5 lb. Plastic Training Plates

[67629]

On page 110 of SS:BBT you mention that "it [is] necessary to obtain 5 lb. plastic training plates". Surely, you know of a place that sells them (hopefully online, too). All of my trips to Sports Authority and the like came up empty. Care to offer some help?

Thank you, in advance.

[Mark Rippetoe]

These are a specialty item. Look on the web. Stores never have the stuff we need, unless we need athletic tape.

[scotty022]

They have these at my gym: http://www.hitechplates.com/

Expensive, but they really work well.

[Tom Campitelli]

Five pound full-size training plates are definitely rare. They are also really expensive. They are available through some CrossFit-affiliated places.

Catalyst Athletics
Again Faster

In case Rip doesn't want the product links on the forum, look for HiTech Technique Plates.

[soycuadrado]

On page 110 of SS:BBT you mention that "it [is] necessary to obtain 5 lb. plastic training plates". Surely, you know of a place that sells them (hopefully online, too). All of my trips to Sports Authority and the like came up empty. Care to offer some help?

Thank you, in advance.

Here is a site that may assist..

http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/...&search=&page=

Item Number: 320200
Price: $69.00
Price is for One Pair

[TomF]

Two thicknesses of 3/4" plywood glued together and cut to the dimensions of a full sized plate weigh roughly #5. If it's critical to you, can probably make the weight exact by adding a few extra wood screws etc. or taking a router to it, as need be.

My 9 year old has used such home-brew training plates for over a year now in our home gym. They're a bit dinged up, but have lots of life in them yet. The price point of of used construction grade plywood has a lot to recommend it.

[Konstantinos Kavos]

I live in Greece and it is even harder to find equipment here than in the States.

I made training plates out of plywood. I don't know what the particular type of plywood I used is called in English, but I know it is used in boats and yachts and is very very tough. I just cut 45cm circles, and put a hole in the middle just big enough for me to hammer in a section of 5cm diameter pipe. They weigh 2.5 kilos each.

They fit well over the sleeves of my barbell, and with the light weights I use (max 200 lbs including the bar) have held up very well. I don't think they could take being dropped though, so don't use them for cleans if you don't plan on lowering the bar in a controlled manner.

For deadlifts they're great though.

[Vanessa]

These are quite difficult to find on the internet, really. I get scientific equipment when I search for micro-plates, dinnerware when I search for plastic plates, etc.

The Starting Strength Wiki is extremely helpful. It has all the basic info you need, and links to good places to get micro-plates and real weightlifting shoes. Look in the Equipment section.

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi..._Strength_Wiki

Vanessa

[Tuesday]

Jesup has them for $25/each. All the way down at the bottom, labeled "special closeout":

http://www.jesupgym.com/products.htm?cid=16

[soycuadrado]

Here is a site that may assist..

http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/...&search=&page=

Item Number: 320200
Price: $69.00
Price is for One Pair

Here is another site you may want to take a look at. These are 10 lb. solid rubber plates at $22.50 per plate. The shipping makes it a little more expensive but, depending upon where you reside, the cost is the same as above, $69.00, including shipping.

http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/usa-2445.html

Additionally, you may also contact this company and they will provide you a quote for 10 lb solid rubber plates (I don't think they sell 5 lb. plates). I recently purchased an entire solid rubber set from them and I like it.

http://www.ironcompany.com/