There is a local small gym liquidating their equipment, which I bought some pieces. I saw the plates in the pictures below while I was there but didn't purchase them, as I am not familiar with the manufacturer of the plate (Power Systems and X Training Equipment) or the style of the plate either. They were wanting $1 a lb. for them. I know $1/lb. for weights these days is a good deal, but are these a screaming deal for this type of plate or just an ok price? If I was to buy them all, I would probably keep some and sell some. I appreciate your comments.
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Thread: Are these plates any good?
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09-16-2020, 04:44 PM #1
Are these plates any good?
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09-16-2020, 05:07 PM #2
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09-17-2020, 04:23 PM #9
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09-17-2020, 11:52 PM #10
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09-19-2020, 06:46 AM #11
I bought a few hundred pounds of bumpers for under $1 a pound 2-3 years ago. They are black diamond and could be had from Walmart fairly consistently. However, I don't Olympic lift and about the only exercise I found them useful for was cleans. Even then... not required. I also hate doing cleans. They smelled a bit and I knew that would wear off. However, I easily sold them and made $ from them after owning for almost a year.
The other thing that bumpers help with is if you are doing deadlifts and cannot yet handle at least a 45# plate on each side. My thought was my wife would use them for that and son. However, son was into 45's within 2 weeks of starting to lift and wife does not do deadlifts.
I would really hesitate to buy used bumpers. They have a lifespan. Rubber should last in the right conditions but if you are dropping them, they will deteriorate quicker obviously. If I ever bought more, I would get urethane and only get select sizes to fit the purpose and not try to load up on too many.
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09-19-2020, 08:48 AM #12
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