(Part 3) Best strenght training plates according to redditors

Does your gym have these babies lying around? They're usually in 2.5lb increments that you just throw on top of the weight stack and are typically strewn in random places around the gym.

edit: a word

Agreed. I've never heard of a gym without 2.5kg (5 pounds) weights. That would make the minimum jump on bicep curls to be 5kg (10 pounds)! I'd just buy plates and leave them in the gym as a donation.

Side note, I have a home gym and I have down to 0.6 kg (1.25lb) plates and really enjoy them for progression. For things like curls and OHP, I try to increase by 1.25kg (2.5lbs) every session.

Edit: in the U.S. at least with pound sizes, it would only cost $15 dollars total to buy 2x5lb and 2x2.5lb plates: https://www.amazon.com/CAP-Barbell-2-Inch-Olympic-Plate/dp/B01B262OB8/

The problem with your theory is that the plate is clearly marked, and fully visible in the video. This was just a drill. Nobody is intended to be deceived.

These plates exist because they are the same height (diameter) as any standard metal plate, and so allow the bar to start from the same shin position as a heavier plate. They are this thick because when you make these weighted plates at this height out of heavier materials, they are very thin (like these), and tend not to hold up well to being dropped (which is how you get the weights to the floor when doing Olympic lifts). The thicker plate allows the impact to be spread over the surface, and maintains the integrity of the plate over time.

You can find something similar here.

My reading of this is that maybe the posture does have something to do with it. If the shoulder pain is forcing him to lift really light ("don't feel my triceps activating") then the pain (which can be rooted in posture) may be stopping him from making gains.

I've only been working out a few months, so I'll defer to the opinions of the more experienced posters around here, but maybe we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss the posture idea. /u/tgod1811, if you feel your posture is actually that bad and you have shoulder pain you think is holding you back, there's a video I found on the wiki that may help. Here's the link.

The other thing to try may be to get fractional plates (1.25 pound plates) if 5 pound increments are too large. Maybe something like this.

I just purchased myself a starter home gym for around 1500 after lurking here for a while. I stayed away from Titan because of all of the shipping issues and shitty welds posted here recently. Here’s what I got:

• Rep Fitness PR 1000 Power Rack with Dip Attachment and Pull-Up Bars and an AB-3000 Adjustable Bench ($649.99)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016AUC9KC/
  
  
• Rep Fitness 260 lb Bumper Plate Set with 20kg Sabre Barbell ($689.00)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C475RMJ/
  
  
• Rep Fitness 5 lb and 2.5 lb Iron Plate Pairs ($19.99 and $12.99)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076H9GCHM/
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HCQZW8/
  
  
• Clout Fitness 2” Quick Release Clamps ($8.98)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014JJGCDQ/
  
  
• CAP Barbell 2” Plate Rack ($40.89)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013SZC8S/
  
  
• CAP Barbell Floor Mats ($29.99x3)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CHS8ZCN/
  
  For a total of $1512.80 before tax.
  
  All of this was free shipping.

I just setup my own home 5x5 gym in my garage. This is the list of items I bought.

• Weights and bar set $275
  
• Power Rack with Bench $290
  
• Floor mat $21
  
• 2.5 lbs plates $12
  
• Plate Holder $50
  
  I spent about $650 and I have everything I need for this routine. 305lbs of weight should last me a long time and when I need to get more plates I can buy matching plates at Walmart.
  
  Edit: I just saw your other post saying you are in EU. Sorry these links may be irrelevant to you. I'm leaving them in case anyone from the US is here snooping around.

Found this after a quick search. https://www.amazon.com/44SPORT-Pound-Olympic-Bumper-Plates/dp/B01DWREQCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482197783&sr=8-1&keywords=5lb+training+plate

They said they would be contacting anyone else who buys this package until the image gets fixed. All the other packages have the correct image attached.

You can also buy direct from Repfitness.com

Rep Bar and 250 lb Bumper Plate Package, Weight Set for CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015DEA1OC/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_apa_MQ2lyb80FVC0W

I got these on sale for $3 each https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XP89NUW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but they are pretty expensive now.

Same brand for $2 each you can get these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZKJ08I0 pretty sick deal I would say.

You can get lengths of chain from a home improvement store, figure out how much the links weigh, and cut them into loops that wrap around the bar.

