Loading the Bar
Davidsdottir
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Usually when I deadlift, hip thrust, etc. , I load the bar with 45# plates on a rack, move the rack to the floor, and continue to add plates. Now that I've reached 225# territory I'm a little stuck. I can't put all the 45#s on the bar and move it, so last night I had it on the ground and struggled for 5 minutes to get the other two plates on. Is there a cheater method to do this I don't know about, or do I just use the 25#s, etc. instead? Problem is i have the same issue taking off the additional 45#s when it's on the ground.
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I don't have a rack so I have to load it all on the ground, maybe it is the plates you are using? I lift one side a little off the ground, then add the rest of the plates and slide them in. My plates have handles to make it easier though so maybe that is why.2
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I don't have a rack so I have to load it all on the ground, maybe it is the plates you are using? I lift one side a little off the ground, then add the rest of the plates and slide them in. My plates have handles to make it easier though so maybe that is why.
My plates have handles, I'm just a wimp LOL1 -
Once you get the 1st plate on, you can rest it on a small 5 or 2.5 to get it off the ground & make additional loading easier.18
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Davidsdottir wrote: »I don't have a rack so I have to load it all on the ground, maybe it is the plates you are using? I lift one side a little off the ground, then add the rest of the plates and slide them in. My plates have handles to make it easier though so maybe that is why.
My plates have handles, I'm just a wimp LOL
Haha, no you are definitely stronger than me. It is a PITA though, especially when the plates are the same size, you kind of have to wiggle or roll them in and out to get them into place.1 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »I don't have a rack so I have to load it all on the ground, maybe it is the plates you are using? I lift one side a little off the ground, then add the rest of the plates and slide them in. My plates have handles to make it easier though so maybe that is why.
My plates have handles, I'm just a wimp LOL
Haha, no you are definitely stronger than me. It is a PITA though, especially when the plates are the same size, you kind of have to wiggle or roll them in and out to get them into place.
Yeah, it was a lot of wiggling!!!
Thanks @rybo I'll add a small plate under next time!0 -
1 more vote for the 2.5/5lbs plate rolled under the first 45. Set everything else in, roll it off, and you just have to squeeze it in tight before adding the collars. Same to unload. Get the clips off both sides, unload 1 side fully this way, landmine press it up to the other side and excalibur the bar outta there
(it makes me feel badass to do that, lol).
bonus is: you don't have to worry about loading sides equally at a time cuz the bar won't tip over!4 -
THIS. All you do is put a small plate on the ground and roll it under the plate closest to the inside.Once you get the 1st plate on, you can rest it on a small 5 or 2.5 to get it off the ground & make additional loading easier.
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THIS. All you do is put a small plate on the ground and roll it under the plate closest to the inside.Once you get the 1st plate on, you can rest it on a small 5 or 2.5 to get it off the ground & make additional loading easier.
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this. easy peasy.
or get the gym to get you a deadlift lift bar. there is an actual tool for this- but otherwise- the small plate trick works fine.
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Yeah, the small plate is a common little trick, not as good as a loader bar but works well. At my gym we also have bumper plates so I use those first and they are slightly larger than the regular plates so I slide those on after.1
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Davidsdottir wrote: »I don't have a rack so I have to load it all on the ground, maybe it is the plates you are using? I lift one side a little off the ground, then add the rest of the plates and slide them in. My plates have handles to make it easier though so maybe that is why.
My plates have handles, I'm just a wimp LOL
I'll believe that when you stop deadlifting 225+. 3 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I don't have a rack so I have to load it all on the ground, maybe it is the plates you are using? I lift one side a little off the ground, then add the rest of the plates and slide them in. My plates have handles to make it easier though so maybe that is why.
My plates have handles, I'm just a wimp LOL
I'll believe that when you stop deadlifting 225+.
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I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
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I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
What advantage do you find in the wedges over small plates?0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
What advantage do you find in the wedges over small plates?
I tried the wedges and liked how it cradled the plate on the bar, but I managed to roll the bar onto my toes getting it off the wedges. But it’s well established that I’m a klutz. I use jack stands (like for a car) to hold the bar when I load it.
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
LOL!
