![]() ![]() They are also pretty quiet even in a garage setting. The only upside is that they are thinner than crumb rubber plates so you can fit more on a bar.Ĭrumb rubber plates like Hi Temps are a great option if you plan to lift outside for any reason. All other options (I've owned a handful of different sets) taco and they're pretty loud for a garage setting. Vulcan and Fringe are the only two companies that make quality virgin rubber plates that won't taco. The 10s and 15s will taco or fold completely if you go with a budget brand like Fray or Ethos. Virgin rubber plates like HGs, Echos, etc are made in China and most of them are garbage. They have a very dead bounce but they are really loud, especially if you aren't on a lifting platform. Urethane plates aren't nearly as popular but they are a good option if you want to go with the competition plate look and you're trying to save money. I had some for the "cool factor" and they almost never saw any use. If you aren't competing or doing fairly high level olympic lifting then competition plates are overkill. Most competition plates are pretty similar in quality and performance granted you are buying them from a reputable source. You mainly have four different types of bumpers: competition, urethane, virgin rubber, and crumb rubber. You can can use that terminology if you'd like, but that doesn't make it correct.īumpers vary greatly. In my years of lifting, both power lifting and olympic lifting I have never once heard someone call a competition bumper plate a calibrated plate. They are the only company I found that uses that term when talking about their weight tolerances on competition bumpers. That doesn't make them a calibrated plate. Even Eleiko lists them as competition plates while saying they are calibrated to a certain weight tolerance. There are fairly rare sets of competition bumper plates (Ivanko for example) that feature calibrated weight inserts instead of a chrome plated center insert covered in rubber. They do not call bumper plates calibrated plates, even when listing their weight tolerances. You can also find the same terminology used on pretty much every manufacturers website. I'm not saying they are the be all end all for weight lifting/power lifting terminology. ![]() This subreddit is not affiliated with CrossFit Inc. Know of large scale notable events? Please let us know! Know an athlete or personality? Talk to them, message the Mods, and we'll arrange an AMA! Please refrain from posting Spotify playlists.Please refrain from using all-caps or all-emojis in post titles.When posting products or deals, you may not post an affiliate code.This means participating in the sub outside of your own posts on a regular basis. Please be sure to engage with the community in a way that is not purely self-promotional. No medical, injury, or pain related posts.Please read the FAQ and use search function before posting a question.Racism, homophobia, sexism, and transphobia will absolutely not be tolerated.New here? - Please read the our wiki BEFORE making a post!Ĭhat with us in the our Discord channel! Rules
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