That Rogue one looks much prettier but my black/galvanized pipe DIY mace works just as well for less money. Plus I can put different length 1" pipe handle sections to convert it to a shorter club instead of the mace configuration OR change the reducing coupler to use either 3/4" pipe for standard 1" plates or keep the 1-1/2" pipe for Olympic plates... so much more versatile too.
Love love love my Adex clubs. Haven’t moved onto mace work yet, but intent is to just buy another Adex to make use of the weights I already have. Being able to just use 2” change plates is appealing on this item, but being already in the Adex ecosystem, their mace just makes more sense to me.
My Onnit 10 pound mace is also loadable. I line a Rogue HG collar with some flexible packing foam sheet I saved. Works great. Cost: $49 plus shipping. It's not advertised as loadable, and it's not designed or intended to be loadable, but it is in fact loadable. Just line a collar you already have and add plates. The tube is dead straight and well manufactured.
Thanks for reviewing a mace. They’ve become one of my favorite workout tools in the past few years. But a 20-pound starting weight is just too heavy for me and probably for most beginners. You mentioned briefly that the Rogue mace feels good unloaded despite having a symmetrical weight distribution. You can make your own symmetrical maces and clubs by ordering steel rod cut to your desired length from a metal supplier and rounding the ends off with a metal file. I have a bunch of various lengths, either 35- or 40-mm in diameter, some cylindrical and some hexagonal. I work out with them nearly every day. My favorites are the cylindrical ones made of high-grade stainless steel. They’re a bit pricy, but they are really attractive and will last forever.
I made an adjustable mace by cutting down a 6', 15 pound spin-lock barbell to 38". It weighs 7.8 lbs, and gets that good asymmetrical loading with a few pounds of plates. I was able to do the work with just a bench vise, a hacksaw, and a hand file. It was a fun project and this mace got used a lot last fall, winter and spring. I kept it in my truck and stopped on the way home from work to use it outdoors. The 12" of threads leave about 10.5" of loadable space after accounting for collars. Cost: elbow grease and an unused bar. I made a 23" club out of the other end of the bar. The knurling gives good grip while also allowing intentional sliding for exercises that require hand position change.
Yeah mace training seems to fit squarely in the category of things people do because it makes them feel more manly. Why else post videos of themselves training in jeans and work boots?
@@flabio7074maybe they like to work out in clothes they are comfortable in, or do so cuz wanna train in same attire they are usually in when not working out.
I own the Rouge Fitness MR20 Mace. It is a nice mace, but very expensive. I spent $259.51 for a Rogue M20R Mace ($225 + $16.40 shipping and handling + $18.11 tax = $259.51). The problem with it is that it is so nice, I don't want to use it. It is like having a stainless steel sledgehammer that you don't want to use because you don't want to scratch, nick, or marr it. Thus, I end up using my Arm Assassin Strength Shop Steel Loadable Mace, which only cost me $50, far more, even though it doesn't look as nice, yet does what a steel loadable mace is supposed to do.
So u bought it to waist money then? Due to the look of it… i guess there can be collectors… or functional users…. I buy dirt… but it has a purpose… money waisted is money lost… pretty shiny things… How is the arm assassin compared to the rogue?
@@Avies48 The Arm Assassin Steel Loadable Mace is made of black steel but is nowhere near as nice as the Rogue Fitness MR20 Mace, and it also doesn't have the rotating sleeve. Yet, it does what a loadable mace is supposed to do, so I use it almost all of the time, even though I own 10 other maces. I also own the Kensui Fitness wood AdjustaMACE, which BROKE the first time I put 35 lbs of weight plates on it. I didn't even get to use the Kensui Fitness wood AdjustaMACE once before it broke. I don't worry about nicking, scratching, or marring the Arm Assassin Steel Loadable Mace, and Arm Assassin Strength Shop is a hidden gym of American exercise equipment manufacturers, which has very reasonable prices. I also own 3 Titan Fitness Loadable Maces. Two I keep empty so I can do dumbbell-like unbalanced weight training on. The other, I loaded with steel ship ballast, which looks like steel shot, from Rotometals, which I bought off of Amazon. It weighs 53.6 lbs.