That makes sense, or you could just use your best friend's toe, I'm sure he won't mind.
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
LOL!
Luckily my gym as a crap ton of 2.5s. I will report back next week on how this worked for me!0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
LOL!
Luckily my gym as a crap ton of 2.5s. I will report back next week on how this worked for me!
Welcome to Bro Worlds useful gym tricks. Next weeks lesson getting better traps with a bar, kettlebells and resistance bands, and yes it does work! 0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
LOL!
Luckily my gym as a crap ton of 2.5s. I will report back next week on how this worked for me!
When using the 2.5# plate, don't center the weight over the hole. Offset the plate on the floor so that none of it is showing under the outer edge of outermost plate, so that you can easily slide the next plate on.
The only problem using a plate is that the bar can roll off. So, be careful where you put your toes.
You don't have to worry about any of this w/the Dead Wedge because it's indented so that the bar stays in place and is exactly the width of a 25# rubber plate and can be easiy centered under any rubber plate weighing 25# or more (individually or combined).4 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
LOL!
Luckily my gym as a crap ton of 2.5s. I will report back next week on how this worked for me!
Welcome to Bro Worlds useful gym tricks. Next weeks lesson getting better traps with a bar, kettlebells and resistance bands, and yes it does work!
My traps are already massive from all the cleans I do!1 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I use a deadlift jack at home. . .
But I also have a pair of "Dead Wedges" which are rubber doorstop type things that you can put under the inner plates that lifts them up enough so that you can easily add more full sized plates.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
You can just use 1 but it's more convenient to use 2. They're small & light enough to carry in your bag to take to the gym. I bought mine from Rogue but you can buy them cheaper on Amazon and elsewhere.
I was actually going to mention the wedges and wonder why people use them instead of the 2.5lbs. I don't really see the advantage. I used to use a 1lb microplate and it was perfect as far as I was concerned.
A lot of gyms, like mine, don't have many (if any) plates smaller than 5# but, if you have a fractional plate set, bringing along a pair of 1# plates certainly would work as well.
I just prefer buying/using things designed for specific purposes and the Dead Wedge is simply one of those things.
It's also useful in case I actually need to use the 1# plates for lifting and not as a Dead Wedge substitute.
LOL!
Luckily my gym as a crap ton of 2.5s. I will report back next week on how this worked for me!
Welcome to Bro Worlds useful gym tricks. Next weeks lesson getting better traps with a bar, kettlebells and resistance bands, and yes it does work!
My traps are already massive from all the cleans I do!
You do have a hard core workout,
do you do snatches as well? Those are great for the shoulder girdle and one of the few that is the perfect counterbalance to the bench. I'm just happy that my current gym, which is a commercial one, actually has lifting platforms and allows Olympic lifts. It's not easy to find, but unfortunately no pull blocks. Oh well.
I haven't been able to do any Oly lifts since the injury but I'm going to try to do light cleans and snatches this week. Wish me luck lol.
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I have a pretty good way thst trumps a small plate I use to use. I'll make a vid of how to and post later...1
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@Wheelhouse15 right now snatches don't fit into my programming, but when I cut I do Crossfit (shhhh...don't tell anyone LOL) and snatches are a big part of that, obviously.1
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Davidsdottir wrote: »@Wheelhouse15 right now snatches don't fit into my programming, but when I cut I do Crossfit (shhhh...don't tell anyone LOL) and snatches are a big part of that, obviously.
Ok it's just between you and me and MFP What program are you running? It looks pretty good from what I've seen so far. 0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »@Wheelhouse15 right now snatches don't fit into my programming, but when I cut I do Crossfit (shhhh...don't tell anyone LOL) and snatches are a big part of that, obviously.
The first rule of Crossfit is
If you aren't always talking about Crossfit, you're not actually doing Crossfit.5 -
stanmann571 wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »@Wheelhouse15 right now snatches don't fit into my programming, but when I cut I do Crossfit (shhhh...don't tell anyone LOL) and snatches are a big part of that, obviously.
The first rule of Crossfit is
If you aren't always talking about Crossfit, you're not actually doing Crossfit.
HAHAHA fair enough!1
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