Iron Man Vintage Weight Plates
Peary Rader’s Iron Man Magazine was a cornerstone in the strength community for decades. Alongside publishing, Rader produced his own strength equipment and weight sets. His 50 and 100 lb plates were designed for easy loading on machines, featuring a simple yet distinctive style.
Iron Man Vintage Weight Plates Reviews
Based on 6 reviews from Gym Radar users, the Iron Man Iron Man Vintage Weight Plates have an average rating of 4.50 out of 5. They're currently the #53 most-owned Iron on Gym Radar, with 7 home gyms reporting ownership.
6 Reviews
Performance
4.67 / 5
Build Quality
4.67 / 5
Value
4.17 / 5
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(4.67)
Excited to have these in my gym. For anyone unfamiliar with Peary Rader, he was an icon. These 100's are perfect for a home on my leg press!
(5.00)
This is a cool brand with a cool name. There is quite the variety between Olympic and Standard Iron Man plates.
(5.00)
I have a small collection of 1" change plates, and somehow ended up with 5s, 7.5s, and 10s from iron Man.
I use my 1" weights primarily for grip work by loading a weight pin, and on an old lat pulldown that takes 1" plates
I'm low-key on the lookout for the 50s of these just to keep my lat pulldown loaded.
(3.00)
A bit unpaid. Hard to find so people dig them. 1 inch plates with a Unique Blue.
(4.33)
Iron Man weights were created by Peary Rader, the publisher of Iron Man Magazine for decades. Rader was a pillar of the powerlifting and bodybuilding world from the late 1930s through the 80s. He was an absolute icon of the Physical Culture world. He made plates in Olympic style that weighed 100lb and 50lb, as well as standard 1" plates in a full array of sizes from 1 1/4 lb to 50 lb. As vintage plates go, the 2" bore plates are sought after and correspondingly expensive, running $1500-2000 for a pair of 100s. The 1" plates are also very collectible but, being much more common, are quite accessibly priced and more readily available on the secondary collectors market. The 100s and 50s tend to run heavier than face value, which is pretty common for old vintage iron plates.
(5.00)
Had these bad boys for about 8 years before I even knew they were rare and valuable. They live on the leg press and are the perfect way to get the sets started. Would love to get the 50s to accompany the hundos.