Are all weights created EQUAL ??

[ErikPhoenix]

Was wondering if anyone knew the answer to this.

Do all weight plates weigh what they say on them?

I mean sometimes I'll work out at a different gym, other than my normal gym, and the barbell exercises feel different, feels like they are heavier. It looks and feels the same just heavier. I've noticed the same thing with some dumbbells.

Is it my imagination or has anyone else noticed anything like this.

 

[WarriorPL]

i think the bar is what makes u think that... at my gym i was once using a 60lb bar and the next week i used a 45lb bar and didn't know, and i picked it up was too easily and i was like WTF the bars weight isn't labeled i hate that!


~WizKid

 

[Exodus]

no....... in my gym we have some 44lb plates......

it use to piss me off when i found out i had just broke a new personal record....(now i check before hand)

ive seen pictures of pro's using them too

BE ON THE LOOKOUT THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!

 

[The Grinch]

Its not your imagination EP. Some of the 45s in my gym feel like theres a 5 lb difference between them. Alot of guys at my gym have been talking about this. Now we can usually tell which ones are the same before we begin our workout. I never had that problem with dumbells though.

 

[absolute hardgainer]

In our gym the 9k DB's weigh MORE than the 10k DB's, go figure. The machines are the funniest, we got two chest press machines with pretty much the exact same movement, but on one 85k feels like 100k on the other.

hardgainer (hah)

 

[MonStar1023]

I dont know I noticed in my gym the barbells range from 45-51 lbs. sometimes a few pounds can really make a big difference.

 

[Superbabe]

In my old gym someone must have mentioned this to the owner, cause all the plates ahd been weighed, and on some of the ones that said 25kg, tippexed next to it was 22kg, or 21kg . . . . on the rest the same and the dumbells . . . . worse still, you couldn't match two plates!!!

 

[toughdawg]

in my gym the barbells weigh more then they say b/c of the handle. (they're real fat in the middle, I hate them) it's only 2 lbs., but it can make a difference.

 

[Deathspell Omega]

Air bubbles

Many weights (I would go so far to say 'most') have air-bubbles inside their steel shell. This is why there are weight differences between weights that are labeled identically. Typically, I do my overhead dumbell tricep extentions two-handed and with 120 pounds, however, just yesterday I decided to buy a day-pass at another gym in the area and when I took the 120 pound weight and hoisted it overhead, I found that I could barely do a single rep with it. I was suspicious, of course, so i took it to a scale and weighed it. It came in at 120 pounds. Curious, today I weighed the '120' pound weight at my gym. It came in at 112 pounds. I did the same with some 45-pound plates, and found that they range in weight from 41 to 48 pounds, which can lead to a rather uneven lift...

Simply put, few weights are created equal. I would advise most gym owners to buy free-weight equipment from reputable companies with high quality standards...

 

[ErikPhoenix]

Bump

Anyone else ?