These were one of the two plates that got me into picking up vintage plates for my gym (along with the Dan Luries with the giant lettering). The cursive design just looks good, which probably adds like 10 lbs to most lifts. Got a set that was just sandblasted via a collector on FBM who planned to repaint them but got too busy. I like to keep original paint where possible, but not an option this time. One review above says these sometimes originally came in blue and ivory, I might take a shot at that as a break from everything else being so black.

I picked this fella up off FBM for cheap. Little to add except that it's sturdy, not going to fall over, and keeps 6 medicine balls out of my way. Looks like it's about $170 new at the moment, so not super expensive either.

Got a single with another pickup and it cleaned up real nice

I found this on marketplace and it solved a little problem for me. I like back extensions, and program them probably 2x a week. I have the ironmaster hyperextension attachment, which is a little annoying to install. It's cumbersome, you have to incline the bench and drop it back down with the attachment on... sounds like a minor inconvenience, but when I'm working out I prefer to have everything ready to go. I found this on FBM for cheap, and now just leave the hyperextension attachment for the bench on it, it was cheaper to buy this than a standalone machine given that I already had the attachment. Works fine, no complaints!

I got into vintage weights after the massenomics weight wall video, picked up some milled 45s and those things were like a gateway drug. I can't precisely tell you why, but basically the day I started looking into vintage iron, I wanted these plates, there's just something about their look that is extremely appealing to me. Found a single on the market and grabbed it, and hell yeah. One day I'll pair it up.

As other reviews mention, these are a cool piece of history, but I'll definitely die if I try to use them as squat stands. I got some of these really cheap on FBM and did a full restoration on them, they're really nice, I eventually plan to do the chalk bowl thing all the cool kids are doing, but for now they're a pretty good clothes rack.

I bought the whole SS4 bar because of these handles. I love seal rows, and always wanted a seal row bar so I could do them conveniently. Unfortunately I'm out of space for new barbells. The very moment I saw that the SS4 SSB had seal row handles I decided to replace my old SSB with one so that it could play double duty. Works great, I really like it. The only nitpick I have here is that the handles are fiddly to get on (threaded screw, and the thing you're screwing into it hidden back in the padding), and it sometimes takes me a few attempts, but it's not like I'm swapping these out more than once a workout.

Had this for years. Inexpensive, holds up, does what it says. Foam is dense and comfortable. Can't knock any points off anywhere!