Bumper plates vs Rubber plates vs iron plates (home gym)
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That’s genius, if you load one bumper plate with the rest rubber/iron, is there any negatives versus having all bumpers?
Yea bumper plates cost an arm and leg but they’re the only thing in stock right now near me, got 6 of them to hold me down until the other plates arrive
The Old Guy
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I’ve got all bumper plates. Had the regular iron but upgraded.
Get horse stable mats. They are heavy as hell but are great gym mats and deaden whatever you drop on them.
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Get horse stable mats. They are heavy as hell but are great gym mats and deaden whatever you drop on them.
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How do you like the bumper plates compared to the iron ones?I’ve got all bumper plates. Had the regular iron but upgraded.
Get horse stable mats. They are heavy as hell but are great gym mats and deaden whatever you drop on them.
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The Old Guy
Village idiot
If you are doing any Olympic lifts they are worth it.
If it’s only for squatting, pressing, rows then the iron ones are fine.
Thanks!
Guess I’ll switch to rubber plates ones once they arrive, they’re a bit cheaper but savings add up
I’m not competitively lifting so the one bumper on each end for me is beneficial as they are slightly larger in diameter then my irons. When I grab em I’ll demonstrate my thoughts lol
Regards
SonOfOdin
Luckily the rubber plates I got are 35’s so they’ll definitely be a tad smaller
Thanks for saving me a bunch of money haha
just wondering, what barbell do you use? I didn’t even realize there was different barbells but apparently there’s ones that bend and ones that are stiff
I have an Ox bar and a wobble bar myself. I like the flex of a softer bar. I find it gives me a more challenging lift in comparison to a stiff bar. It’s all personal preference and whether or not your competing. Much like deadlift I prefer a sumo lift over traditional but a lot of local competitions don’t allow sumo lift.
Regards
SonOfOdin
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SonOfOdin
I guess quiet counts in that old folks home eh?
I bought just 2 45 pound bumpers for deadlifting and the rest of my plates are iron. Prefer the old school iron plates when possible!
They sound nicer.