These half-pound weights are USD$21 for a set of four:
https://www.amazon.com/Barbell-Fractional-Rubber-Olympic-Weight/dp/B0189ZQD7G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498768987&sr=8-4&keywords=micro%2Bplates&th=1&psc=1

If you have tools, a good postal scale, and some scrap plywood, you can make fractional plates that way.

I found Valor Fitness Olympic Plates on amazon that ships to Malaysia and for 190 kg in weights, it is around $2900. It's advertised as an Olympic plate so I was just wondering does that mean it will definitely fit on any other 2.2m Olympic bars or do the bars have to come from the same brand as the weights?

EDIT: https://www.amazon.com/Valor-Fitness-BPX-10-Bumper-Plate/dp/B00NUM4IOY?th=1&psc=1 the plates im talking about ( for reference )

The 'thicker' bumper plates are usually hi-temp 'type' the 'rougher' feeling ones - they're generally cheaper, but with less QC/lifetime, so are easy to buy in bulk. The 'real' bumpers (of which there are many varieties) are the 'smoother' ones and are usually harder, more precise, cost more, etc. They're the ones you see in oly competitions, crossfit competitions, etc.

Adjsutable bench with leg curl

Standard curl bar and dumbbell handles

Threaded tricep bar

Plate tree, if you wanna stay organized

1" plate weights, assortment of sizes

Getting these with a pull-up bar and dip bar will get you a ton of versatility.

I like the set just fine. I weighed the plates when I got them, and they weigh evenly to one another and within an acceptable range, e.g. the 45's both weighed in at 44.25, and the 25's both weighed in at 23.75. The sizes are fine, although something is a little off - possibly with the tree I have and not the weights themselves. I have this tree and I haven't been able to get all of the plates on the side pegs without one set butting up against another. Right now I just have the 5's on the bottom crossbar peg, and it's fine that way. Until I worked up to more weight, I bought a set of these 10lb bumpers to raise the bar up to the right height when doing deadlifts etc. The clips that come with the bar work, but are very bare bones, so I upgraded to these.

We used some small excercise weights, but here is a link to a diving weight you can buy in sizes from 1 to 12 lbs.

For something more precise, something like these may be better, albeit more expensive.

The piece we used is closest to this one, which allowed us to run a rev extrusion through it to mount it more securely.

In all honestly, each of the weights above should work more or less the same, but which is the best will depend on how much weight you need to add, and where you can mount it.

• Adjustable Bench ($129.45)
  
  
• Squat Rack ($119.07)
  
  
• Barbell + Clamps ($67.89)
  
  
• Treadmill ($379.99)
  
  
• Dumbbell Set ($119.97)
  
  
• Plates Set ($369)
  
  
• Another set for a really good deal ($49.99)
  
  Total cost of all that is 1235.36 dollars. Then you save up for..
  
  
• This bad boy with all the parts ($1280.10)
  
  And you're all done. :-) That is all you need for the gym. You cover everything there. Start from there and keep working forward. You can toss in a yoga mat or two. It shouldn't be too hard to get + his clients would most likely love to workout in a private space where they pay less & get a free training session or two.

I see. Yes4All sells their plates separately though. What do you think of this?The handles is 1.15, but the hole for these plates are all 1.1. Do you think it will fit? I would normally get the 200lb ones, but the 105 would keep me occupied for a while, I'm not strong at all right now.

Edit: Oops. Nvm the hole is actually 1" separately, didn't see the other pictures.

I use bumpers in my home gym and transitioned from a standard, 7ft Olympic bar to a 15 lb "training bar" that's 6 ft a few months ago. I started doing 5/3/1 and some of my warm-up weights were lower than 45 lb, necessitating a lighter bar.

I've really liked moving to the 6' bar. Deadlifts feel about the same, but my squat & bench balance feels so much better! I'm 5'6", for reference.

With the one I bought (link below), my plates from the standard Olympic fit just fine, too.

That being said, I don't think you'd hurting anything with a 7ft - it seems to me to be a personal preference & what fits your plates. You might try a free day pass to a local gym that has both and see which you like better?

I bought this bar: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R93GJ74/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And use these plates (would love a set of Rogues, but these have been great, too):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I18FHOW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'd go further and say that you shouldn't just get 2.5lbs plates, but a set of microplates like this: https://www.amazon.com/Friendly-Swede-Fractional-Strength-Training/dp/B01N07C8WX

In addition to 5lbs for squats and deadlifts, you should expect to be doing 2.5lbs jumps for bench presses, presses, and power cleans for most of SS. The smaller increments will be useful later on.