Rogue LT1 50 cal lever arm vs Adjustable monolift

This is a comparison between the Rogue LT1 50 cal lever arm and Rogue Adjustable monolift 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 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.

Overview and review of the LT1 50 cal lever arms

The LT1 50 cal lever arm kit comes in at $995 and is 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".

What else to consider from Rogue

Overview of the 50 cal lever arms

The LT1 50 cal lever arms are one of the latest innovations of Rogue. The idea is to press most of the machines you find in a gym into a rack. The lever arms can be used for lunges, snatches, squats, rows, incline bench presses, and many more setups. If you want to get the maximum out of your rack these are a good addition. I especially like the snatch and push movements which can not be performed with a barbell in this way. The uniqueness is the ease of adjusting height without using a wrench.

The lever arms are available for the Monster and Monster lifelines from Rogue. The monster version has a stainless steel finish, while the Monster lite version is powder-coated. There are two versions in 48” and 35” length. Be aware that you can only use the short arms inside a 43” rack. The specs are:

Made in the USA
Color: Black
71LB per arm
48” standard 35” shirt length
3x3” Gauge Steel

The package includes

2 lever arms
2 Trolleys
2 handles with loading pins

If you want to hold your plates in place you will need to purchase some axle collars as regular spring and HG collars will not work with this setup.

Pros of the LT1 50 cal lever arms

The LT 1 cal lever arms are a great addition to a home gym, especially if you are a bodybuilder. With the help of these arms, you can recreate most of the isolated machine exercises in your home gym without increasing its footprint. It will also add some interesting push variations to your repertoire of you play football or rugby.

Cons of the LT1 50 cal lever arms

As with all Rogue innovations, the price is usually a hump to get over. With $995 you have some alternatives you can get instead to simulate some of the activities. But there will be no full replacement and these items will take up more space in your gym.

Alternatives to the LT1 50 cal lever arms

These are the alternatives for the LT1 out of the Rogue portfolio.

If you are mainly interested in the LT1 to keep deadlifts safer for beginners you can also use a trap bar. Rogue has updated its trap bar design and there are two different designs available.

If you find the LT1 appealing to create a monolift for bench presses you can also get the adjustable monolift kit for a third of the price.

To cover the uses of the LT1 as a rowing machine you can also get the Lat pull down and row combination.

If you want the LT1 and you have the spare change in your first Rogue order you might as well go for the rolls Royce of Racks from Rogue. The RM8 includes the lever arms and the Rhino belt squat with a Cerakote finish. If you only want the best, that is your place to go.

Summary for the LT1 50 cal Lever arms

The LT1 is probably the most versatile attachment you can get for the Monster and Monster Lite series as long as you are willing to pay the price of a full rack for them. The RM4 fortis and the LT1 are almost the same price. The LT1 will probably not be your first purchase unless you go for the RM8 which includes the lever arms.