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Tools For Choosing Plates Sizes?

  • 12-10-2014 03:56PM
    #1
    UCDVet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭


    My maths skills are pretty limited....and I'm a little embarrassed to admit, I sometimes struggle to find the optimal arrangement of plates when I go to the gym.

    I'm still a beginner - but I've been lifting for a few months and I've got a routine. For example tomorrow - I'm meant to squat:
    51x5
    64x5
    76x5
    89x5
    102x5

    And then bench:
    36x5
    45x5
    54x5
    63x5
    72x5

    Is there smart phone app/website that will tell me the optimal arrangement for plates, given a set of desired weights? My gym doesn't have 'microplates' or whatever, so I know I need to round to the nearest 2.5 weight interval - but I'd really if I could just know, I need '2 15kg plates / 2 5kg plates and 2 2.5kg plates' so I could gather them up before I get started.


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  • #2
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    If you search "powerlifting plate load software" or "powerlifting plate load chart" you should get a ton.

    Here's what you need tomorrow (all "per side" and include 20kg barbell)

    51x5 - 15kg
    64x5 - 20kg, 2.5kg
    76x5 - 20kg, 5kg, 2.5kg
    89x5 - 20kg, 15kg
    102x5 - 20kg, 20k, 1.25kg

    And then bench:
    36x5 - 5kg, 2.5kg
    45x5 - 10kg, 2.5kg
    54x5 - 15kg, 2.5kg
    63x5 - 20kg, 1.25kg
    72x5 - 20kg, 5kg, 1.25kg


  • #3
    UCDVet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭UCDVet


    Hanley wrote: »
    If you search "powerlifting plate load software" or "powerlifting plate load chart" you should get a ton.

    Here's what you need tomorrow (all "per side" and include 20kg barbell)

    51x5 - 15kg
    64x5 - 20kg, 2.5kg
    76x5 - 20kg, 5kg, 2.5kg
    89x5 - 20kg, 15kg
    102x5 - 20kg, 20k, 1.25kg

    And then bench:
    36x5 - 5kg, 2.5kg
    45x5 - 10kg, 2.5kg
    54x5 - 15kg, 2.5kg
    63x5 - 20kg, 1.25kg
    72x5 - 20kg, 5kg, 1.25kg

    Thank you! I tried searching, but didn't know the keywords.


  • #4
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    UCDVet wrote: »
    Thank you! I tried searching, but didn't know the keywords.


    Once you know what to search for it's pretty easy to find :)

    PS - the general rule for nothing a plate hog wanker is you should always try use the minimum number of plates


  • #5
    Sugar Free
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭Sugar Free


    Hanley wrote: »
    Once you know what to search for it's pretty easy to find :)

    PS - the general rule for nothing a plate hog wanker is you should always try use the minimum number of plates

    +1. OP don't be the guy who decides to use all the 2.5kg plates in the gym because he's moving up sets in small increments. Everyone hates that guy!


  • #6
    generic2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭generic2012


    Did you get those weights from an excel file?


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  • #7
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,226 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    generic2012 wrote: »
    Did you get those weights from an excel file?
    It looks like Madcow.
    Could prob set it so it rounds to nearest 5kg/2.5kg


  • #8
    generic2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭generic2012


    That's what I was thinking. If it is, this will help, awkward but faster in the end

    lets the formula in the excel formula bar is '=A8*0.9'

    Change it to '=MROUND((A8*0.9),2.5)'

    This will round it to the nearest 2.5

    (Obviously you can change the 2.5 to whatever multiple you want though)


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