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
What else to consider from Rogue
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
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.