Thumper Thin Bumper Weight Plates

I use these specifically for the foldable Westside reverse hyper, which has limited space on the horns. Expensive but truly the thinnest bumpers around. I suspect these would also be good if you have a leg press. I have toddlers around the garage so I don’t buy non-rubber/bumper plates but I imagine the regular cast iron and steel plates are also good for this use case.

I would say that the only other comparable weight plates to these are the urethane coated XMasters, which are slightly more in price per lb. These are slightly thinner and you’re supporting a small US business. The quality was better than I was even expecting. The beveled hubs on the 45s and 25s are nice. Expect a little wobble of the plates due to their thinness. Also the lockjaw collars that Weight It Out recommends are not the best option in my opinion. They don’t hold these plates in as well as I think much thinner collars would, yet the collars take up almost twice the sleeve space of a 45lb thumper plate.

These are very high in terms of quality. They work and look great. They seem durable and have held up well. They are pricey though...but anything really good is expensive. The only drawback for me is that there is very little lip around the edge so they are a bit tough to pick up.

These have all the best aspects of a high-quality bumper plate with none of the downsides. They are thin as hell, obviously, so you can load up the bar without running out of room. They don’t smell like rubber because they’re made to be essentially indestructible and urethane-coated. You can drop them with very little bounce. They are quiet, with great tolerances. The branding is cool as hell and they look cool as hell. They have a small lip, so they’re fairly easy to move around. They are a little slick like anything urethane-coated, but I’ve never dropped them. The lettering is countersunk now as opposed to raised lettering. That’s worth stating because the V1 lettering would fall off or catch. Did I mention they are thin and quiet? I used to have problems loading up on my leg press, but not anymore. Same with my hip thrust machine. I can select shorter-collared cambered bars to reduce weight without worrying about filling up the sleeve. I preordered these and could not be happier with them. I sold my Rogue urethane color training plates and could not be happier with the transition. The cost wasn’t bad in my opinion, and I literally made up for it by selling the plates I already had. I bought five sets of 45s, one set of 25s, and a set of 10s. I signed up for their email list to save a little extra and used NoFate24/7’s affiliate link since he had a great review of the V1s and Big Kurt didn’t have an affiliate link at the time. All that without even mentioning how awesome Brian is. If you meet him, you know what I mean. Amazing product.