Wooooooo mace on the channel! My Power Guidance Bells and my Manduka yoga mats have literally been the only things I’ve been using out of all the shit I’ve bought trying to put a garage gym together. I LOVE seeing this. The biggest problem I might see with this one specifically is the handle is too heavy. The weight might be distributed differently than your average macebell.
I had my Dad make me one of these years ago out of aluminium pipe and we couldn’t be bothered threading the sleeve so we made it exactly the way Rogue have done and it’s always worked well. Maybe not something I’d spend a heap of cash on but can be good fun and a good little warm up for the upper body.
What about Adex maces and especially clubs made in USA? I live in Quebec Canada and got a nice Adex collection to swing around that I prefer by far to the rogue design.
I also use and like the Kensui EZ Mace. 2.8 lbs, 39", 11" of loadable space. I got this 3rd and use it the most. $70 dollars. The thing was not straight when it arrived. For the price, I'd like it to be the same quality as a decent baseball bat. I wanted to return it, but am glad I kept it. It's not very out of true, and works fine. I like that as an old athlete I can warm up with the handle plus a very small plate, and go up in load from there. I can swing 20 pounds, but using that weight for a warmup would be asking for a tweak or worse. For developing a fast swing the wooden Kensui is the best of the 3. If you play baseball and want to develop the ability to hit from both sides of the plate this would be a great tool.
I agree. Wood is better. All the weight should be at the head. But if you aren’t going to do wood, do hollow mace. Coop- you should review Kensui club/mace.
19 years now for having done pretty much every style (British, Iranian, Indian) club training: 20 lb start weight is pretty darn high for someone that may have wonky shoulders. The old physical culture books talked about how you could Gain a lot of development from clubs at 1 lb to 2 lb and maces under 10 lb. That was in an era where axes were normal for cutting firewood. Having taught a lot of people that would definitely be in the athletic category. A 5 lb mace is plenty to learn technique making sure not to screw up a small muscle in the shoulder girdle. Sure, they can progress up to 20 lb pretty easy and quick But the mentality around The number of pounds seems to be in full effect rather than A sensible starting point. Sure. The rogue completionist needs this, but there are a dozen other companies that do loaded maces even better. Adex in my opinion is easily the best. Different handles different thicknesses different lengths and the full set is going to cost you $600... And it will be the thing that two or three generations of humans will use before you get any breaking down. You could buy yourself five different weights of the onnit mace (Or the cheaper just as good Amazon special) for $200 to $300. At the do-it-yourself method with old baseball bats or plastic bats (With anything really to fill them with) Will lead you down the rabbit hole of learning the technique and not wasting that much money. $345 for the entire set of bumpers plus 250 sure that would be the last mace you purchase... But the loss of the good ergonomics of the smaller head and the high barrier for entry for physical capacity without really screwing yourself up is just kind of high in my opinion. There's literally dozens of better options and for that kind of price you can even go with someone on Like Ryan j. Pitts on Instagram for a similar price. That rogue mace is better than the cybertrucking quality but it's a big truck flex hiding someone's little tennis ball...
If you're going to do a review, the wild man by adex. You love adjustable dumbbells and this thing is truly a masterpiece of both machining and function. I have one of the old styles and it's the kind of thing I'm going to pass on Like The sword and the Stone
Maces are great, but at the beginner level I think clubs are even better. It's an underrated form of exercise that has worked wonders on my shoulders. I took a year off golfing and did a ton of club and mace work during that time, and I can now hit my 9 iron father than I could ever even drive before. It was a crazy improvement.
I like locking down the plates on my shoulderok with the screw lock. Holding the mace inverted above my head with the plate held on by a barbell clamp would make me nervous.
