this bar is pretty much useless. Kipping and muscle-ups are not great when your pull up bar comes in waves. In addition, Rogue also currently does not offer any color customizations on the curl bar, where they do for the socket pull up bar.

 

 

 

Alternatives to the Rogue Curl pull up bar are:

 

The Rogue socket bar can also come with a rack purchase. Depending on your preferences you can choose to equip the rack with a curl or socket bar. Just take care at checkout. The plain version is even cheaper than the curl bar and you can flick through the color options if you want to add a bit of pop.

 

For the Rogue Crown pull up system you need to make sure that you buy an additional crossmember on your rack purchase. Instead of choosing one of the pull-up bars, choose the 43" crossmember or the equivalent to that for the rack you buy. The Crown pull-up bar is then installed to the crossmember with nuts and bolts. Make sure you pick the right one to pair with your rack is there is an option that goes with the Infinity and Monster Lite racks, while another goes with the Monster series. The crown pull-up bar is probably the best value for money pull up system Rogue offers when you want to train multiple pull-up and hanging grips. The crown bar can not be used as stand-alone and needs to be mounted to a rack crossmember. 

 

If you are more interested in simulating a climbing workout you can use the Rogue climbing crossmember. This attachment will provide the surface to attach climbing holds to your rogue rack. Rogue sells a set of 8 different holds with various sizes for $115 separately. 

 

 

Conclusion for the Rogue Curl pull up bar

 

I personally got this pull up bar with my RM4 purchase. As this was during Corona times I was mainly looking for delivery times, rather than the optimal solution for me. Preferably I would have gotten a socket or crown bar, but these were out of stock. If you are into straight pull-ups and you have the money to spend, go for the crown pull up bar. Otherwise, get the socket and add a splash of color to be able to do kipping pull-ups and muscle-ups.