Rogue Monster Lite Rig 2.0 vs TITAN plate loaded chest press
This is a comparison between the Rogue Monster Lite rig and the TITAN plate loaded chest press including pros, cons, and alternatives. Follow the links for more details.
Overview and review of the TITAN plate loaded chest press $464
This is an overview of the TITAN plate loaded chest press including pros, cons and alternatives. This article was originally posted in Which gym machine to get from TITAN. Follow the links for additional information.
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Overview of the TITAN plate loaded chest press machine
The
TITAN plate loaded chest press machine is a chest press machine with a foldable bench which makes it unique. Again TITAN designs a machine with the spacious home gym in mind that saves money and space. The
plate loadable chest press can be used with regular
Olympic plates. The bench is adjustable for incline presses and has multiple grip variations. The full specifications of this TITAN machine are:
- Fits Olympic plates and features (2) 9.5-inch loadable weight posts
- Fully adjustable bench for the incline or flat reps
- (13) Bench depth positions to easily adjust to any size athlete and to accommodate hand placement for presses
- (5) Lifting arm positions to easily adjust the angle of your lift
- Bench easily stores on top of the frame when not in use to
- Minimum Footprint: 64-in. W x 63-in. L
- Maximum Footprint: 64-in. W-in. x 23-in.
- Seat Pad Dimensions: 11 - 8-in. x 12.5-in.
- Lifting Arm Length: 34-in.
- Vertical Handle Spread: 26.5-in.
- Weight Post Length: 9.5-in.
- Weight Capacity: 1,000 lb.
- Weight: 155 lb.
This is a great machine for bench presses and replacing a dumbbell rack, if you have the space for it.
Pros of the TITAN plate loaded chest press machine
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Multiple grip variations
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Foldable bench
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Plate loaded
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Price
Compared to a
barbell,
rack and bench setup this machine provides you more grip variations. This could also be done with
dumbbells and a
rack, but then you have to factor in the storage space for multiple
dumbbells and that they are awkward to work with by yourself once it gets heavy.
The foldable bench saves some space when you want to free up the center of your gym for stretching exercises, runs or other stout ones which need space. The footprint gets smaller, but you still have the metal frame to consider.
Plate loaded machines are great for home gyms as you can use one set of
plates for all the machines you own. This saves cost in getting your little park of machines together as you not pay the weight stack for each and every machine.
As with all TITAN products you will have a hard time to find something that is priced better. Especially as this machine already includes an adjustable bench which already can easily cost $500 or more by themselves.
Cons of the TITAN plate loaded chest press machine
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Plate loaded
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Space requirements
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Bench is attached
While
plate loaded designs can be great in smaller gyms it can turn into a trip hazard and bottlenecks in high frequency commercial gyms. If you have a lot of footfall with a varying level of experience combined with little supervision, than go for a
chest press machine with an included weigh my stack.
If your home gym is very crammed you might not have the space to get another machine in like the
Titan plate loaded chest press. In this scenario you might want to get three pairs of
dumbbells (light, middle, heavy) and spotter arms for
dumbbells for your
rack. This makes the setup more modular.
A further disadvantage of the
TITAN plate loaded chest press is that the be cj is attached. This means that you can not move things around in your and might even need to get a second bench for that purpose. Just keep that in mind based on the plans you have for your gym and the exercises you want to do.
Alternatives to the TITAN plate loaded chest press machine
The
Titan functional and
plate loaded functional trainer can also be used as bench press stations as long as you get an additional bench. With the different grips you can have more variety than with a
barbell. These two machines have $1300 between them. In a home gym scenario you might want to use the
plate loaded version to save considerably.
Conclusion for the TITAN plate loaded chest press machine
The
TITAN plate loaded chest press machine is a serious consideration to get instead of a full
rack of
dumbbells. If you have the space for a full
rack of
dumbbells you can most likely also fit this machine. You can do all of the
dumbbell exercises you need with this machine and load it with
plates instead. For a home gym this is a definite alternative. In a commercial setting you can not replace a dumbbell
rack with this machine as you have to cover more people at the same time. It can however be used to make the bench press more accessible toi wider community of your clients.
Overview and review of the Rogue Monster Lite Rig 2.0
Price: 1.795$ - 5.095$
This review was originally posted in the longer article "Which strength equipment to buy from rogue" in which you can read about 25 products of Rogue which cost more than 1.000$. The Rogue Monster lite rig is a good start to your home gym or commercial gym targeted at the general public. See the details in this article.
