James H. Evans, Jr. Memorial Gym's Reviews (67)


(5.00)
3/4/2026
First piece of Rogue gear I bought before I even really knew what Rogue was about. I needed a pullup bar for the Body Beast program and this fit the bill. Installed it over a doorway with many lags and is super solid. I swapped out the original black powdercoated bar with the blue bar which had previously been on my rack. I couldn';t use it on the rack in it's current configuration because I keep a bar loaded on my VTS Lite at all times.
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(4.33)
3/4/2026
I just "had" to have this for my Eleiko Preacher Curl Bench. lol. It as an awesomely crafted, quality bar but it's not like it's world's better than Rogue's for example.
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(4.67)
3/4/2026
I got these before my Rogue 26ers, but these offer a lower starting weight (45 lbs per) while still providing comfortable elevation to get under the bar for the exercise. Nothing bad to say about them!
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(4.33)
3/4/2026
I have the version made by Rogue which has the engraved setting markers rather than the stickers. Easier to store than the Elite FTS SSB because you can "reverse" the sleeves and rotate the handles so it sits flatter against the wall. I have mine sitting in a PRX specialty barbell holder against the wall and it does the trick. I really like the variety of movements you can do with this bar. For those of us who have trouble with the "front rack" position, it allows us to simulate front squats pretty well. Not sure why some people seem somewhat sour about this bar. It is quite expensive, though!
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(2.33)
3/4/2026
Ended up selling this when I got my Titan (plate-loaded) Lat Tower. One of the attachment brackets was bent on arrival but I was able to straighten it out for the assembly. It was a hassle changing weights between exercises especially as it was jammed into a corner of my gym. I ended up replacing all the pulleys with aluminum ones from Bells of Steel which really improved it. You also need to be mindful of balancing the weight on the left and right weight horns to get a smooth pull.
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(4.67)
3/4/2026
This is one of those "buy once, cry once" gym items. Expensive, but it's likely the last one you'll ever need. Very smooth and supportive. 100% confident in it.
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(5.00)
3/4/2026
It's probably hard for a company to screw something like this up, but I needed some short horizontal braces to make my one-post "rack (with Rep PR-4000 blue upright) to get my Voltra off of my main rack so as not to worry about smashing it and/or having to move it all the time. These are 12" in depth which was perfect for this application and no other manufacturers seemed to offer this side. It lines up perfectly with the Rep upright since they are both metric sizing.
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(4.67)
3/4/2026
These are the classiest adder weights ever. lol They are actually very good, though. Very strong magnets so they can be placed on machines all kinds of ways and are very easy to store because of that, too!
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