Rogue Oly Ohio Lifting belt vs Premium Ohio belt
This is a comparison of the Rogue Oly belt and the Premium Ohio belt including pros, cons, and alternatives. Follow the links for more details
Rogue Premium Ohio Lifting belt
The Rogue premium Ohio lifting belt comes in at $130 and is an improved version of the original Ohio belt from Rogue. If you are interested in a full overview of the Rogue belts read my article "Which belt to buy from Rogue" in which this piece was originally published.
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Overview of the premium lifting belt
The Rogue Ohio Premium belt is one of the many products of Rogue which shows that they take customer feedback seriously and improve on existing designs. The belt comes in 4'' width and brown color. It is 10mm thick and is made os US English Bridle leather. The leather has been vegetable tanned. The edges are finished with black Tuff Kote and a slip-resistant interior texture has been added.
It is great to see that Rogue took the Ohio belt design and improved the leather, stitching, finish on the edges and provided better functionality in the middle. I have seen this happen many times in the product range of Rogue and makes me happy to be a customer of them.
Pros of the premium lifting belt
The Rogue Premium Ohio lifting belt is the best all-purpose belt you can get from Rogue at this time. It can be used for weightlifters, powerlifter and bodybuilders alike. The new improvements are worth the extra $20 compared to the Rogue Ohio lifting belt, which is also a very solid choice. The best improvement is the inner texture of the belt that avoids slipping.. That could be a problem with the old Ohio belt.
Cons of the premium lifting belt
The con is the high price and that you can get more all-purpose belts at a lower quality for groups. If you are looking to equip an entire gym or team of athletes with belts the Rogue Echo might the better choice.. If you buy ten belts that equates to savings of $200 in total which can be used to one more barbell for the gym. It depends on where you set your priorities as the strength coach or for your clients.
Alternatives to the premium lifting belt
Alternatives in the same price range are the Rogue lever belt and the Pioneer faded belt. The lever belt would be the better choice for serious powerlifters who do nothing but going heavy on the deadlift, squat and bench press. The faded belt can be a good choice for smaller lifter due to their Pioneer Cut system which enables 0.5mm increments in closing the buckle.
Rogue Oly Ohio Lifting belt
The Rogue Oly Ohio lifting belt can be had for $115. With this you will get a solid belt based on the original best selling Ohio belt that has been adapted for Olympic weightlifting. If you want to know more about Rogue belt read my article "Which belt to buy from Rogue" in which this review was originally posted
Overview of the Oly Ohio lifting belt
The Rogue Ohio Oly lifting belt is a special adaptation of the Rogue Ohio lifting belt. The front has been cut out. This helps for the snatch and clean and jerk to not get in the way. The belt is made in the USA from vegetable tanned leather. At is 4'' wide at the back and tapers down to 2'' in the front. The Rogue Ohio Oly lifting belt is 10mm thick and comes in brown as a result of the tanning process.
Pros of the Oly Ohio lifting belt
The Rogue Oly lifting belt has a big advantage, that it is less bulky than the Ohio lifting belt. This gives you more freedom for explosive movements like the snatch and clean and jerk. The single prong design also helps to get the belt on and off easily.
Cons of the Oly Ohio lifting belt
The belt is not approved for weightlifting competitions like the Rogue 13mm belts. This means that this is a gym only belt. Its specialization also means that it is less versatile than the Ohio lifting belt which costs $5 less. Make sure that your main interest is Olympic weightlifting before buying this belt and that you know what you are doing on the platform already.
Alternatives to the Oly Ohio lifting belt
The all-around standard option is the Rogue Ohio belt. This is the midrange product from rogue I would recommend to everyone. If you want to spend a bit more money go for the Premium Ohio belt. If you are a small lifter you might want to get the Rogue Ohio 3 belt.