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Overview of the Rogue Monster lite rig
The
Monster Lite Rig is the little brother of the
Monster Rig. The main difference is that the bolts and holes
which are used to attach
equipment are smaller.
Monster lite uses the same 4'-6'-4' pattern as the
Monster series. You will get 3x3'' 11-Gauge steel uprights for a solid base to built your gym around.
With the 2.0 upgrade, you are now able to choose
different colors for your rig. Rogue also worked on the overall stability of their rigs compared to earlier models including different beams. The double
pull up bars have been swapped for single pull up bars to make muscle ups easier to perform. The
main ideas of the rigs are that you customize them in many different ways to your personal needs. You will get to choose from three different editions
which are:
- Base 2.0 Edition
- Standard 2.0 Edition
- Racked 2.0 edition
which are increasing in price as more material is used in each of these versions.
The base 2.0 edition comes with double
pull up bars at the top for stability and to do
pull-ups. This version is the most cost-efficient and leaves the most room around the beams to allow free movement. If you are on a budget and do a lot of cardio drills
which are mixed with weightlifting and
pull-ups. This is great for a gym with members who do are not much interested in powerlifting and whose fitness levels are not very high. The downsides of the base edition are less stability compared to other versions and obstructions when you want to do muscle ups. You also have fewer options to upgrade in the feature as the top beams do not provide holes to attach additional
equipment too.
The standard edition mainly
changes the top part of your rig. The double
pull-up bars are swapped for beams. This
frees up space for muscle ups along the rig, gives it more stability and options to attach extra
equipment at the top of the rig. Examples can be climbing ropes and the
Rogue climbing boards. You still keep the option to move freely around at the bottom. This is the right choice for gyms that have a bit more budget, want more upgrade possibilities while still being able to move around freely. If your members are gradually getting fitter you also might consider changing a base model to standard model.
- 10'
- 2 Squat/Bench stations
- 5 pull up stations
- 14'
- 4 Squat/Bench stations
- 6 Pull up stations
- 20'
- 4 Squat/Bench stations
- 9 Pull up stations
- 24'
- 6 Squat/Bench stations
- 10 pull up stations
Take some time to think about what you are planning in advance.
- How many clients should the Monster lite Rig bring you
If you think that the
Monster lite Rig will bring you 6 -17 new clients who pay you 50$ on a 1-year retainer it is worth the investment. This will yield 3590$ - 10.190$ net new revenue against an investment of 1.795 - 5095$. Adjust the numbers for your own gym accordingly.
Pros of the Rogue Monster Lite Rig
The monster lite rig gives you the freedom to play with many different configurations. It also comes in at a lower price than the
Monster series Rig which can help if you want to save costs. Most of the accessories for rigs also cost slightly less in the
Monster Lite version than the monster version. It will be easier to transport and disassemble than the
Monster rig if you have to that often.
Cons of the Rogue Monster lite Rig
The Monster Lite rig is not compatible with all Rogue
equipment. As Rogue is pushing into the machines space now expect that most of the heavy machinery will be only or firstly available for the
more stable monster construction. Also, some of the accessories you can get for the
Monster series might not be available. If you exactly know what your gym should look like and you will have no needs for future upgrades, go for
Monster Lite to optimize your price. If you are unsure how your gym and client base will develop, go with
Monster to leave you with more options.
Alternatives to the Monster lite series
Here are some alternatives to the
Monster lite series
which you can consider:
This is the minimum configuration of the big brother of the
Monster lite series
which includes:
- Base edition
- Rig length of 10'
You get the same
rig, just a bit more sturdy and with more upgrade options for the future. I am always a fan of overengineering when possible. Especially when you do not buy a long rig this upgrade makes sense as you only spend about 100$ more. The longer the rig gets, the more it hurts your purse to go for
Monster.
This is the maximum you can go to on the
Monster Rig. As you can see the difference in price between the maximum config for
Monster Lite and
Monster is 1.000$. Pay special attention to these economies of scale when you are outfitting a very big gym. You also might want to
consider buying separate RM6 racks instead of a Rig, when you already see a need for so many heavy duty squat/bench stations. That leaves you with more options to utilize your space as you are probably not going to run around a lot in this config anyway.
Conclusion
The Rogue Monster lite Rig is still a very sturdy build, even though it has a bigger brother with the Monster Series. When you want to build a very long rig this might be the better option than the Monster series. This is the go to option for mere mortals who do not weigh 140kg and deadlift 900 pounds.