The iconic CLANG when you press two of these together on a barbell is a more powerful stimulant than the under-the-counter 1990s pre-workout samplers you got from that shady dude at GNC. These are the real deal, scientifically proven to make your lifts doubly effective and stimulate hypertrophy at twice the rate of rubber bumper plates. Trust me, it's proven science. If you have any interest at all in vintage plates, you absolutely can't go wrong by starting with a pair of these. Be warned, however, that they are in high demand, so a pair of unmarked (no visible weight denomination) 45s is going to cost you in the range of $1000-1200 or more, even in pretty beat up rusty condition, while a pair of marked 45s (the weight of the plates is present under the YORK letters) will run in the ballpark of $2500 if in excellent condition.

They are exactly what you are paying for and they will serve you well. I have several sets of these and I think they are an excellent value. Are they calibrated? Of course not. Are you going to use them in a competition? Of course not, but you're also not paying the premium price for that level of plate. Will the girl next-door that you've been chasing for the last three years get all hot and bothered when she sees you hoisting them in your garage, veins popping and sweat dropping almost as fast as her panties? Hell yeah, if you've got enough of them on the bar (just kidding... she only cares about what kind of car you drive; but the gay couple across the street will be impressed AF and probably invite you to their next party, so you have that going for you). Look, these are as well made as bumpers that cost three times as much but just have a different name stenciled on them. I have used the lighter 10 and 15 pound plates for my littlest kids and they've dropped them many times but there's no evidence of any looseness in the hubs. Unless you are routinely dropping multi-hundred pound snatches from overhead, these are gonna hold up perfectly well for you. Stop debating it and just start lifting... the five-year-old in the picture below is already dead lifting twice her body weight. How are you matching up?

i've had it for several years and I've used it a couple times per week and it doesn't show any significant signs of wear. I'm using it on rubber flooring not concrete, but I do weigh 250 pounds so there's a decent load on this thing when I'm doing ab rollouts.It might just be an inexpensive little piece of plastic, but it's built well enough for what it is for. It doesn't need to be fancy and it certainly doesn't need to be expensive in order to get the job done. If you don't want to spend any money, planks and hanging knee raises are free... but if you're looking to add just a little bit of variety to your core workout, this wheel is a great way to do it.

I absolutely love these plates. These were the plates that got me hooked on collecting vintage iron. I saw a random picture of some Atlas 45 and absolutely had to have them. The hunt for them led me down a rabbit hole that I still have not reached the bottom of... all the mythology, mystique, and essence of legendary lifters who preceded us are wrapped up in the cold hard physicality of the old iron they wielded. Atlas plates from the 1970sare the evolution of the 1950s Gagnon (pronounced "gone yo") set that preceded them. They typically run around $1000 for a pair of 45s, even more if they have excellent original paint. They were originally released in three colors: French blue, a sparkling teal, and black. The casting quality is extremely high, with crisp letters and smooth contours around the hub and rim. The plates are labeled with Atlas Barbell down to the smallest change plates.

I bought this rack primarily because it was the only fully functional rack with short enough uprights to fit into my basement with its low ceilings. This cage is obviously not as robustly built as those from bigger name producers, and the lack of 3x3 posts means hole spacing is farther apart to maintain structural integrity. When I do pullups the cage wiggles quite a bit (I weigh about 250 most of the time), but that is dampened down considerably by adding some aftermarket rack storage attachments at the base of the front posts and loading them with heavy plates. I hung 150 lb. of plates at the bottom of each front post, and this made the rack wobble a lot less when loaded for heavy squats. There is still a considerable tremor in the back posts when re-racking anything over 405 lb. but overall the rack has held up very well across several years of hard use. I've put 500+ lb. on it for squats and it gets the job done. I didn't like the J cups that came with the rack (too long and pointed) so some aftermarket hooks with a shallower cup made unracking squats much more comfortable. The cable system is smooth and the adjustments to change levels on the front pulleys are a simple quick-change knob. If I eventually move out of this basement, I might change the rack out for one that has 3x3 posts but for now, I'm content with this rack and the price certainly can't be beat.