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Where to buy weight plates 0.25kg and 0.5kg

  • 12-02-2009 1:18am
    #1
    stuffit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Where I can buy very light weight plates 0.25kg and 0.5kg ?

    For a standard 1" thick bar.


    Thanks

    Ste


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  • #2
    delllat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭delllat


    stuffit wrote: »
    Where I can buy very light weight plates 0.25kg and 0.5kg ?

    For a standard 1" thick bar.


    Thanks

    Ste

    if weights that light are really necessary and im not sure that they are u should get them here

    http://www.sport-tiedje.co.uk/hantelscheiben.htm


  • #3
    eclectichoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭eclectichoney


    I've been looking for these as well, except magnetic ones that you can just pop on the end of DBs. Any ideas? around 0.5kg - 1kg would be good


  • #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    I imagine there are loads of 0.5kg standard plates like these lying around unused in peoples houses. They come with the York barbell & dumbbell sets in argos and most outgrow them and are probably not into the tiny increases you guys want, e.g. using SS.

    Thing is it is not worth peoples time to sell them, i.e. arrange to meet up with individuals for a few €, it would be good if some shop or gym took in second hand plates, it is not like they go bad, if rusty they could repaint them. I bought used plates before from Mickk, collected in his gym.

    For lower than 0.5kg it might be more economical to buy extra collars.


  • #5
    BobbyOLeary
    Closed Accounts Posts: 859 ✭✭✭BobbyOLeary


    delllat wrote: »
    if weights that light are really necessary and im not sure that they are

    Try to make continuous linear gains on a lift like the shoulder press without 0.5kg plates and tell me how you get on.

    OP, there was a few threads on this subject a while back, my suggestion is to just make them yourself out of something that weighs 0.5kg and a bit of string.

    Rubadub (I think), had a more elegant solution, which was to buy some of those ankle or wrist weights and wrap them around the bar. You should be able to get them in those kinds of weights.


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