Deep Dish Plates - Arnold Edition

Name: Deep Dish Plates - Arnold Edition
Brand: Rogue Fitness
Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)

The Arnold Edition is a limited-run dress-up of Rogue’s standard Deep Dish Plates: the same 45lb ductile-iron casting, machined back/hub/rim, and black E-Coat finish, but cast exclusively in the 45lb increment with an Arnold Schwarzenegger silhouette embossed between the weight markings. Rogue developed it with Cadillac Casting, Inc. (the same Michigan foundry that casts the base Deep Dish line and Rogue’s E-Coat kettlebells), modeling the design after the steel plates used at the Arnold Strongman Classic’s Elephant Bar Deadlift event. It launched at retail in March 2023, sold with a strict one-pair-per-order limit, sold out on every restock, and has since been discontinued – Rogue’s own product page now redirects to the base Deep Dish line, and Rogue’s listing itself notes “these are not currently for sale.”

Owner and reviewer sentiment (GymRadar, r/homegym, hands-on YouTube coverage) is consistent: the casting and Arnold branding are well-executed and the plates perform identically to the base Deep Dish line for squat, bench, deadlift, and grip training, but buyers pay a roughly 50% premium over the base 45lb pair (around $275 vs. ~$180 at last listing) purely for the Arnold cachet and collectibility – several reviewers explicitly call them a novelty/collector piece rather than a functional upgrade, and one long-term owner flagged the rim as feeling thin and the E-Coat back as prone to scuffing. With the SKU discontinued, remaining supply is effectively resale-market only.

Buying guide

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Brand	Rogue Fitness
Width	1.97in (50mm)
Finish	Black E-Coat
Made in	USA (Cadillac Casting, Cadillac, Michigan)
Branding	Rogue branding plus an Arnold Schwarzenegger silhouette embossed between the weight indications
Diameter	17.72in (450mm)
Material	Ductile iron
Plate type	Powerlifting
Availability	Discontinued -- limited retail run (March 2023), one pair per order, not currently sold new by Rogue
Collar opening	50mm
Weight tolerance	+2% / -0%
Available weights	45lb only (single weight; unlike the base Deep Dish line's 5-100lb range)

What is a Weight Plate?

What weight plates are

Weight plates load your barbell — but “plate” covers two very different tools. Bumper plates are rubber discs around a steel hub, all the same ~450mm diameter, built to be dropped from overhead without damaging your floor or bar; they’re the default for Olympic lifting and CrossFit. Iron/steel plates are denser and thinner per pound, cheaper, and quieter to load, but most aren’t made to be dropped — better for slow, controlled powerlifting-style work.

What actually matters

Bumper vs. iron. Buy bumpers if the bar might hit the floor; iron (or rubber-coated iron) for controlled lifts and compact loading.
Weight tolerance. How far a plate strays from its stated weight (±1% is tight, ±3% loose). It barely matters for general training but adds up if you chase a specific total — which is why serious lifters add small change / fractional plates.
Collar fit & bounce. The center hole should fit your bar’s sleeve snugly; rubber durometer (around 88 Shore A) controls how “dead” a dropped plate lands.
Coating & set composition. Virgin rubber holds up and smells less than recycled crumb rubber; plan a starting set (usually a pair each of 45/25/10/5 lb plus change plates) around the lifts you actually do.

Who it’s for

Every barbell gym needs plates. Most home lifters should start with a bumper set, then add iron, change, or specialty plates as a second purchase once they know what their training is missing.

How it compares

	Deep Dish Plates - Arnold Edition	BalanceFrom Olympic Bumper Plate Weight Plate with Steel Hub, Color Coded	Nike Grind Bumper Plates	Cast Iron Plates
GymRadar rating	3.88/5	3.86/5	3.93/5	3.93/5
Price		$54.99	$250.00	$41.66
Brand	Rogue Fitness
Width	1.97in (50mm)
Finish	Black E-Coat
Made in	USA (Cadillac Casting, Cadillac, Michigan)
Branding	Rogue branding plus an Arnold Schwarzenegger silhouette embossed between the weight indications
Diameter	17.72in (450mm)		450mm (15-45 lb), 359mm (10 lb)
Material	Ductile iron		Nike Grind rubber (recycled footwear-manufacturing scrap), 35-66% Grind content depending on weight; standard black bumper compound underneath (confirmed by teardown)	Cast iron
Plate type	Powerlifting
Availability	Discontinued -- limited retail run (March 2023), one pair per order, not currently sold new by Rogue
Collar opening	50mm
Weight tolerance	+2% / -0%
Available weights	45lb only (single weight; unlike the base Deep Dish line's 5-100lb range)			2.5 lb, 5 lb, 10 lb, 25 lb, 35 lb, 45 lb

3.9/5 · 8 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	3.88/5	8 reviews
Retailer	4.8/5	247 reviews
Youtube	4.6/5	2 reviews	Two on-topic YouTube videos, both enthusiastic and free of quality complaints. Chicken Home Gym's pre-purchase hype video calls them 'the most beautiful-looking weight plates that you can get,' citing the deep-dish lip's grip/handling benefit. Massenomics Gym's unboxing is similarly positive, noting the plates will actually be used in training rather than kept as display pieces. review_count = 2 videos.
Reddit	4.0/5	10 reviews	r/homegym reception (pullpush.io archive) across the top submission (369 score, 'ROGUE ARNOLD Deep Dish 45 Plates Arrived!') plus 9 on-topic comments about the 2023 retail SKU. Enthusiastic about the casting and Arnold Schwarzenegger silhouette design, but a recurring value caveat: multiple commenters note a roughly 50% price premium over the base Deep Dish 45s ($275 vs. ~$180/pair, or $380 CAD vs. $247 CAD), and one calls them 'no functionally different' than the base line. Matches GymRadar's own split of strong performance/build scores against a weak value score. review_count = 10 threads.

Rogue’s Arnold Edition is the standard Deep Dish Plates line dressed up with a cast Schwarzenegger silhouette, and the reviews agree it delivers on build quality and looks while falling short on value. GymRadar users rate performance and build quality highly (4.50 and 4.38) but hammer value at just 2.75/5, with several calling it a collectible novelty rather than a working plate — one long-term owner flagged a thin-feeling rim and slick E-Coat finish that scuffs on the back. It is a fine plate mechanically, made from the same ductile iron as the base line, but you are paying a roughly 50% premium for the Arnold branding and a discontinued/limited-run status, not for extra durability.

+Build quality: precision-machined back, center hub, and outer rim from ductile iron cast by Cadillac Casting (Rogue product page, Outdoor Fitness Society)
+Functionality: works fine for squat, bench, deadlift, and grip training like any deep dish plate (GymRadar user Montana)
+Durability: ductile iron has higher tensile/yield strength and better corrosion resistance than standard grey iron (Rogue product page)
+Functionality: deep-dish lip design creates a familiar, grippy edge for loading/unloading (YouTube, Chicken Home Gym)

−Value: GymRadar users score value lowest of the three dimensions at 2.75/5, repeatedly calling it a novelty/collector buy at a premium price (GymRadar)
−Build quality: one long-term owner described the rim as feeling "kind of thin" and worried about chipping if dropped, and avoided deadlifting with them (GymRadar — The Dark Lord)
−Durability: the E-Coat back face scratches easily according to at least one owner (GymRadar — Scottsdale Garage Gym)
−Versatility: sold only in the 45LB increment, unlike the base Deep Dish line's 5-100LB range (Rogue product page)
−Value: discontinued and only available via resale/restock cycles at a roughly 50% premium over the base Deep Dish 45s (r/homegym pricing threads)