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11-27-2006, 04:58 PM
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I train others
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Gotta Be the Same 45's Plates
Is anyone else very anal besides me regarding using the same type of 45 lb. plates when they train? For instance, many older type gyms will have different manufactured 45 pound plates (20.4 killo)...they maye vary in thickness, texture, and sometimes (yes) weight. I search hi & lo everytime I deadlift, press, or squat for the same plates.
Am I superstitious?
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John Izzo, NASM-CPT, PES
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11-27-2006, 05:05 PM
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Powerlifting
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I just make sure they are the same on each side. The most inner plate on each side has to be the same, 2nd most inner has to be the same.. and so on.
I cant stand it when they are different. My gym has grey and black plates.. I will search the gym to find matching ones.
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11-27-2006, 05:29 PM
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Future SUV Owner
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I do the same thing. That is, when I get my sorry ass in to lift. I could never get over when I see someone lifting with a 25 on one side and two 10s and a 5 on the other. Just something wrong about that to me.
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11-27-2006, 05:45 PM
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PEELEing :o)
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I agree ... and they all have to "face" the same way ... ie on my plates at home, there is writing only on one side ... and the writing has to all face out ... otherwise it just doesn't look or seem balanced!
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11-27-2006, 06:08 PM
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I have two different kinds of plates at home, two being type A and four being type B. Type A has a larger diameter but a thinner width, and is a solid piece (no holes for gripping it). Type B is smaller, wider, and has holes near the edges for easy handling.
I HATE type B. Why do I need holes in my plates? I don't. That's why.
I was very angry when I went into the store to pick up my second set of plates just to find that they were different then I ones I already had.
I asked, "But sir, why do these differ so?" and Mr.Salesman said "These are the new style, it's all the same thing though."
No, Mr.Salesman. It's not all the same.
I always put the old ones, the bigger ones, on the inside and the smaller ones on the outside. That way the outside plates are raised off the floor and are easier to take off, and it looks balanced.
The plates at my gym though are all the exact same black rubber plate. I like that the plate is rubber, but what I don't like is that the hole is rubber. It's impossible to slide these plates on and off the bar, especially when on the ground. And because it's so impossible, the gym decided they don't need to supply collars. What's up with that?
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11-27-2006, 06:19 PM
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I think, therefore I post
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You just need to come to my gym where all my iron 45 lb plates look the same. I can't really make fun of you. I have some tens that don't match and I can't use un-matching ones. I'm definitely anal about my gym layout. I have things pretty balanced.
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11-27-2006, 06:25 PM
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Fitness Professional
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Hey Izzo...I didn't know you were even up to any 45's on each side:p
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11-27-2006, 06:35 PM
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I think, therefore I post
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ZZZZZIIIIIIi iiiinnnnnnggggg 
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"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
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11-27-2006, 06:36 PM
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I think, therefore I post
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Actually, those 45's are for his clients! :p
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"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
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11-27-2006, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
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John, you gonna take that from him?
*from somewhere in the distance*
CATFIGHT!
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And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
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11-27-2006, 07:07 PM
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omygosh - the secret OBSESSION of weight lifters comes out of the closet |
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11-27-2006, 07:08 PM
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I train others
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Originally Posted by Chaney Weiner
Hey Izzo...I didn't know you were even up to any 45's on each side:p
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Thats 45 for curls kid....:p ,
then I hold a 45 while I crunch! (did I say crunch? - oh no....)
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11-27-2006, 07:10 PM
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My gym has old rusty ones and new shiny ones. I don't care which ones I use but they must match.
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11-27-2006, 07:18 PM
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They both have to match...probably a psycological thing though, when you get right down to it.....oh ya, writing "outside" on the plates...
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11-27-2006, 07:23 PM
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Powerlifting
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As far as which way the writing goes...
Its: First plate on the writing faces inside. All other plates face outward. Yes, it has to be this way |
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11-27-2006, 07:30 PM
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Fitness Professional
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Originally Posted by Jean-Paul
Actually, those 45's are for his clients! :p
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I figured so JP |
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11-27-2006, 07:31 PM
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Fitness Professional
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Originally Posted by John Izzo
Thats 45 for curls kid....:p ,
then I hold a 45 while I crunch! (did I say crunch? - oh no....) |
Crunch 
You actually still do them:p |
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11-27-2006, 07:48 PM
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Prime Motivator
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Originally Posted by Frank.S
As far as which way the writing goes...
Its: First plate on the writing faces inside. All other plates face outward. Yes, it has to be this way |
Ha, ha. That's exactly the way I do it, man.
Also, when I buy extra plates they have to be the same manufacturer and color. All black with white lettering. no holes. Old style plates.
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