Doesn’t matter to me. We had this conversation several months ago, and ever since then, I sometimes purposely mix them up just to see if anyone reacts, especially the new folks I’ve never seen before. Face in, face out, 45 on one side and a 35, 5 and two 2-1/2s on the other.
I’ve had people look at it and I can tell it bothers some of them, but nobody has ever said anything.
[quote]dragonmamma wrote:
Doesn’t matter to me. We had this conversation several months ago, and ever since then, I sometimes purposely mix them up just to see if anyone reacts, especially the new folks I’ve never seen before. Face in, face out, 45 on one side and a 35, 5 and two 2-1/2s on the other.
I’ve had people look at it and I can tell it bothers some of them, but nobody has ever said anything.
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I would put you over my knee if you did it in my gym.
I can’t stand assymetrical ends. It makes me feel that the weights are different. Not that I’m OC, but one brand could have 44.98 lbs while the other has 45.02. Not much a difference, but enough to ruin my game.
Plates face in. Maximizes surface contact, and reduces clanging.
[quote]sen say wrote:
Plates are put on biggest first…had a guy that wanted to “work in with me”…he suggeted we put the 25 pounders on first and then the 45s reckoning that it would be easier to just strip the 45s so that he could bench his 95 lbs and then I could do my 275…he now swims with the fishes.
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I do this during drop sets.
[quote]Flop Hat wrote:
They must face in. Any other way turns me into an obsessive compulsive.
Does it bother anyone else to mix brands of plates that are the same weight, but not quite the same size? That bothers me sometimes too.
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Nope. In fact I prefer it when pulling from the floor for any exercise. I slide on the polyurethane coated 45lb plate first since they have the greatest diameter. Then warm up with 135lbs. Then I can slide on additional 45lb cast steel plates since they have a smaller diameter, thus eliminating the need to re-wrack or use a wedge between sets.
Always out so i can grip the lip getting them in and out.
I face them inward, with the rustiest ones first, with the numbers at 12 o’clock, left and right ends of the bar facing East and West respectively.
Kind of like I’m OCD, only it’s CDO (alphabetical, like it should be).
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
I can’t stand assymetrical ends. It makes me feel that the weights are different. Not that I’m OC, but one brand could have 44.98 lbs while the other has 45.02. Not much a difference, but enough to ruin my game.[/quote]
And the same brand can have that much of a difference in weight. Only way to really tell is to take each plate to the scale and measure it.
I put them on first ones facing in, rest facing out like in competition.
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
I can’t stand assymetrical ends. It makes me feel that the weights are different. Not that I’m OC, but one brand could have 44.98 lbs while the other has 45.02. Not much a difference, but enough to ruin my game.[/quote]
Never weighed plates myself but from what I’ve heard you’re being very optimistic. Apparently within a brand one might be 43 and the other 47.
Faces in. I refuse to use two different types of plates at any point on the bar. Unless it’s putting some 10’s on the end of some bumpers.
I own an ivanko set and since I PL (or at least pretend to, lol)…
First plate faces IN, all preceding plates face OUT.
If I’m doing something using my crappy weight set, , the first plates face in. After that, I don’t care. I don’t notice a difference. I mismatch plates (silver & black). Its all mental. I use collars. I don’t get the point of which way a plate faces in terms of safety. You want to be safe? USE THE DAMN COLLARS!
Will to power…
I have some crappy 45s that weigh between 43 and 47 lbs, exactly. The majority weigh 1 or 2 lbs more So if i put 315 on the bar, it comes out to almost 325. Thats a big difference when maxing.
Callibrated plates kick ass!
Plates are designed to be faced inwards so that the boss on the inside face of the plate sits flush on the collar of the olympic bar stopping it from wobbling during lifting. Try putting a plate on both ways and shaking it you will easily see the difference. The plate boss also protrudes slightly so that when you put subsequent plates on you get the same stablising effect.
Olypmic plates are a little different since they are the same on both sides, but both sides still have the steel boss type interface to match the olympic bar collar.
[quote]Synthetickiller wrote:
Will to power…
I have some crappy 45s that weigh between 43 and 47 lbs, exactly. The majority weigh 1 or 2 lbs more So if i put 315 on the bar, it comes out to almost 325. Thats a big difference when maxing.
Callibrated plates kick ass![/quote]
I wonder how the management would react if I started weighing and labeling all the plates at my gym…
[quote]Carnak wrote:
Plates always face in. And I hate having to match different brands or styles of plates on the same bar. If I do, I at least try to match them in pairs. Difference might be small, but it still bothers me.[/quote]
Wicked avatar man…best commercials ever. I remember seriously busting a gut with co-workers when those first came out.
Plates in for me.
Laces out!!!
It’s weird how many guys prefer plates in. I always thought the right way was to have them facing out…
[quote]JohnnyBlaze wrote:
It’s weird how many guys prefer plates in. I always thought the right way was to have them facing out…[/quote]
Same. Maybe it’s a Southern hemisphere thing.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Sxio wrote:
You guys all have OCD.
I don’t care what the plates look like or in what order they’re on the bar. As long as both ends weigh the same, it’s good to go.
Blasphemy![/quote]
Bwahahahahaaaaa
Is this thread serious? I’ve seen some goofy topics but this one is right up there towards the top.