Is there any real way I can justify having a row of expensive, rusted, dumbbell parts in my gym? Absolutely not. I could achieve something similar with an eye hook, a chunk of 2x4 and a loadable weight pin (which I also have). Do I love these dearly and use them to motivate getting my grip strength stronger? Yes I do. 10/10 item. Very cool.

I have the MXSelect adjustable dumbbells (which go up in increments of 10 lbs) with their 5 lbs fractional plates. Added these to the mix to allow me to do 2.5 lbs increments. Work great. It gets a bit tight when I need to use both sets of fractional weights (the MXSelect 2.5s alongside these to get to a weight like 17.5), but definitely not uncomfortable.

I just *enjoy* these plates. Look at the text on them, the THOR fades down to the right, like the typesetter just got sloppy (apparently the whole set is similarly sloppy). There is a whole story with these plates being an unapproved re-cast of the standard York milled plates by York CA, and that they got shut down when York USA noticed. They're 45s. Mine have some casting faults but are close enough to 45 that I don't care. I like them mainly because they're weird, and the THOR looks cool.

These are really high quality kettlebells. That said, I had a pair and got rid of them for three reasons: 1. Takes time to change, Allen key and a big nut to take off. Probably 60-90 seconds, which may not feel like a big deal but I find it quite annoying in the middle of a workout. 2. There is no visual indicator on the outside what weight is in there. I don't do too much kettlebell work, so generally forgot what was in there and had to open them up and check (see point 1) 3. In kg, unlike every other weight in my gym, and unlike my training programs. These didn't work for me, but they're really high quality items, and somebody who interacts with their kettlebells differently (or has a better short term memory than me) would probably love them.

These weights are not the most accurate in the world (I have a 43 and 46lbs set), actually not complaining about that since I wanted them for hub lifting, and now I have a baby 45 to work up to the full one. I think the whiskers look cool and three plates are one of the best looking in my small vintage weight collection.

Bought these after reading the gray matter "Best carabiners" article. Love 'em. Relative to getting normal carabiners on and off equipment, these are just a breeze, and I tend to do most things one handed now. Ended up buying these in bulk and clipping them basically everywhere. Note, not for climbing, there is no locking mechanism. For the gym they're perfect though. Also they claim to hold 3372 lbs, which I have not verified. Will update this review when I deadlift that much.

It does what it needs to, and is one of the only lat pulldowns I have found that is short enough it will fit in my basement. The downside of this is that if I want to do lat pulldowns with full range of motion, I have to remove the chain from the upper pulley, use the smallest carabiner I have, and kneel on the ground. I'm not especially tall, either, at 5' 9". That said, I'm not knocking any points off for that, it fits in my basement, and no pulldown machine could avoid having that problem with the basement constraint. Other than that, build quality is *OK*, you get what you pay for with a machine that's around $150 new. It feels a little unsteady sometimes, but it works and gets the job done. The included attachments were terrible and immediately went in the bin.

OK. So. These look really cool, but I'm not buying any more of them. I really like lifting with vintage weights, and the Roundheads are a great addition on that front. However, relative to modern dumbbells, these ones didn't really stack up: No knurling, can be bent or snap off the head on larger weights, handle is surprisingly small. That said they look really nice. I decided to stop my collection at 5-25 and use other DBs above that. Edit: revisiting this review a few months later. I bought more of them, filling out the light weights and adding a 30