Olympic Plates

Are you looking for the perfect set of weight plates? If you are, then Olympic plates might be a better option for you. Build the perfect body definition that you have long dreamt of with the best pair of plates.

If you have tried weight training and lifting from a professional gym, chances are you have already used Olympic plates. Their types are the ones officially used in Olympic weightlifting. However, they are also found sold in commercial fitness centers and lifting clubs. The main difference between Olympic plate weights and your traditional plates is mainly just the diameter in hole. Olympic plates tend to have a larger hole in the middle while standard ones have smaller holes. Unlike your ordinary plates, Olympic plates are made of with the most superior quality that has to live up to the Olympic standards. It needs to go through close examination to be certified as one. In fact, there are predetermined diameters and sizes to only which they should be derived.

An Olympic plates’ hole diameter and sleeve should be strictly followed. Most weight lifters are assume that most plates are 2” or 1 15/16” in diameter but in fact a number of certified Olympic plates maker like Ivanko, Leoko, Eleiko and other officially acceptable manufacturers build their bars and plates following the lofty standards.

What you don’t know is that some of your usual plates are made with slight flaws. Some of them don’t weigh the same, some not even weighing appropriately as they label it. However, with Olympic plates, you are sure that your weight plates are very accurate. However, with great precision comes a well established price, they would normally cost $1.00 per pound. So basically, if you intend to buy a 100 pound plate, that would cost your more or less 100 bucks!

However, some not so perfect Olympic plates that sell off-the-shelf vary in price and in preciseness. It would cost you literally half the price at $0.50 per pound however it has a hole diameter of more than 2”. If you are still in doubt if you have purchased an authentic plate, you can simply measure the hole diameter yourself or have an experienced gym owner tell it apart.

If you intend to use the inexpensive versions of it, the ones with larger holes, you have to find a full 2” in diameter sleeves otherwise it will not fit. However, if you are considering purchasing one of the finer Olympic plates, then a 1.951” sleeves will fit exactly right regardless of your succeeding purchases.

If you are still confused on what to purchase, here are two of the most popular Olympic plates in the fitness market:

• Powermax rubber encased Olympic plates. The fitness brand powermax have long been in the market producing fitness equipments and reliable set of weights. They also have entered manufacturing Olympic plates recently. But there creation of the rubber encased plates just won the consumers over. It is available in lovely, attractive colors for each of your own preference. Unlike your usual plates that only comes in chrome or in black, this baby is multi-colored and added by a soft touch due to the rubberized exterior. This is truly a must-have.
  
  
• Weider rubber coated Olympic plates. Just like powermax, weider has also been pioneering on fitness products. They are home to thousands of weight plates and fitness machines. However, their rubber coated plates are truly hiking up their sales. They are made with durable cast iron pates covered in attractive colored rubber. Their plates have handle grip and a funnel-hole for easy loading.