Garage gym Barbell Collar buyers guide!

In this video I help you pick what collars you should buy for your gym. I compare many of the popular Rogue Collars.

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[JohnDoe-zr]

Love the sign on that screen there, looks good

[trollzone]

I have a pretty baller garage gym but it’s pathetic by your gym’s standards. Bravo sir! 👏

[FitLabb]

I just picked up a pair of the Rogue USA’s the other day after buying a new power rack from REP and couple barbells and full set of bumper plates. Seems everyone highly recommends them and I’m looking forward to getting everything and putting them to use (and not busting my fingers on the release lever!!!)

[mgbaron]

I have the rogue USA aluminums. No complains other than the occasional finger snap 😂. Really they meet all of my needs but I can’t help being curious about the Eleiko collars.

[babygiantbarbell]

YES! Rogue HG 2.0s are the only pair I have. They have held over 600lb on a deadlift bar pull without flinching. I love them! Great review man!

[markhalstead]

I have Rogue aluminum and HG 2.0. I use them both and never had a problem with snapping fingers. Just hold one side of collar and flip the lever.

[buckelliott]

Man, so much of the same for me. I have 2 pairs of HGs and always find myself reaching for those. I do have Rogue OSOs that I use for my loadable dumbbells because I like a really tight collar for those (and that’s what Rogue recommends), and I have spring collars because my wife also flat out refuses to mess with the other ones 😂😂😂

[jonathanmartinez]

For my personal choice the spring collars work well they are child safety for my point of view you need some strength just because I have 2 kids and they can easy remove the leaver from the rouge collars it happen in the past

[StevenSeiller]

Helpful! Any suggestions for where to put the collar while changing plates? Add a hook to the rack? Glue a magnet to it? Just set it on the floor (and try not to step on it)?? Thanks!

[thuirwyne]

I have some Lock-Jaw quick release aluminum collars and they're pretty good. I did bruise a knuckle once when I was in a hurry.

[oneeyeman]

I got the strength company collars for my loadable dumbbells and I love them

[reidbox]

I have popped my knuckle more than a few times on my Rogue USA collars so you had me laughing at "knuckle-busters". You should really try my favorite collar though, the PRX Talon Collars. They're just $20 and they're basically magnetic slap bracelets for your barbell. They're even easier to take on/off than the HG collars imho because it doesnt matter if you take the collar off the bar before or after you add plates to the sleeve. In other words, no more holding a plate in one hand while removing the collar with the other to add weight to the bar as you go from warm ups to working sets. They hold heavy weight just fine for deads, although I haven't tested them for Oly lifts.

[dannysantos]

Rogue USA spring collars are good enough for me I even use them on my Rogue DB-15 LOADABLE DUMBBELLS.

[Alex_Piazza]

I really like my rogue USA. Haven't had the issue of beating up my fingers. I did just pick up a set of hg 2.0 axle collars for my arch nemesis bar.

[pWin]

I have proloc collars, work great on regular bars and it futureproofs you in case you end up buying axel/specialty bars.

[imander]

I think it depends on what you do. I have the HGs and the USA aluminums. If you do CrossFit where you are dropping weights a lot then the USA aluminums are going to work a lot better. I would also recommend the USA collars if you have loadable dumbbells. For powerlifting movements I agree that HGs are fine.

[NJD]

Very helpful! Just had a set of Amazon collars break so I’m looking for something better. I like the rogue HG style and they’re reasonably priced.

[johnmcelwain]

Good review. I started with springs, then got some Boneyard OSO's. First time snap back is a real thing. Lol. Wonder if we could make a lever wrench, square tube to help open and close some lever arms?

[ricksuarez]

About the spring collars. I bought some titan one (I know, I know... I don't do titan anymore and have a BBB complaint against them for some stuff)... Anyways, they didn't work on anything that I had after a couple of times. I don't know if it was weather temperature or what.

I bought some collars Giant lifting and actually like them. They're super tight though, I use a workout towel when I unlatch. I don't really mind, hoping they ease after some usage though. I got their higher end ones. But yeah unfortunately not all springs collars are the same. That's also something I found out in some of the gyms that I went to before lol.

Unfortunately my plates be moving at times. Going to look into the rogue stuff again. Thanks for the review.

[JohnKessler]

what would be our collar pick for specialty bars (like the axel bar)?