The Olympic Weight Plates You Need
The Olympic lifts and their derivatives are some of the most effective strength-building exercises in the world. Compared to other barbell plates, standard Olympic weight plates are engineered with more precise tolerance in their design and more uniformity in their construction. Since the Olympic lifts are more dynamic than traditional power lifts, Olympic weight plates are often built to withstand being dropped on the ground. Regardless of their weight, all Olympic plates are engineered to be uniform in size. This makes a bar that's loaded with Olympic weights safer to drop and able to be loaded in any order. Instead of having to worry about balance issues, you can load your weight plates onto the bar in whichever order you please.
At DICK's Sporting Goods, our selection of Olympic weight plates includes:
- Bumper Plates: These weights are built to bounce when they are dropped on the ground, and they are perfect for practicing concentric-only exercises like the power clean.
- Cast Plates: Plates that are cast from solid iron offer a similar feel to the standard barbell weights that you might be used to training with, ranging in diameter, but offering smaller increments for loading the bar.
