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LorinaLynn
LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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I'm entirely too cheap to pay $8-12 EACH after shipping for 1.25# plates. Not when most of the other plates I bought were about $1 a pound.

So instead, I have little 1# D-shaped hand weights that I got for $1 each that'll do the job of gradually increasing my weight on OHP. I can't imaging going up 2 pounds, then 3 pounds next time, is going to be any more difficult than going up 2.5 then 2.5.

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That's the other nice thing about lifting at home. It doesn't matter how stupid anything looks. Including me, lifting barefoot or in my bedroom slippers.

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  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
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    :laugh: Great idea! I love it!
  • Xaspar
    Xaspar Posts: 726 Member
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    Love it! I don't lift at home... Have a decent gym facility available just 2.5 miles from my driveway. But finding the 3 or 4 2.5# plates they have there is often a challenge... it's like people try to hide them or something. I don't think a 1.25# exists there at all!
  • laurarpa
    laurarpa Posts: 244 Member
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    haha, That's cute.

    I refused as well - what a ridiculous ripoff. I just don't get it.

    I bought myself some 2" washers. A little more $ than your $1 weights, but I go to the gym. I think I need to spray paint them - they leave a cruddy residue.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
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    Pink! <3 I love it.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    :laugh: They're actually red, but the camera flash made them look pink.
  • iron_jj
    iron_jj Posts: 446 Member
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    Home gym.. I'm jealous! Finding cheap 1.25s is hard. :ohwell:
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    Very clever. Yes, we spent $50 for our set of fractional plates. I found them on ebay with free shipping. I have 4 sets: 0.5 lb, 1 lb, 1.5 lb, and 2 lb. I totally owe my overhead press number to these plates. Bench, too.
  • oddyogi
    oddyogi Posts: 1,816 Member
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    Haha, that's awesome! Genius.
  • shesquats
    shesquats Posts: 91 Member
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    Definitely genius! :happy:
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
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    Great idea...I thought about velcroing on my ankle weights!
  • carriep2010
    carriep2010 Posts: 117 Member
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    Great Idea:drinker:

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