1" Weight plates - where to buy

I'm looking to get some 20kg weight plates for my 1" barbell.

I've been looking online and in classifieds for some time for second hand ones but no luck.

I've also tried argos and Elverys and a few local sports stores but I really cant afford to pay €45 per 20kg plate, especially when I'd need about 4 of them. I'm a broke student with no job

Any ideas where I could get cheaper ones?

TommyKnocker

Hi There

I think Irish Lifting do them.

Check out this link http://www.irish-lifting.com/product_info_equipment.php?cPath=1_15&products_id=243


Best Regards,

M

rubadub

B-Builder wrote: »

Hi There

I think Irish Lifting do them.

I have them and am happy with them, if you PM him (his user name is Mickk) or email him you could arrange to collect in his gym in dublin city centre, to save on post. They are tri-gip which is good since they are a wider diameter, but they are still not high enough for "proper" bar height deadlifts, I had to put towels under them to raise them a little and save my floorboards. Since you are getting 4 you could chance it and ask for a cash discount if collecting.

I since made these which work great so far.

rubadub wrote: »

Have a new invention which is working well, "Deadlift Plate Buffers". Basically 2 rectangular blocks of strong packaging foam, both 14"x6"x3" Length x Width x Height. I then cut a curved slot into the foam lengthways so a weight plate can sit into it, this is about 1" deep, so now I still have about 2" of foam between the plate and the ground. I put a trigrip plate into the slot and pass my trusty webbing strap through the hole in the plate and around the foam and pull it tight. So this serves 3 purposes, stops them rolling on the ground, it raises the bar up a little higher, it is now 8.5" to the centre of the bar which I think around the recommended height. But the big advantage to me is it buffers the plates so it saves my floorboards, when touching the bottom and coming back up for a rep there is no clanking which I find allows for smoother reps. At higher weights they would probably not hold up, but you could get stronger foam, or a bigger base, and a wider slot for a few plates to go in at once.

Aye righteo that's actually the cheapest I've seen so far. Total would be around €145. I don't think picking them up in Dublin would be worth the trip from Donegal for €21 saving....