The Rogue PRO Jump Rope puts its weight in the handles: two knurled stainless steel handles of one pound each on a thick plastic-coated cable. Garage Gym Reviews, whose team tested it in a field of 15 weighted ropes, gives it a GGR Score of 4.04 and picks it for conditioning and endurance work. GGR notes it takes getting used to after a speed rope, is hard to pack up, and cannot be adjusted for length, so buyers choose one of five cable lengths.
Full review
Weight in the handles
Garage Gym Reviews describes the Rogue PRO as a bit different from other weighted ropes because most of the weight is in the handles instead of the rope. Each stainless steel handle weighs a pound. GGR measures them at 25 millimeters thick and says gripping them takes some getting used to.
The handles are fully knurled apart from the tapered base. GGR editor and certified personal trainer Amanda Capritto found that extra grip helpful because the handles are so heavy.
Cable and sizing
GGR reports that the plastic-coated cable is thicker and heavier than a speed-rope cable even though it does not carry much of the weight, and Capritto said it feels durable.
The length cannot be adjusted. GGR's testers considered that reasonable, since a cable this thick would be hard to cut, and note that it is sold in five cable lengths from 95 to 115 inches. GGR lists the thick rope being hard to pack up among its cons.
Where Garage Gym Reviews places it
GGR names the Rogue PRO its best weighted jump rope for conditioning and calls it a good option for people looking to train endurance, with a bearing and 360-degree swivel in the handles. Its stated drawback for newcomers is that it takes a lot of getting used to coming from a speed rope.
GGR says it ordered 15 weighted ropes, shipped them to five testers and used them for several weeks indoors and outdoors, doing single-unders and attempting double-unders. Comparing it with Rogue's cheaper heavy rope, GGR wrote that buyers who want a Rogue option are better off with the PRO.
Strengths
- +Stainless steel handles resist corrosion, per Garage Gym Reviews
- +Fully knurled handles, which GGR's tester found helpful given their weight
- +Bearing with 360-degree swivel in the handles
- +GGR rates it well for building endurance and stamina
Watch-outs
- −Takes a lot of getting used to coming from a speed rope, per GGR
- −Thick cable is hard to pack up
- −Length is not adjustable; it has to be bought in one of five lengths
How it compares
The Rogue PRO carries a pound in each steel handle, where the Crossrope Get Lean and Get Strong sets on this page change the load by clipping on ropes of different weights. It has no Bluetooth handles or app, unlike the Crossrope AMP. Its length is fixed at purchase; Garage Gym Reviews notes it comes in five cable lengths.
Rating sources
Counts as 4.03/5 in our score — this publisher's 50 scores on the site average 4.14, so its scores are adjusted up to compare fairly with other publishers.
“Best Weighted Jump Rope: Rogue Fitness PRO Jump Rope ... GGR Score ... 4.04”
Our 4.0 score is the average of the 1 scored review above, each adjusted for how strictly its publisher scores; 1 more reviewed it without printing a score and is not in the average. More about methodology.
