Rip Video: Weigh Your Plates

[Mark Rippetoe]

Weigh Your Plates! | Mark Rippetoe

[Subby]

In terms of comments from the haters, I think this might be the new "quit putting your plates on the wrong way"

[Oso Rojo]

What make and model of scales do they use in the competitions for weighing plates? Certified calibrated?

[SmokeyStrong]

Weigh Your Plates! | Mark Rippetoe

After watching this video I decided to weigh my plates. I figured it may be useful to share the results here. Any plates that have a consistent weight with the others I’ll list once with the number of plates weighed in parenthesis. Plate size in lbs on the left with actual weight on the right.


45 [44.6]
45 [45.8]
35 (2) [35.8]
25 (4) [24.6]
10 (4) [10.2]
5 (4) [4.8]
2.5 (2) [2.6]
1 (2) [.4]
.75 (2). [.4]
.5 (8) [.4]
.25(2) [.4]

[Lost and Found]

If I'm reading that correctly what is going on with your fractional plates?

[Jason Donaldson]

Smokey, is that a typo or do all fourteen of your four lowest sizes all really weigh identically at four tenths of a pound?

[SmokeyStrong]

If I'm reading that correctly what is going on with your fractional plates?

Yup, every fractional plate weighed in at .4 pounds, from 1 pound and under.

[Mark Rippetoe]

What brand is stamped on these plates?

[Rod J]

Yup, every fractional plate weighed in at .4 pounds, from 1 pound and under.

Wow, one would think that these things are quality controlled way better than they really are.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Wow, one would think that these things are quality controlled way better than they really are.

Depends on the brand. That's why I asked.