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the colored plates come from olympic weightlifting. 0.5kg / 5kg white 1kg / 10kg green 1.5kg / 15kg yellow 2kg / 20kg blue 2.5kg / 25k
by stefs 3y ago
the colored plates come from olympic weightlifting.
0.5kg / 5kg white
1kg / 10kg green
1.5kg / 15kg yellow
2kg / 20kg blue
2.5kg / 25kg red
makes it easier to count the weight on the bar quickly (the metal collars are also 2.5kg each). the green 10kg plate is the first full size plate (ignoring youth/beginner plates).
- brodouevencode 3y agoI love oly weights but there's something deeply nostalgic and satisfying about metal Yorks clanging each rep.
- daniel_reetz 3y agoresistor color codes, but for mass
- shrubble 3y agoAnother word for it is "resistance training", so...