Metal plates have been around for as long as the barbell itself and are traditionally thinner. They can be made out of cast iron or steel. You can’t drop them without the risk of damaging your floor since they don’t bounce like rubber plates.They’re also much noisier than bumper plates, and the noise can disrupt other individuals in your home. Calibrated vs. Uncalibrated Plates Weight plates are a foundational part of any top-tier home gym environment. If you compete in a strength sport such as powerlifting or Olympic lifting, they are essential for training. Even if you’re a casual lifter or beginner, you should have weight plates in your weight room because you can use different levels of resistance for various exercises to get bigger, stronger, and leaner. We consider the Bells of Steel E-Coat Machined Iron Plates the best iron weight plates due to their high-quality craftsmanship and durability. The shiny e-coat gives them a sleek, glossy appearance and helps prevent rust. If you train in a non-climate-controlled room such as a shed or barn, this can be very important, as rust can negatively diminish the life of the plates. Smashing personal bests by 10kg sounds great in theory. but if you think this happens often you are in for a big disappointment. The secret to building serious long-term strength is to accumulate small and consistent gains. This is where fractional or change plates come into play.

Unfortunately, a lot of gyms don’t have microplates, but nothing is stopping you taking your own into the gym with you. If you’re new to the world of weight plates, we’ve put together a summary of the different plate types we offer; Olympic Bumper Plates, Cast Iron Plates and Steel Plates.Eventually you will start to plateau. If each workout you can add a little extra weight to each lift, you can continue gaining strength without sacrificing form. This is how you get stronger injury free. Power Maxx is the way to go for most of the athletes. They might not be as precise as the Calibrated Powerlifting Plates, but unless you own competition specification equipment you should not worry about it. After years of selling gym equipment, I still sometimes have to beg customers to take 2.5kg plates – sometimes even 5kg plates. We have all seen the Ronnie Coleman bodybuilding videos where he just goes up in 45lb plates. The diameter of these plates (450 millimeters) is equivalent to the specifications set by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), though they aren’t the same as the plates you’d use in a competition setting. Competition bumpers are color-coded and are often thinner than training bumper plates. But competitive Olympic weightlifters can still use them in training because they are durable and have a dead bounce. According to Rogue, they have a shore A durometer of 88.

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Crumb rubber plates are among the toughest on the market. They are made out of recycled rubber, which can be more durable than virgin rubber, and they shouldn’t cause significant floor damage when they are dropped. Furthermore, they will make less noise than other forms of rubber or iron plates. They can’t be dropped on the floor like rubber bumper plates, but they would be a wonderful asset for general strength training in a garage gym setting. You can buy them in sets of four for the five- or 10-pound plates; in pairs for the 25-, 35-, or 45-pound plates; or in sets of up to 640 pounds.

All the plates in our range come with a standard 50mm opening, which fits all the Olympic barbells in the Strength Shop line. For certain exercises, you might want to use some additional collars to ensure your weight plates remain securely in place while lifting. You can also find calibrated steel weight plates. They are designed to be within 0.25 percent or 10 grams of the listed weight. This is beneficial for competitive lifters who want to ensure the weights they lift in training are as accurate as possible, so they can feel more confident about their attempts during a meet. Benefits of Weight Plates Since the plates aren’t machined, they may have dings, chips, or other small imperfections. This shouldn’t affect their performance, however. They also may potentially collect rust over time, but they are still reliable for general fitness and strength training. Even powerlifters will get good use from them, though they aren’t ideal for CrossFit or Olympic weightlifting since they can’t be dropped. Dropping a barbell loaded with iron plates can ruin your floor, and the metal-on-metal friction can cause excess wear and tear on the barbell.More durable gym equipment means a greater return on the investment, and that is what you’ll get with the urethane bumper plates from Titan.