Rogue Premium Ohio belt vs Pioneer belt
This is a comparison of the Rogue Premium Ohio belt and the Pioneer belt including pros, cons, and alternatives. Follow the links for more details
Rogue Faded 4 Pioneer Lifting belt
The Rogue faded 4'' Pioneer lifting belt delivers a unique cut which enables lifters to adjust in smaller increments. You can get this belt from Rogue at 135$. This review was originally published in my article "Which belt to buy from Rogue" which runs through all options.
What else to consider from Rogue
Overview of the faded belt
This
Rogue branded belt from Pioneer is made in the US and comes in brown. At the edges, the brown fades to a black. The leather belt is 8.5mm thick and made of vegetable tanned leather. It closes with a buckle. The loop is Rogue branded. What is
special about this belt is the Pioneer Cut. The holes on
this belt run in two parallel lines which enables the lifter to adjust the belt in 0.5'' increments instead of 1.0''. This makes getting it on and off a lot easier. The buckle itself is a single prong.
Pros of the faded belt
This belt is a great option for smaller lifters who have struggled with adjusting belts to their ideal size. It can also be a great option for bigger lifters who change their weight a lot and go on cuts. Bodybuilders might also like the challenge of trying to get to the next whole down in their squat sessions when preparing for a meet.
With 8.5mm thickness this belt is less aggressive than the 13mm alternatives and can there also be used for Olympic weightlifting.
Cons of the faded belt
The price is still on the higher end for a belt. Special ideas like the double holes usually come at a special price. This belt is also somewhere in the middle between an
Olympic weightlifting belt and a
powerlifting belt. You will pay a high price and be left with an all-purpose belt which you could also have gotten for $20 less. If you see no value in the double holes for you, you might want to pick up something else. The inside of this belt is also a bit more slippy than other options.
Alternatives to the faded belt
A very good alternative to the faded belt is the
Rogue Ohio lifting belt. This is the middle of the range and middle priced option that fits all purposes. If you are a Crossfitter you might also want to consider the
Ohio Oly belt. This belt has a bit of leather cut out in the front to make the snatch and clean and jerk easier to perform.
Rogue Premium Ohio Lifting belt
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.