ROGUE DONKEY REVIEW + 7 Ways to Use It | Angelique Clark 

Thanks for explaining it all. Looks quite useful. Enjoy!

Thanks! Very helpful.

Amazing thank you! Will definitely add this to my home gym! Need something more fore legs!

Good stuff. Thank you for the video!

Nice video. Thank you for your service.

Thanks for the vid. Really useful.

Awesome review

Really nice review

Great review, showed the functionally and versatility of the machine and the justification for it! Great job!

Great review, Angelique! I'm opening a commercial gym later this year and have been considering getting a few of these. Liked and subscribed.

Hi Angelique! Great video. Two questions: have you tried a seal/supported row (a more supported back extension set up and rowing a dumbbell or barbell)? I wonder if the lack of handles would make this movement very convenient . AND: does the pendulum have a segment where you could attach a carabiner clip and do a single arm row? Thank you!

Thanks for the review! I have a friend that is looking to get rid of it and offered it to me for $1500 so I think I am going to buy it.

I've debated or thought about getting this Rogue Donkey for know I'm okay with my DIY project.

@Angelique Clark -The Donky is not only a Abram and Hyper, its also a Oblique Flexor.

What's up Angelique?! You just randomly popped up on my feed looking for Rogue stuff. Great video! Hope you are doing well! I do have one question and sorry if I missed it in the video - IF you had the floor space for both a GHD and a reverse hyper would you get both or would you stick with just the donkey?

great share

You can also do rows

Good review, that is a beast of a machine… they really overbuild their stuff.

Thanks for the review. Can you give any pitfalls or lessons learned from the assembly?

‘09!!

Nice review. Question: how does it feel doing sit ups with that flat edge of the Donkey seat versus the half-moon of the Abram?

Thank you for the review. I'm trying to reference space and type of exercises. What is your height if you don't mind me asking?

I seen that people have done leg curls and leg extension with the donkey strap sitting on top. By any chance have you guys try doing them? If so, did you feel it was beneficial? Thanks for the review!

Did you find doing GHR’s on the Abram’s easier?

This just feels like it won’t have allow the extra extension you get on a typical GHD. I feel like it sacrifices the most popular part of this for being able to do all the other pieces

1:25 Lmao

That thing is heavy duty

A couple of things-- on back extensions you shouldn't flex your back so drastically, spine should stop at neutral position. no reason for the spine to be extended like that. And for the hip extensions-- I don't agree with the knees being placed that far back where they rest on the back curve of the padding. There's more direct pressure being forced onto the knee, but with the knees being placed farther forward on the flat of the padding (on top), the pressure should be lessened and also strictly focus on the hamstrings while keeping the hips/spine as neutral as possible with the legs. With that said, rogue has great padding so shouldn't be too worried about hurting your knees. But yes, they're incredibly hard to do just starting out, so I think a great way to get into them and still work the full range of motion is to use resistance bands. Most people that do nordic curls will do the eccentric of the exercise and then catch themselves with the hands on the floor and push back up (since their hamstrings give out after ~30 degrees or so), but I don't think this is very useful. A better way is to loop a resistance band around something high and behind you for angle (or have a parter hold it), and loop the band around your chest or hold it under your chin and in front of your neck, and use it as a counterbalance to control your descent with your hamstrings all the way down until you're horizontal with your legs, and then explode up using your hammies. It's a similar effect to Louie Simmons' Inverse Curl machine that uses weights for counterbalance but wayyy cheaper than that machine, also allowing the full range of motion and allowing control during the eccentric and concentric. And once you find a thicker resistance band is too easy, then you can lower to a less thicker one, all the way until you can do the nordic curl without assistance. Then once you can start doing reps without assistance, then you can start adding some weight by holding a plate or something to your chest, and building up from there. Nordic's are awesome! Btw, thank you for reviewing the Donkey, been having my eye on it for awhile. I'm still not sure about it, wish there were handles on the front for getting up there easier. I like a good all-in-one machine, instead of having a GHD Abrams, the floor glute, and a reverse hyper taking up too much space (although the rogue floor glute does have wheels so you can store it, thing is heavy though).

at 2000.00 dollars .. no thanks.. I will go for the Titan Fitness Reverse Hyper...

Wow, I bet your husband had fun putting that together. There must be over fifty bolts

geebus christ look at the size of that thing...

Sorry but you're extending way too much on the hyperextension. I didn't want to sound rude but that's just my observation.