Would plates in lbs bother you?

Mickk

As many of you know I am starting bringing in heavy duty home and commercial gym equipment. I have found a really great source but the plates he has are in lbs... I would be able to offer 300lb (136kg) sets including a 1000lb rated 7' bar for 199euro... The plates also have a handle so I really like them.

The plates are very similar in weight:
45lb=20.4kg
35=15.9
25=11.3
10=4.5
5=2.3
2.5=1.1

I can get kilo plates from china but as I would only be ordering a smaller order the costs go up a bit, I could probably sell them at 249euro for a 140kg set.

Would you prefer kilos for the extra money?

justsomebloke

me personally i will lift anything once it is heavy and i know what weight it is, ye it can be a slight pain in the arse when you mix gym and home workouts but even then the slight incremental difference between the 2 would make it easier to move up to a higher weight.

Oh and just to say i happened to see photos of some of the gear mickk may be selling and it looks pretty sweet and if he does manage to get the equipment in at the prices he thinks (or even if it slightly dearer) it will be excellent value for money

edit: mickk i would at least get some sets in lbs to sell as if you can sell them at less then €200 I'd say quite a few people would but them rather then splashing out the extra €50 just to have things in kilos.
one other thing is there not some stupid EU law stating that everything has to be sold in kg or grams

daveirl

This post has been deleted.

Mickk

vj's 140kg set is 285 (42%) and the plates dont have a hole for a handle, would you pay that:)

daveirl

This post has been deleted.

BrianD3

Plates in pounds wouldn't bother me at all. And 199 sounds like very good value.

VJs do a 142.5 kg Olympus set for 220 (doesn't seem to be listed on their website but they do sell it in the showroom) Also they do a York set for 285. Neither of the sets have handles in the plates.

Flex

Wouldnt bother me at all

kwalsh000

Wouldnt bother me either. Would actually be handy for allowing yourself to add just a few lbs each time to a set

Mickk

BrianD3 wrote:

Plates in pounds wouldn't bother me at all. And 199 sounds like very good value.

VJs do a 142.5 kg Olympus set for 220 (doesn't seem to be listed on their website but they do sell it in the showroom) Also they do a York set for 285. Neither of the sets have handles in the plates.

Mmm didnt know that, I might have to find a cheaper supplier for the plates so, drop the price a bit more, just to really rub it in
I know I can blow them out of the water for just about everything else especially the dumbells.

babypink

mickk....as i've seen the pics of the stuff you're thinking of....go for it dude!!! lb or kg, its ALL good (so long as its heavy)

p.s. the epic stuff is pretty good!!!

t-ha

Mickk, how the hell am I supposed to build masses of muscle with lbs? It's been scientifically shown that only the awesome power of kgs will add serious muscle mass. Think about it, what would you rather get out of your training? 2lbs of added lean muscle or 2kgs? I know what I'd choose...



...so basically 'no' it wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

Dragan

.....only if i couldn't find enough to be unable to move the bar eventually.

As i said on Saturday, price would be more important than anything....maybe just have a pounds to kilo conversion guide to go with them???

Mickk

t-ha wrote:

Mickk, how the hell am I supposed to build masses of muscle with lbs? It's been scientifically shown that only the awesome power of kgs will add serious muscle mass. Think about it, what would you rather get out of your training? 2lbs of added lean muscle or 2kgs? I know what I'd choose...

Right fine just for fussy t-ha I am going to be selling only kg plates, 140kg for 399euro plus delivery. So t-ha to you you fussy little so and so:mad:

(roughly translated I have found a place in china which has better lookin 3 handle plates in kg for the same price and also does 3 handle olympic lifting bumper plates and metal and rubber dumbells all kg's )

Vegeta

lbs or kg doesn't matter a fcuk as long as they are heavy

because_I_can

wouldnt bother me at all.

i was reading an article recently about a weightlifting club in australia back in the 50's that produced some world champs. They didnt use either lbs or kilos or even plates.

They used axle's from a scrap yard!!!

It doesnt matter what it is as long as you can lift it without injuring yourself

trollybus

Deffo go for lbs it sounds more impressive when people ask what you lift. Leg pressed 24lbs for 7 reps last night myself.

Transform

24lbs on the leg press - heavy session then!

Gotta squat man, leg press is quite good for hanging my towel on though

t-ha

trollybus wrote:

Deffo go for lbs it sounds more impressive when people ask what you lift. Leg pressed 24lbs for 7 reps last night myself.

Nice job eamonn, your leg strength is really coming on. Soon you'll be able to stand up all by yourself