20 bucks says Coop deletes this comment but the Kensui wooden mace is better and way cheaper. I use the mace for a good shoulder warm up and in shoulder training. I don’t spend that much time using it compared to all the other exercises/equipment I use. So, no reason to spend that much money on it. Coop said himself it would be hanging on the wall gathering dust. Plus to come back from an injury I might get in the future I’m glad I have a nice low starting weight available to me. Already spent an easy $50k on this home gym (basement, perfectly climate controlled and painted and lighted) but who’s counting…lol
There is some guy who has been making knurled adjustable macebells (in custom lengths) I would like to see a comparison to see if the big name brand or small labor of love manufacturer makes a better project
Would like to have the Kensui EZ-mace reviewed and compared to the others. Expect a drawback in the length, but cheaper. Of course, the wood is distinct from the others
How well does it do with smaller plates that aren’t the Rogue dumbbell bumpers? That’s probably what most people would be using on it. Does it move around a lot?
Would love to see a review of the BAMF Hammer(s) as a mace comparison, considering it offers more versatility/functionality. I have a few and love them, but would be interested to hear your take.
Niche. I think a KB is better for dynamic movements as they can be performed in a smaller space. With the mace though, you run the risk of smashing all and sundry in your home gym. Well, unless you have a roomie workout space.
Timely video as I've been looking at mace options. I actually DO NOT like the separately rotating sleeve/shaft for one reason: it takes away the rotational inertia that is traditionally built into the mace, and therefor allowing you to "work easier". The rotational inertia found in traditional "fixed" maces requires additional effort by the user to overcome and complete the move. So while brass bushings and effortless rotation sounds good from an advertising standpoint, the "effortless" part is actually counter-productive to what the user is trying to achieve in a mace workout to begin with. Maces are NOT Oly bars and do not require the same "tech" found within them...and doing so simply needlessly adds to the cost. So for me, I would LOVE to see Rogue make a fixed version because, well....that's what I'm looking for. My $0.02.
onnit fixed maces are the way to go. You only need a light weight and a heavy weight mace you enjoy. You won't be using maces as a staple in your workouts, and is more suited for a few key excercises and warmups. Maces are generally hard enough to incorporate. The fun part is just grabbing and going. Additionally you don't want that extra width of the weight plate, and it sounds like the weight of the rogue bar itself is too much relative to the weight you place on the end. Seems to be a GIMMICK Loadable maces seem like worse ideas than loadable dumbbells, and we know no one likes loadable dumbbells
Coop's happiest moment in life, opening a ROGUE product, it's a product 90% of us couldn't careless about but it's free from Rogue. Isn't Coop the only influencer that Rogue sends free stuff to??? I think that is right!!!!!
I think they missed it hard with the price and the length, they should have made it shorter than that, somewhere between the shorter one and that one there.
Personally I’m skeptical about this. Seems like it was designed to take money from people who don’t know what to look for in a mace. I feel bad for people who want to try mace, trust the Rogue brand, and buy this, and then they end up with a product that has features they don’t need and it doesn’t have the characteristics you really want in your first mace. GGR should get a guest consultant who knows mace.
Too often I hear people mention NEED. All you curmudgeons out there are really gonna tell me your lizard brain doesn’t light up with WANT??? GIVE ME THE SHINIES! I WANT THE SHINIES! Beats the pants off unga bunga-ing around in the woods for the right shaped rock. Thanks for the great reviews.
The leverage of it is all wrong. All quality no function. The only people this is decent for is people who are already above 35lbs on a standard mace. This is not a good starting mace. You want an implement where all the weight is opposite of your hand hold.
Adex Club is the gold standard for the record. When you factor in having to pay for or have plates for the rogue mace, you might as well just buy an Adex Mace
@@Farquad76.547 I do maces to force putting my shoulders through a range of motion I other wise would not. With that being said, I believe that maces are extremely overrated for much of anything else. Kinda look cool, it's different, but ya, it is mostly pointless.
