Fractional Iron Plates - 0.5 LB

Fractional Iron Plates - 0.5 LB

Listen, buddy - I get it. You never thought that you'd need smaller weight plates than 2.5lbs. After all, change plates cover your bases pretty well already. But haven't you wondered why your arm and shoulder strength always lag behind? Sure, these are smaller muscle groups than those in your legs. But their lack of progress mostly boils down to getting pummelled by the same loading scheme used to progress squats and deadlifts, by adding 2.5-5lbs per side. Instead of forcing 5-10lb jumps on overhead presses and biceps curls, these lifts should be loaded in a more sensible way - by adding weight in smaller increments of 1-4lbs. Fractional cast iron plates that fit Olympic barbells, with a guaranteed weight tolerance of +/-16 grams.

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Fractional Iron Plates - 0.5 LB Reviews

Based on 3 reviews from Gym Radar users, the Bells of Steel Fractional Iron Plates - 0.5 LB have an average rating of 3.22 out of 5. They're currently the #23 most-owned Change Plates on Gym Radar, with 10 home gyms reporting ownership.

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3.22 / 5
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3.67 / 5
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3.00 / 5
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3.00 / 5

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Scottsdale Garage Gym
Scottsdale Garage Gym
364 reviews
3553 points
(4.33)
6/14/2026
All of these are within the stated weight (0.56 oz +/-). A little pricey at $6.88/lb, but fits the need, ya know? The finish is a little uneven but they have a nice coating on them and work.
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Endurimil
Endurimil's Athletic Club
16 reviews
430 points
(3.67)
3/22/2026
Disclaimer- didn’t weight them so no clue if mine are accurate. Maybe if was competing would worry about it To be honest bought mine more as a way to trick my overthinking ADHD PTSD brain to think less doubt wise. A work around of stupid overthinking stuff and slowly add more weight as it gets heavier. If your worried about accuracy of weight these are not for you.
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Big Cam
DAM Strength Institute
83 reviews
1225 points
(1.67)
2/13/2026
Each one in the set weights something different, +- half an oz. They didn’t do a very good job cleaning them after they were made which causes the weight differences and makes them look cheap. At $5/lb they should be better
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