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Side question that's bugged me for years. What are everyone's thoughts on using a single 15 rubber plate, with additional 10-25# steel plates adjacent to it?
I've heard 50/50 opinions on whether that's safe or not, but never something I wanted to try at home. It always seemed like a nice little hack if you didn't want to buy a ton of new plates just for doing light snatches or whatever. From my experience the 15# are a probably little too flexible for this, but maybe with a pair of them?
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Sweet, I'm now pulling three plates on deadlift!
Side question that's bugged me for years. What are everyone's thoughts on using a single 15 rubber plate, with additional 10-25# steel plates adjacent to it?
I've heard 50/50 opinions on whether that's safe or not, but never something I wanted to try at home. It always seemed like a nice little hack if you didn't want to buy a ton of new plates just for doing light snatches or whatever. From my experience the 15# are a probably little too flexible for this, but maybe with a pair of them?
15's are too thin to drop consistently with additional change plates IMO. At a minimum you would want a 25 if you are going to drop the barbell. If you're not dropping, then any bumper plate will do along with change plates.
Side question that's bugged me for years. What are everyone's thoughts on using a single 15 rubber plate, with additional 10-25# steel plates adjacent to it?
I've heard 50/50 opinions on whether that's safe or not, but never something I wanted to try at home. It always seemed like a nice little hack if you didn't want to buy a ton of new plates just for doing light snatches or whatever. From my experience the 15# are a probably little too flexible for this, but maybe with a pair of them?
I would probably use 5 or 10lb steel plates without hesitation, but if the steel plate is heavier than the rubber then I would just try and buy more rubber plates. It also depends on your lifting style, if you're using a rack, dropping into gym mats, on concrete, etc.
I would not add any steel over a 5lb to a single 15lb rubber plate. It will taco (bow) from the weight. Like said above the 25 should handle more and the 35lbs will handle quite a bit. 15 lbs are just too thin to support much more than an Oly bar.
I have ordered these on multiple deals recently and while shipping does take awhile, they always arrive and banded into their proper cardboard box undamaged. I am happy with past results and just bought these 15s for my teenage son who just started lifting. These also match the diameter of the colored Rep Fitness bumper plates and best I can tell are from the same Chinese factory.
15's are too thin to drop consistently with additional change plates IMO. At a minimum you would want a 25 if you are going to drop the barbell. If you're not dropping, then any bumper plate will do along with change plates.
Agree the other EE bumper plates I got had a big disclaimer about not dropping the 10lbs plates. I imagine 15lb wouldn't be much different so why risk it.
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/CAP-Ba...s/19226059
Also got the barbell
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Titan-.../498308038
and
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Weider.../773491485
I guess bumper is better for the house with tile floor on the room I am planning to use.
Barbell itself heavy for me... LOL!
https://www.walmart.com/ip/CAP-Ba...s/19226059
Also got the barbell
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Titan-.../498308038
and
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Weider.../773491485
I guess bumper is better for the house with tile floor on the room I am planning to use.
Barbell itself heavy for me... LOL!
Side question that's bugged me for years. What are everyone's thoughts on using a single 15 rubber plate, with additional 10-25# steel plates adjacent to it?
I've heard 50/50 opinions on whether that's safe or not, but never something I wanted to try at home. It always seemed like a nice little hack if you didn't want to buy a ton of new plates just for doing light snatches or whatever. From my experience the 15# are a probably little too flexible for this, but maybe with a pair of them?
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Side question that's bugged me for years. What are everyone's thoughts on using a single 15 rubber plate, with additional 10-25# steel plates adjacent to it?
I've heard 50/50 opinions on whether that's safe or not, but never something I wanted to try at home. It always seemed like a nice little hack if you didn't want to buy a ton of new plates just for doing light snatches or whatever. From my experience the 15# are a probably little too flexible for this, but maybe with a pair of them?
Side question that's bugged me for years. What are everyone's thoughts on using a single 15 rubber plate, with additional 10-25# steel plates adjacent to it?
I've heard 50/50 opinions on whether that's safe or not, but never something I wanted to try at home. It always seemed like a nice little hack if you didn't want to buy a ton of new plates just for doing light snatches or whatever. From my experience the 15# are a probably little too flexible for this, but maybe with a pair of them?
I have ordered these on multiple deals recently and while shipping does take awhile, they always arrive and banded into their proper cardboard box undamaged. I am happy with past results and just bought these 15s for my teenage son who just started lifting. These also match the diameter of the colored Rep Fitness bumper plates and best I can tell are from the same Chinese factory.
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