Making it plate loaded seems like a lazy design decision for a company who demands such a premium for their products, but sure, whatever you say Rogue.
Maces have got to be up there on the list of “stuff you buy when you have everything you need and are bored with your home gym.” Might be a fun conversation piece at best, but no serious lifter attributes this tool to their success let’s be real.
So these are for guys who are more into mobility work and are more holistic/ new-age-woo with their fitness. If you see a dude wearing joggers and barefoot sandals(like myself) you’ll see someone who loves this shit haha As a dad who usually gets about a half hour to an hour to work out after the wife and kid go to sleep mace bells saved me. It comes out of the closet, I use it for 20-30 minutes then I’ll do another 20-30 minutes of mobility work/yoga. Once you get some flows/motions down you can get an even full body workout that I really enjoy.
I use mine more than anything except my rouge barbell. After I get done lifting I jump rope for cardio and then spend 10 minutes or so using my maces and clubs as part of my cool down and mobility.
So $225 for 1 exercise that can only be done with a mace? Also seems like there are other exercises that more effectively train those muscles. These sort of pieces of equipment seem gimmicky IMO. A piece of strength equipment that cost more than $100 but only does 1 thing is not for me. That’s because I have limited money and space. If you had tons of money and space then I think going for these 1 offs is ok. A leg press can do 1-3 exercises and costs a lot and sort of meets this criteria of something I’d only buy with a lot of money and space. I’d say drop your money on barbell, plates, dumbbells and kettlebells first.
Older review from a guy that actually uses maces regularly and not clouded just because it’s Rogue. I truly hope Rogue has a 2.0 version that isn’t just a short barbell to swing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jJStXveEWto.htmlsi=NKno8oLWXujWqDzO
I don't know if you remember the video well that you linked, but his biggest complaint of the Rogue mace was that it didn't have a hollow handle and the loadable sleeve could be longer for his liking, mainly because he is very strong. Rogue is now making four different Maces, two of which have hollow handles, and the loadable sleeve needing to be longer will only apply to extremely strong individuals. The guy that you linked even said that if those two things were addressed, it would give his own mace a run for its money, a mace that is basically a "short barbell" with a hollow handle, just like two of the rogue models, but with a longer sleeve and carbon steel that will oxidize with time.
@@dustinsmith4068 saw that as someone linked the new hollow ones in the comments here. Excited. I use them often, but maybe not often enough to try to improve in the sense of weight increase. 25llbs is pretty heavy for a mace. Still a very cool tool to add to my training. But only the hollow ones.
DISCLAIMER: Sorry this comment is long but needs to be: I've been working out for the majority of my adult life. I played sports when I was younger, and I have done a multitude of functional dynamic movements as well. I have done all sorts of traditional strength training movements, plyometric movements, sprints, sleds, Olympic lifts, blah blah blah.... basically, all the things a football/track coach would have its athletes do for strength and explosiveness. The only reason I even bring those things up is to show that I know there are tons of useful exercises and equipment when it comes to strength, speed and overall athletic and aesthetic needs. Maces are pure nonsense though. Absolutely pointless. This is just a weird CrossFit style "we have to think up something new for the bored crowd" piece of equipment. It's like in the rocky movie when he's chopping wood during his training. Yes, it can be exhausting, but no one is running to Lowes to buy an axe to get in shape. I love your honesty in your reviews and that's why I watch all your videos, but you pretending this is an actual functional piece of equipment you will use is not honest. You know this will sit in the corner of your gym and NEVER be used. Because it's pointless, and to be honest, probably slightly dangerous. But if Rogue pays you to say good things, I completely understand. I just think you doing "around the world" with a $225 mace and acting like it's a good exercise is absolutely bonkers. Other than that, keep up the great reviews. I have bought multiple pieces of equipment for my home gym based on your recommendations and all have been awesome so far.
