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Rogue LT1 50 cal lever arm vs Utility seat

Written by Pascal Landshoeft | Jan 4, 2021 5:00:00 PM

Rogue LT1 50 cal lever arm vs Utility seat

This is a comparison between the Rogue LT1 50 cal lever arm 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".

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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 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. 
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