REP fitness fractional plates vs Rogue Technique plates
This is a comparison between the REP fitness fractional plates and the Rogue Technique plates. Follow the links for more details.
Overview and review of the Rogue Technique plates
The Rogue technique plates will set you back about $125 - $160 dollars. These plates are especially good to use for beginning weightlifters. This overview has originally been published in the article "Which rogue plates to buy" which you can find on this blog.
What else to consider from Rogue
Overview of the technique plates
Technique plates are special plates which have the same diameter of 450mm than regular
competition plates but at a much lower weight. This is achieved by using high-density polyethylene Plastic (HDPE). These are the right plates to teach beginners, juniors or getting rehabbing athletes back to lifting. These plates combined with a technique
bar can lower the weight of the
bar for a beginner to 15kg to enter the sport of Olympic weightlifting. If you work a lot with children or very unfit beginners, this is a good plate to add to your arsenal.
The
technique plates are available in red and white in 2.5kg, 5kg, 5lb, and 10lb versions. They have the following specs:
- 450mm Diameter
- 50.2mm Center Hole Diameter
- Grooved edge for easier handling
Pros of the technique plates
Technique plates help to ease into the sport and to hone your lifts to perfection. If your gym or yourself are serious about Olympic weightlifting they will be a great addition to your arsenal to grind on technique without wreaking your body.
Cons of the technique plates
These plates have a very narrow and specialized use case. If you do not enter the realm of Olympic weightlifting you will probably only get very little use out of them.
Alternatives to the technique plates
Overview and review of the REP fitness fractional plates
This is an overview of the REP fitness fractional plates including pros, cons, and alternatives. The original was published under which plates to buy from rep fitness. Follow the links for more details.
Fractional plate set $39
Fractional plates are a great tool to progress further, especially if you are very light or for lifts on which you can not really move big weights. With fractional plates, you can increase the weight of loadable dumbbells for awkward movements or push your one-rep maximum on an oly lift ever so slightly. This set of fractional plates includes:
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0.25 Kg (White) - Diameter: 4.25" Thickness: 3/16"
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0.5 Kg (Green) - Diameter: 4.25" Thickness: 3/8"
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0.75 Kg (Blue) - Diameter: 4.25" Thickness: 1/2"
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1.0 Kg (Red) - Diameter: 4.25" Thickness: 3/4"
With this, you are set to bridge any minute gap between two progressions. If you are a huge fan of the Wendler 5/3/1 method you also might want to get a set of fractional plates.
Pros of the REP Fractional plate set
The pros of fractional plates are:
This is the main and probably only reason to get yourself some fractional plates. If you struggle on a certain plateau and can move in 2.5kg or 5kg increment these come in handy.
Cons of the REP Fractional plate set
The cons of fractional plates are:
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Not used often
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Easily stolen
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Break easy
If you know how to use them, you won't use them very often unless you train Wendler 5/3/1. In a commercial gym most people won't even know how to use them properly. When used incorrectly they are also more likely to crack or deform than other plates. Probably the biggest con for commercial use is that these get stolen or lost. In any gym, I have been in that stocked these they just seemed to disappear over time.
Alternatives to the REP Fractional plate set
Alternatives to the rep fractopnal plates are:
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Rogue fractional plates
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TITAN fractional plates
These are not hugely different and it comes down to price. Remember that you will pay the shipping costs, so don't cut off your nose to spite your face. If you have a big order with
TITAN or Rogue just throw the fractional plates in rather than getting them separately from REP causing shipping cost.
Conclusion for the REP Fractional plate set
Fractional plates are great for small lifters in general or big lifters who just need 5kg extra on their one-rep max or someone who wants to push some awkward lifts or grip exercises to the next level. Most average gym clients will not know how to use these properly and lose or break them.