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Interesting dissension when checking Google: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how%20much%20is%20a%20plate https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how%20much%
by jseliger 3y ago
Interesting dissension when checking Google: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how%20much%20is%20a%20plate https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how%20much%20is%20a%20... :
In the US they use 45 lb bars and plates. So one plate (per side) is 135 lbs, two plates is 225 lbs, three plates is 315 lbs, four plates is 405 lbs, five is 495 lbs, six is 585, seven is 675 and so forth
also:
One plate is usually 20kg or 45lbs depending on where you live.
But:
A one-plate lift, then, is 135 pounds. Two plates is 225 pounds. Three plates is 315. Four plates is 405. Five plates is 495.
I changed the text after looking through a bunch of results.
- pc86 3y agoThere is no dissension. "One plate" when referencing a lift is 135 pounds, or 90 pounds on each side for a standard bar (you always assume a standard bar). One plate when referring to the plate just refers to the plate itself, which is 45 pounds. So "hand me a plate" means give me a 45 pound plate. "Lift one plate" means 135 pounds.
- HPsquared 3y agoSo each unit of "plate" is roughly 100 lb, give or take (weight of the bar).
- sasmithjr 3y agoFor another perspective, if you put 22.5lbs on each side of the bar, you wouldn't call that a "1 plate" lift even though both sides add up to 45 lbs. There are no plates involved in the lift, thus it's not a "1 plate" lift. If you search "1 plate overhead press" or "1 plate ohp", you'll see many references to how that's a 135lb lift.