Phil Heath & Kai Greene 12 weeks out

[Gorky88]

Why is it that "a plate" is 20kg? Every gym I've ever been in, as well as the olympics and powerlifting contests have them up to 25kg..

Apart from 1-2 gyms I have never seen anything over 20 kgs. I could say that I have been in over 50 gyms in my life. 25 kgs were rare to me

[BartPimpson]

Of the 3 gyms I've consistently trained at 2 had 25kg plates and one was a homoerotic Crossfit-esque establishment where the heaviest weights were 15kg.

[flangmasterj]

Why is it that "a plate" is 20kg? Every gym I've ever been in, as well as the olympics and powerlifting contests have them up to 25kg..

In the States they're 20.4kg. In powerlifting they generally use 25's but everywhere but the States 20kgs seems like the norm.

[ROMMYromboid]

In the States they're 20.4kg. In powerlifting they generally use 25's but everywhere but the States 20kgs seems like the norm.

Thought I would chime in here, they are not 20.4KG in the USA, they are infact 45lbs.

[TheFornicator1]

Thought I would chime in here, they are not 20.4KG in the USA, they are infact 45lbs.

Notsureifsrs.

Larfleeze is in the UK. IIRC, the UK generally uses Olympic standard plates (i.e 25kg).

[Gorky88]

Thought I would chime in here, they are not 20.4KG in the USA, they are infact 45lbs.

They are written in pounds

45 lbs=20.4 kg

[RobberBaron13]

Here in Europe all gyms that I visited have 25kg plates.I use them always when I squat or on the leg press, even today.
Some lesser gyms might not have them though.They are too heavy for most people.

[TropicalSunset]

Of the 3 gyms I've consistently trained at 2 had 25kg plates and one was a homoerotic Crossfit-esque establishment where the heaviest weights were 15kg.

As much as I think Crossfit is silly and dangerous, we cannot say anything about other sports/activities being homoerotic, as we follow the gayest sport alive.

[Canuck77]

They are written in pounds

45 lbs=20.4 kg

All gyms I have been to in Canada, this is also standard plate weight. 45 lbs.

[DanielEver]

As much as I think Crossfit is silly and dangerous

care to elaborate?

[endurancell]

care to elaborate?

Crossfit is overhyped circuit training with lack of knowledge of form or generally what the hell you're doing, rather just do as much as possible with as many bumper plates as possible in the shortest amount of time

[ROMMYromboid]

All gyms I have been to in Canada, this is also standard plate weight. 45 lbs.

kilograms to pounds weight units conversion factor is 2.20462262.

This would make a 45lb plate weight in at 20.411656667KG NOT 20.4KG

In terms of world records the extra 110.6566 grams per plate would be significate for example if the athlete such as Ronnie Coleman was squating with 16 plates. The difference would be an extra 2KG's.

[RobberBaron13]

Actually there are 411.656667 extra grams per plate.So at 16 plates you'd get an extra 6.58...kilos, nearly 15 lb.
But hey, what is 15 lb for someone like Ronnie moving all the plates in the gym a consistent basis lol.

[flangmasterj]

Thought I would chime in here

That's not like you Spud.

[jahaa]

#crossfit.

[BartPimpson]

As much as I think Crossfit is silly and dangerous, we cannot say anything about other sports/activities being homoerotic, as we follow the gayest sport alive.

This is true. Though it will be second gayest when I launch my competitive interior design federation.

[flangmasterj]

This is true. Though it will be second gayest when I launch my competitive interior design federation.

I will support you in all your endeavors B.

[ROMMYromboid]

Actually there are 411.656667 extra grams per plate.So at 16 plates you'd get an extra 6.58...kilos, nearly 15 lb.
But hey, what is 15 lb for someone like Ronnie moving all the plates in the gym a consistent basis lol.

411.546667 grams would be true if we compared a 20KG Aussie plate with a 45lb American plate.

In reality the only way to really know is to weigh the plates accuratly before you attempt a record.

have you ever been in a gym and found that different brands of plates which are the same weight do not feel the same?

[Canuck77]

411.546667 grams would be true if we compared a 20KG Aussie plate with a 45lb American plate.

In reality the only way to really know is to weigh the plates accuratly before you attempt a record.

have you ever been in a gym and found that different brands of plates which are the same weight do not feel the same?

Noticed a difference in feel when they started switching in the rubber plates in place of the old skool metal plates...same goes for the dumbbells. The metal felt heavier even though the weight of the plate stated 45 lbs for both the rubber and metal plates. Same went for the dumbbells.

[ROMMYromboid]

That's not like you Spud.

There are not many trolls with rep counts as high as yours.

Noticed a difference in feel when they started switching in the rubber plates in place of the old skool metal plates...same goes for the dumbbells. The metal felt heavier even though the weight of the plate stated 45 lbs for both the rubber and metal plates. Same went for the dumbbells.

I found the metal dumbels easier to handle than the rubber ones which are more awkward to get up IMO and the friction from the rubber on your clothes makes it worse, I used to use the exact same plates each workout so I could properly track my progress.

[Milone79]

and now tis thread is about the metric system?? come on guys!!

first Phil is not 275 lbs sorry just not believing that for a second...even with the bloofy "fat" face he is not north of 250....Kai is harder and leaner at this point but game day is what counts

[hairlineofpeace]

Noticed a difference in feel when they started switching in the rubber plates in place of the old skool metal plates...same goes for the dumbbells. The metal felt heavier even though the weight of the plate stated 45 lbs for both the rubber and metal plates. Same went for the dumbbells.

If the plate/dumbbell dimensions changed, this could be due to different inertial properties (two plates with a different diameter but with the same weight will yield different dynamic forces when you're moving them around).

[Canuck77]

There are not many trolls with rep counts as high as yours.

I found the metal dumbels easier to handle than the rubber ones which are more awkward to get up IMO and the friction from the rubber on your clothes makes it worse, I used to use the exact same plates each workout so I could properly track my progress.

Ain't nothin' like the old skool...agree 100% on the metal/iron vs rubber.



New Kai Greene T-Shirts...anyone want to take a stab at what his quads currently measure at??!

[Big Slim DaDDy]

dumbels

Yep.

[NaturalLoco]

LOL no wonder Phil is never really out of shape.. look at his conditioning lol

[stealth_swimmer]

Looking forward to the Olympia!


Dat roundness and conditioning at this stage of the prep on Phil! Crazy front relaxed.

Dat depth on Kai's squats!
The combination of the weight, form, and depth all together make it that much more impressive.

[ROMMYromboid]

Ain't nothin' like the old skool...agree 100% on the metal/iron vs rubber.



New Kai Greene T-Shirts...anyone want to take a stab at what his quads currently measure at??!

One thing is for sure they are significantly bigger and better than Heath's, if Heath's mid section is anything like last years then it has to be game over (for any Heath nut huggers I mean game over in Kai's favour)

[smokinal]

Beast!





VIDEO LINK -----> https://instagram.com/p/44C2s4zV-r/

Wait, his knees are way out in front of his toes.

[DPNZ]

One thing is for sure they are significantly bigger and better than Heath's, if Heath's mid section is anything like last years then it has to be game over (for any Heath nut huggers I mean game over in Kai's favour)

2015, he's still saying "nut huggers".

Oh yeah, he's also in his 40's.

You're are real cool dude.

[flangmasterj]

2015, he's still saying "nut huggers".

Oh yeah, he's also in his 40's.

You're are real cool dude.

In his 50's if I recall the stats from his previous account. The saddest man on the internet.