Wise Crack AbMat

The Wise Crack AbMat is exclusive to Rogue Fitness, and marks yet another game-changing innovation in fundamental core training from the makers of the original AbMat and AbMat Pro. The origin of this product comes direct from the CrossFit community itself, as athlete/trainer Bonnie Clark first reached out to us with her own variation on the AbMat design. From there, we took Bonnie's ideas directly to the team at AbMat, tweaked the blueprint, and created the Wise Crack. The design is now patented, and the reviews are almost unanimously positive. This is a product you can comfortably use in the gym, garage, office… anywhere you have a flat surface and some time to spare.

What is a Miscellaneou?

What’s in Miscellaneous

This is the catch-all for the conditioning tools and accessories that don’t fit a single equipment class — weighted vests and plate carriers, medicine and slam balls, plyo boxes, ab mats, and the odds and ends that round out a garage gym. Items land here because their job (loaded carries, jumps, core work) cuts across the categories rather than sitting neatly inside one.

Who it’s for

Anyone filling in the gaps around the big pieces. If you already have a rack, bar, and plates, this is where you find the vest for rucking and weighted push-ups, the ball for slams and wall throws, or the box for step-ups and box jumps. Match the tool to the training you actually do — a plate carrier for conditioning and rucking, plyo boxes for explosive work — rather than buying the whole shelf.

How it compares

	Wise Crack AbMat	Certified Training Facility Package	Drink Spotter XL	Drink Spotter Lite
GymRadar rating		5.0/5	5.0/5	5.0/5
Price		$63.00	$44.99	$34.99

Reviews by source

Expert	4.0/5	2 reviews
Retailer	4.8/5	275 reviews

Rogue’s Wise Crack AbMat solves a specific, well-known problem — “crack rash” from hundreds of reps of standard AbMat sit-ups — with an extended tailbone channel, and the handful of dedicated reviews are consistently enthusiastic (“worth every penny,” a 9/10 score). Functionality is the standout: the padded tails also keep the mat from sliding around during high-volume sets, unlike a standard AbMat. Independent expert coverage of this specific variant is thin, though — most third-party review sites cover AbMat’s catalog broadly rather than the Wise Crack by name, so this verdict leans more heavily on manufacturer data, video reviews, and REP’s own 275-review retailer rating than on a deep bench of independent lab testing.

+Functionality: extended "leg" channel suspends the tailbone, eliminating the skin irritation of high-rep AbMat sit-ups (Rogue product page, YouTube: Average Dad Reviews Fitness)
+Functionality: anchoring on the two padded tails keeps the mat from sliding around during hundreds of reps, unlike a standard AbMat (YouTube: Mark Wildman / Wildman Athletica)
+Durability: one owner reports 6 years of regular use and it "looks brand new" (GymRadar reviewer RogueCrusher)
+Versatility: doubles as a cushion for box squats, Nordic curls, handstand push-ups, and kneeling movements beyond its core sit-up use case (ShreddedDad, YouTube: Average Dad Reviews Fitness)

−Value: costs roughly $15-17 more than a standard AbMat, a premium some buyers may not need without high-rep sit-up work (YouTube: Average Dad Reviews Fitness)
−Functionality: independent expert coverage is thin and mostly limited to AbMat catalog roundups rather than dedicated deep-dive reviews of this specific variant (Garage Gym Reviews, GymRadar n=2)
−Durability: little independent long-term wear data beyond a single multi-year owner report (GymRadar)
−Versatility: the longer footprint (22.375" vs. the standard AbMat's 14.5") makes it bulkier to store or pack for travel than the base mat (ShreddedDad)