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Rogue 6 Shooter Olympic plates vs Fractional plates

Written by Pascal Landshoeft | Jul 5, 2020 4:00:00 PM

Rogue 6 Shooter Olympic plates vs Fractional plates

This is a comparison between the Rogue 6 shooter plates and the fractional plates including pros, cons and alternatives. Follow the links for more details

Overview and review of Rogue fractional plates

The Rogue fractional plates will set you back about $33 dollars. These plates are especially good to use for lifters who want to microload. This overview has originally been published in the article "Which rogue plates to buy" which you can find on this blog.

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Overview of the fractional plates

 
Rogue Fractional plates come in pairs of 0.125kg and 0.250kg. They are a helpful tool for the most advanced athletes to steadily increase the weight being lifted. They can also be used on beginning athletes or anyone who is facing a plateau. These plates allow you to increase the weight on the bar in increments which are smaller than 2.5kg and therefore provide more options for your training.
 

Pros of the fractional plates

 
Fractional plates are a great tool when you know how to use them. For programs like Jim Wendler, you want to use them as they break down the weight increments very finely. 
 

Cons of the fractional plates

 
These plates get easily lost or stolen. Also most people in your gym will not know how to use them probably and scatter them all over the place as they are so small.
 
 

Overview and review of the Rogue 6 Shooter Olympic plates

 

The Rogue 6 shooter plates will set you back about $575 dollars or $5.18 dollars per kg. These plates are especially good to use for professional gyms who love iron. This overview has originally been published in the article "Which rogue plates to buy" which you can find on this blog.

Overview of the 6 Shooter plates

 
The Rogue 6 shooter plates have been designed for high traffic use in your gym. The plates provide six holes so that it becomes easier to transport them and load them onto the barbell. This is the type of plate you want in a facility with many beginners to avoid hand injuries. They also come in at a lower cost than most other plates. When these are being abused, your heart won't sink as much as with the other, higher range plates from Rogue. They come in a hammertone grey finish.
 
Weight / Diameter / Thickness / Price per pair
 
45LB / 448mm / 1.36'' / $156
35LB / 376mm / 1.45'' / $128
25LB / 308mm / 1.45'' / $100
10LB / 228mm / 1.22'' / $48.50
5LB / 195mm / 0.83'' / $32
2.5LB / 162mm / 0.63'' / $23
 
Available sets
 
245lb a pair of each at $575
 

Pros of the 6 Shooter plates

 
The Rogue 6 Shooter plates are easy to handle for any level of a lifter. They are also less likely to provide hand injuries as the holes lower the likelihood of getting your gingers between two plates or not being able to pick them up. The design also makes it easier to use the plates for any kind of resistance exercises which are not done with a barbell. This combined with a relatively low price makes them a good option for starter gyms for their first-time outfit. 
 

Cons of the 6 Shooter plates

 
These plates are metal and are therefore unforgiving to the floor, humans, and feet when dropped. They are also not ideal for Olympic lifting for the same reason. Many clients in commercial gyms also prefer urethane over metal as it is easier to handle and feels nicer on the skin.
 

Alternatives to the 6 Shooter plates

 
The Urethane version of the 6 Shooter plates are a bit more expensive, but last longer and feel nicer for your clients. This is the way to go if you want to accommodate to the masses.
 
Bumper plates are an alternative which is also lower in price. These plates can be dropped from overhead and are forgiving on surfaces they get in touch with. A disadvantage is that you can not fit as much weight on the barbell with bumper plates than with metal.
 
Olympic plates are the no-nonsense most cost-efficient option you can go for. This is the most weight per $$$ you can obtain from Rogue. The downside is that these plates are not much to look at and are hard to handle.
 
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