Rogue Adjustable monolift vs Utility seat

This is a comparison between Rogue Adjustable monolift and Rogue Utility seat including pros, cons, and alternatives. The Original was published in which accessory equipment to get for your rogue rack. Follow the links for details

Overview and review of the Rogue Monster Utility seat

The Rogue Monster Utility seat comes in at $225 and are a great addition to your existing rack to widen the possible exercises you can do. This article was originally published in "which accessory equipment to get for your rogue rack".

Overview of the Rogue Monster Utility seat

The Rogue monster utility seat is a versatile addition to your Rogue rack with which you can perform:

Box squats
Bulgarian somit squats
Hip thrusts
Step ups
Box jumps

And other applications you can come up with. The monster Utility seat can be combined with the Rogue flip down safeties or the monster spotter arms to create these training scenarios.

Pros of the Monster Utility seat

This is an easy platform to use in your rack for a good price of you have the right setup in place.

Cons of the Monster Utility seat

This seat only works in combination with other Rogue equipment and not as a stand alone which drives it cost above the stated price tag.

Alternatives to the Monster Utility seat

Alternatives to the utility seat are

If you only want to perform box jumps pylo Boxes can be the right choice for you. This can be stacked and cost less than other wooden boxes. Their disadvantage is that they can only be used with one height.

The competition boxes can be used with multiple height giving you three different configurations for your workouts. An advantage over the utility seat is that they are standalone and can also be used outside.

The box squat seats are adjustable I’m height depending on the user and can be used without the flip-down safeties. This makes them ideal for heavy box squats where you still want to have the possibility to squat to a pin.

Summary of the Utility seat

The Rogue monster utility seat is a great option when you want to make your home gym more versatile and already have flip-down safeties.

Overview and review Rogue Adjustable monolift

The Rogue Adjustbale monolift comes in at $325 and are a great addition to your existing rack to widen the possible exercises you can do. This article was originally published in "which accessory equipment to get for your rogue rack".

Overview of the Rogue Adjustable monolift

The Rogue adjustable monolift is a great addition to your existing rack especially if you are into powerlifting. With this, you can simulate the conditions of equipped competitions more closely. You will be able to squat directly as the monolift will render a walkout unnecessary. With this purchase you get the following:

Made in the USA
Sold in Pairs
Ships fully assembled
Compatible ONLY with 3x3” Monster rigs and racks
Height: 19" , 1.25" Jaw height
Depth: 3" , 2.75" Jaw depth*
0.75" thick steel Jaw
0.5625" Thick UHMW Protective Plastic lining on hooks, clasps, and back of unit
1" Mounting Pin, J-Cup-style set-up
1" Hitch Pins for locking unit in place
Color: Black and Red

This is a solid piece of equipment with your first purchase or adds to an existing rack.

Pros of the Rogue Adjustable monolift

The big pros of this monolift are its price, size, and quick adjustability. If you go for a full-blown monolift station it will be a lot more expensive, can not be operated by yourself and takes time to be adjusted in weight.

Cons of the Rogue adjustable monolift

It’s main use case is for powerlifters. Compared to a Monster Slinger you get very limited use cases out of this piece of equipment.

Alternatives to the Rogue Adjustable monolift

These are the alternatives to the adjustable monolift:

Infinity and Monster lite versions
LT1 50cal lever arms
Rogue Monolift station
Combo rack

The infinity and Monster lite versions of the adjustable monolift station do the same thing for the respective product lines of Rogue.

The LT1 50 cal lever arms are probably the most versatile addition you can make to a rack. You also use it as a monolift among other applications. The downside is that it is about 4 times the price of the monolift.

The Rogue monolift station is an alternative for very heavy lifts where a spitter is present.

The combo rack would be the ideal solution for lifters to prepare for a real-time powerlifting event. The Rogue combo rack simulates the setup in most IPF competitions the closest. If you want raw powerlifting at your home the combo rack is the way to go.

Summary of the Rogue Adjustable monolift

The Rogue adjustable monolift is a great addition to your home gym set up for individual use. Especially if you are into powerlifting this can be an invaluable tool.