is there anything bad about buying the cheapest possible weights? does it matter? i found these for like 70c a pound
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is there anything bad about buying the cheapest possible weights? does it matter? i found these for like 70c a pound
I bought those ones a couple years ago, haven't had any issues with them falling apart. Keep in mind that unless you buy calibrated plates, there is going to be some level of error with respect to the actual weight.
Yeah the weight error is my biggest concern. I can't really justify spending like 200 - 250 for a pair of calibrated plates though. And all the intermediate budget weights are like 3% tolerance which I imagine these are probably close to no?
Probably, like within 1 or 2 pounds for the 45 pound plates. I don't think the error is big enough to affect training unless you are really stalling out on a progression, which for a home gym also wouldn't matter either since you will presumably be using the same weights every time. I don't notice any difference between the different brands of 45s I have.
its funny because i have 24 pound plates (10.8ish kg) and 10kg plates and when i calibrated them myself i found that the 10kg one weighs more than the almost 11kg one
What I've discovered with my cheap walmart weights that are off is this. My left arm is a little longer than my right. So no matter if the weight is slightly different or my arm is slightly different it does the same thing. You just make your grip a tiny bit different on one side or the other. This only really becomes noticeable when benching. You'll see yourself pushing a little more on one side or the other. But the issue is minor.
the error is largely negligible, especially if you're using more than one plate on each side.
Consider this, 1% margin of 20kg is 20g. Fairly small. 3% is 60g (about 2 oz). A lot more than 1g
>I imagine these are probably close to no?
I cannot find it. Assume it's large if no claims are made. It could be as large as 5 lbs of deviation in some cases. I'd stick to only companies that make definitive claims about variance. The hassle of having to return imbalanced pl8s or buying change pl8s or any other quickfixes and such really isn't worth your time. Just buy the pl8s that list a margin of error.
it's 200g, half a lbs.
OP, just weigh the weights at home, write it down and adjust acordingly. Buy the cheap ones, don't fall for w/e these Black folk are telling you.
Why would someone buy calibrated plates over like a postal scale and some micro plates to fix the difference? Would be a lot cheaper than a full set of calibrated I imagine
>Not putting your plate on a tire balance machine and adding lead sticker weights to balance it
>not going to make it
That's a great idea thanks. Even cheaper. Now I feel pretty good about buying these
I feel like if I can get it within like half a pound I'll be pretty happy
>within like half a pound
shouldnt be too hard. if you can borrow a welder or can rent one adding welding rods would be the easiest way to do it. add a bit too much and then file them down
the reason i havent is because i know if i start doing it ill end up spending weeks trying to get them all within a gram lol
>within like half a pound
it's highly unlikely your plates will have error that high. You can expect every big plate to be within 2%, and only really get larger error (5%) on the smaller plates.
exactly what i did (im
). weighed them and then used a sharpie to put the actual weight on them. the problem is now that i know there are imbalances no matter how hard i try to fix it lol
best to add weight by adding solder making sure to still keep them flat
grind off the excess weight
Nah, if anything you get free extra weight because they're heavier sometimes
Cheap weights are fine.
>bumpers were on sale at Amazon
>cast irons were on sale at Dick's
Haven't had any issues in the 5 years of the irons and 2 years of the bumpers. If you're going to focus your money on equipment, get a decent bar and bench.
On the topic of calibrated weights. I bet most of you have trained at a lot of gyms over the years with those standard barbel cast iron plates. Those aren't calibrated and I imagine you never even really thought about it while training at the gym
I'd rather have the thinner pl8s for when I'm stronger but for now I'm benching 2pl8s(for more than I was doing 185 like 3 months ago I'll end up pretty strong to where the weight being more centered makes it easier).
>I'll end up pretty strong to where the weight being more centered makes it easier
i'm pretty sure that's not a thing
Go shoulder press oly dbs vs normal dumbbells. My homegym barbell is 7ft way harder than the one at the gym.
idk about different dumbbells but for an olympic barbell whether you use thin calibrated plates or thick ass bumpers you are still exerting force at the same point on the bar against the same total mass. it doesn't make sense for the thin plates to be easier or harder
with the same center of gravity
sned
weight is weight, your muscles dont care homosexual