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How to Choose the Right Bumper Plates

  • Zoya
  • Jun 25, 2021
  • 2 min read

150kg bumper plate set

Bumper plates are weightlifting plates, usually made of rubber instead of steel to allow the secure dropping of heavy loads. They are used primarily in Olympic #Weightlifting and come in full of varieties of weights in both kilograms and pounds. This allows weight lifters to drop the weights from overhead without damaging the floor and, plates.


A bumper plate is a solid rubber weight disc that can be safely used for Olympic lifts. Bumper plates quiet and bounce a little when dropped.


“Olympic bumper plates are a set of weight plates for Olympic bars that are built with thick rubber”.

How to Select a Bumper Plate?


Hi temp bumper plates pair

The Hi-temp bumper plates set generally come in black, but colored variations are readily available. Many bumpers feature a steel disc in the center which enlarges the weight without compromising its thickness. Weightlifters can add more weight to the bar without bulky rubber weights or cast-iron.


Weight plates function as light practice plates to assist you in perfecting form and technique for Olympic #workout. They are generally available on 2.5, 3.75, and 5kg plates as well as five and 10-pound versions.


Black training bumper plates function for many training types. They’re made from high-bulk rubber, equate to your favorite knife within the kitchen; many use, not task-specific, and great for generally anything.


Colorful Olympic weight plates pursue the color-coding schemes laid out by the International Weightlifting Federation.


Characteristics of Bumper Plates


Hi temp bumper plates set

Bumper plates are generally sold in pairs and in a wide variety of colors. In the earliest versions, limiting the quantity of weight added to the bar. Many bumpers feature a steel disc within the center which increases the load without compromising its closeness.


Recognize these four attributes of quality bumper plates when selecting the best for you.





  • SLIDING: Its inner, steel ring should fit the bar’s sleeve well. Otherwise, there are chances that the weights can slide from wide rings.

  • BEND: Ten-pound weights are spectacularly thin and fragile. A compound of poor rubber quality and excess slimness will bend the plates, leading to an imbalanced load, that makes for a shaky pull off the bottom.

  • Durability: Cracking is the main portent to rubber #weightplates. Bumper plates are constantly dropped due to which substandard quality plates will crack around the inner ring, which imbalances the bar while the floor is resting.

  • Bounce: They need to bounce good, such as a bunny hop then a Jack-in-the-box popping in your face.

Rubber Bumper plates provide future flexibility. Many competitors are returning to Olympic weight lifting again. Bumper plates don’t crash together like a signal during a marching band.



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