Let me first state that I love Rogue! I own many different pieces of Rogue equipment from the Rhino Belt squat to the Rogue squat bar. Every piece of equipment I’ve received from them have been in top condition. So when I received my 25 kg plates I was a bit disappointed. As stated below by many of the other reviews, I received my plates today taking advantage of the reduced shipping due to their Black Friday deals. I understand that they are trying to fill orders as fast as possible but when I received my order two of the plates had damage. Aside from paint blemishes and the paint rubbing off on my brand new Kabuki Deadlift bar (second picture), I was disappointed to see a chuck of metal missing from one of my plates. I also received one of my plates not in packaging. I’m not sure if that was on UPS but for the price I paid I was hoping for all my plates to be packaged with care. Anyways this will not dissuade be from buying from Rogue in the future but for the money I’m spending I expect nothing but the best.

I have purchased a lot of Rogue equipment in the last month and most of it has exceeded expectations. However, these plates are a disappointment. As others have stated, the finish on the plates is the biggest issue with minor dings in several plates to major blemishes across the back side of a 35 lb plate. The finish on the inside of the plates smeared off on every one of my Rogue plate holders as well. For weightlifting, the plates are fine, but the finish on the weight is not worth the premium price paid. I should have bought the deep dish plates, or bought more HG bumper plates. The HG bumper plates are awesome and definitely worth the money.

Let me start out by saying I’m a huge fan of Rogue and hold their equipment to a really high standard. I recently made a decent sized order and for the most part every thing came in great with the exception of minor scratches on the rack which doesn’t bother me. However one of the 25kg plates I ordered had a little chunk of the number “5” missing. Not the biggest deal, it still basically weighs the same, but I would have hoped all the plates at least came identical and with no deformities this noticeable. I still believe that this is just a rare mishap and doesn’t represent Rogue’s quality.

These plates are works of art. Beautifully coloring no chips or gouges in the metal. I had no shipping issues. They came in perfect condition. I will definitely be buying more!

I purchased the 0.25, 0.5, 1, and 2.5lb plates to use as change plates for my bumpers. Pairing these with the magnetic aluminum collars is something I wish more people talked about before I discovered it. They really just stick to the outside of the collar for the entire lift without dragging on the sleeve. These plates are beautiful out of the box and my only complaint is that the 5lb doesn’t also come I the polished finish to complete the full set of what I would consider change plates. My old Weiders look like they’ve seen better days by comparison. Easily the most I’ve spent per pound for plates but absolutely worth it.

I replaced the plates that I purchased during the pandemic with the Rogue calibrated steel plates. I wanted to purchase these plates first but the sticker cost was too much. Gradually I’ve been replacing my pandemic gym equipment with Rogue. There was no damage when the plates arrived. Some of the paint will come off when placing it on the bar but its minimum. I love the colors and wouldn’t of expected anything less from Rogue.

I have purchased around 260KG of these plates over the past 3 years. All of them are fantastic, and they have held up beautifully. While I have chipped or scraped some of the paint on the edges, I would consider this normal wear and tear, and perhaps even better than normal. I'm posting this review after seeing several complaints about shipping and paint quality. I have had zero issues. I recommend these plates often to gyms that have thick plates or bumper plates only. The plates will never be the limitation for bar loading.

Other than the fact that the paint came off onto the barbell; these plates are amazing. Thin and can load up a bunch of weight. I almost peeled off the sticker that holds the calibrated weight because I didn’t know what it was so just be mindful of that.