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El Diablo Blanco

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The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« on: March 31, 2015, 08:58:02 AM »
Why do these exist?  What's their purpose?  Was it just an experiment gone wrong? Who has time for the math?

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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2015, 09:00:09 AM »
Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on March 31, 2015, 08:58:02 AM
Why do these exist?  What's their purpose?  Was it just an experiment gone wrong? Who has time for the math?



Just think about how 25# plates feel.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2015, 09:00:51 AM »
I used to love the 35s when i started lifting and got to  bench 205 then 295 then never cared for them any more.I rarely see them anymore.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2015, 09:01:35 AM »
I have fucking 6 of them. I just keep them in the garage and use them for the sled or the prowler.

They can be mistaken (by the heathens) for 45's and used to impress.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2015, 09:09:18 AM »
Quote from: _aj_ on March 31, 2015, 09:01:35 AM
I have fucking 6 of them. I just keep them in the garage and use them for the sled or the prowler.

They can be mistaken (by the heathens) for 45's and used to impress.


I have a bunch too

They are very useful for free-weight T-bar rows
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2015, 09:10:56 AM »
Quote from: Royalty on March 31, 2015, 09:09:18 AM

I have a bunch too

They are very useful for free-weight T-bar rows

I could see that. I just keep piling on the 25s.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2015, 09:14:58 AM »
I like them better than the 45s.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2015, 09:21:36 AM »
If you're doing tbar rows they're better than 45s because you have a greater range of motion.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2015, 09:22:42 AM »
As mentioned, useful to increase motion on some things, and also its foreign cousin, the #15kg bumper plate is especially useful for planning jumps during olympic lifting.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2015, 09:59:49 AM »
Nothing wrong w/ 35's... I use mine often...

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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2015, 10:03:51 AM »
If you can't do the math you must be a bodybuilder. I have always used the 35lbs plate when lifting.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2015, 10:04:54 AM »
Quote from: Powerlift66 on March 31, 2015, 09:59:49 AM
Nothing wrong w/ 35's... I use mine often...


nice old school plate i have 4 -35's 2=standardsolympic plates and 2=york milled olympic plates..
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2015, 10:05:58 AM »
My gym doesn't even have 35's any more. It seems arbitrary to get rid of the 35's and not the 25's or the 45's. I guess they figured the more "strong" people will use the 45's and the more "weaker" people will use the 25's.  ??? ??? But nothing in between? Then again, how many people actually stack on multiple 45's? In a normal every day gym, it would actually seem more worthwhile to get rid of the 45's and keep the 25 and 35's.

And whats up with the 2 1/2 pound plates? I guess for small incremental weight increases.

These are the difficult questions that bodybuilders have to ask themselves day-in and day-out with no readily available answer. Its the burden we bear.


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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2015, 10:08:40 AM »
Me and my training partner back in the day would call the small plates (2.5-10lbs) cookies.  8)
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2015, 10:10:50 AM »
Quote from: calfzilla on March 31, 2015, 10:08:40 AM
Me and my training partner back in the day would call the small plates (2.5-10lbs) cookies.  8)

When I see the 2.5 pound plates I just toss them aside and do not even bother with them. Someone once asked me if I was going to use the 2.5 pound plate, and I smirked and said, "Um, no, why even use them and only add such little weight. Go heavy or go home." He just whispered under his breath and walked away.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2015, 10:26:43 AM »
I use 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 45 and 55lbs in my gym.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2015, 10:34:01 AM »
Don't get it. A lot of people use 35's that I see.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2015, 11:14:13 AM »
I use them for deadlifts sometimes to do low pulls.


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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2015, 12:01:50 PM »
I've never seen those in any UK gyms. We just have all the Olympic plates.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2015, 01:17:29 PM »
Quote from: robcguns on March 31, 2015, 09:00:51 AM
I used to love the 35s when i started lifting and got to  bench 205 then 295 then never cared for them any more.I rarely see them anymore.
Me too eons ago.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2015, 01:35:40 PM »
Seems to be a lot of retro love for the 35's
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2015, 04:16:52 PM »
Tried to get my Gym to not order new ones and get more 45's and 25's the manager agreed and the owner didn't gym is now even more unorganized.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2015, 04:21:24 PM »
Quote from: oldtimer1 on March 31, 2015, 10:03:51 AM
If you can't do the math you must be a bodybuilder. I have always used the 35lbs plate when lifting.

Yes we know.

we are all just a bunch of mouth breathng drug addicts and you're the greatest thing that ever happened.

how bout posting a pic so  I can destroy it effortlessly  8)
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2015, 04:24:51 PM »
Quote from: Palpatine Q on March 31, 2015, 04:21:24 PM
Yes we know.

we are all just a bunch of mouth breathng drug addicts and you're the greatest thing that ever happened.

how bout posting a pic so  I can destroy it effortlessly  8)

Old-timer is another delusional political idiot who goes on endless rants about Obama and liberals. He's kind of like a broken record. Better off just to ignore him.
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Re: The 35 lb plate - The redheaded stepchild of the weight room
« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2015, 04:30:34 PM »
Quote from: oldtimer1 on March 31, 2015, 10:26:43 AM
I use 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 45 and 55lbs in my gym.

55s???????????  Any pics?  I never seen one in many years in many gyms.
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