4 x 5kg plates = 19.99
buy 3 sets get £20 off
3 * 19.99 - 20 = 39.97
which is pretty cheap for the weight if a little bulky
can do the same with the 10kg plates but as they are a fiver more per set they come out at 54.97 (hopefully they'll go down again too)
also of interest were the 2x15kg mens health rubber rimmed plates for 39.99 for a bit less noise.
no good for certain strong guys but for mere mortals its good
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TesseractOrion
12 Jan 163#15
Lee Parsons is strong.
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rev6
11 Jan 162#1
leeparsons
12 Jan 16#2
The ones I pick up from Argos, that posted on here. Are a little bulky. But a 3 for 2 and £40-41 for 60kg was a bargain,
StillTheFlyest to leeparsons
12 Jan 16#3
Are you referring to the plates in this deal? If so, what do you mean they are bulky? Thicker than other plates?
brilly
12 Jan 161#4
not really
Danze1984
12 Jan 16#5
Shame the 10kg plates aren't the same price as the 5s this time round.
anlygi
12 Jan 16#6
Good price for the weight but ultimately limiting as I'd imagine there wouldn't be much room for adding anything else to the bar.
I can't speak for these 5kg plates as I don't own any but I got 6x 10kg for £50 last time they were on offer and as said, they're bulky. You could fit 3x York 10kg iron plates in the space taken by 2x 10kg Pro fitness plates.
"no good for certain strong guys but for mere mortals its good". Depends on what you're doing with it! My wife could deadlift 60kg easily and she doesn't even lift but she can lift my 84kg ass whilst I'd probably struggle with 60kg in a standing press.
brilly to anlygi
12 Jan 161#16
how thick are these? i was going off the Q+A which says 3cm - is that inaccurate or was it rough and rounded down?
york cast iron 5kg are supposed to be 2.7cm so only about 10% bigger if Q+A is right
for bulk i was meaning you need to add many more plates vs the larger weights (obviously)
obviously the usefulness depends what you are doing with it, as a hammer it may work but isn't recommended
...as a sandwich filling thats a big no no.
i guess the 5kgs are a bit more flexible in some ways than the 10kgs as the diameter of the 10kgs is just too big for dumbbell bars whereas these can be used for either.
stevenwoodford
12 Jan 16#7
Is it just plates, no dumbbell bar?
_g_
12 Jan 16#8
You don't need to be particularly strong to find an Olympic (2" hole) weights system beneficial.
Not a massive amount of training to get to the point I'd say - certainly well under a year for plenty of people.
Still, a good price and you'll likely make money at the point you decide to upgrade.
jaykaygeetoo
12 Jan 16#9
Great find op. Heat for posting an excellent deal.
Now top it up with a bar* deal.
*Dumbbell bars please. :sunglasses:
cornishnick
12 Jan 161#10
Thanks Op, can finally replace my old vinyl ones :stuck_out_tongue:
gameboyboy
12 Jan 16#11
Are the 10kgs likely to go down soon? As that's a very tempting price
Thanks
McCormack
12 Jan 16#12
Good price for the total weight, though its a shame its all in 5's
SlpyD
12 Jan 16#13
Obviously not as good as the cast iron ones, but the vinyl 2x10kg plates are £14.99 per set but is on 3 for 2, so £30 for 60kg.
Bades
12 Jan 16#14
Almost worth paying the fast track delivery to see the delivery driver struggle to the door with it lol
TesseractOrion
12 Jan 163#15
Lee Parsons is strong.
_g_
12 Jan 16#17
You can get 'normal' bars with pretty long bits for weights - I had some 7' ones similar to Olympic bars, just smaller diameter.
Does make them even more likely to get bent, however.
fret123
12 Jan 16#18
Yes you are right- these are definitely slightly thicker than the the york discs[i have both] but only marginally. They can, however,make it more difficult to load up big on the standard 14 or 16 inch spinlock bars. I got round this by buying 18 and 20 inch bars as I prefer training with dumbells rather than barbells.
jaykaygeetoo
12 Jan 16#19
Are there any recommendations for Dumbbell bars for these?
brilly to jaykaygeetoo
12 Jan 16#20
do you not already have a set? (well ok.. i guess not)
although it could be used fine there isn't much flexibility in varying weights if only have 5kgs
you can only really get 10kg, 20kg,30kg using these which are big jumps
njdbaxter to jaykaygeetoo
15 Jan 16#40
i had 185kg in bodymax and pro fitness standard plates (similiar sized plates) with 12 handles, used the 5kg plates along with 2.5, 1.25 and 0.5 plates to make dumbbells. Only problem was sometimes the spin locks lossened.
recently sold for £200 and bought 1-20kg hex dumbbells
TeamTed
12 Jan 161#21
Why do they make these from cast iron? I know it would be more expensive but titanium or aluminium would be much easier to lift.
brilly to TeamTed
12 Jan 162#22
afroylnt to TeamTed
12 Jan 16#33
How would 10kg aluminium etc be easier to lift than 10kg iron? Guess y r joking...
jaykaygeetoo
12 Jan 16#23
Unfortunately dont have the bars already.
brilly
12 Jan 16#24
assuming you get suitable bars how do you intend using them? what did you think of the weight variations offered?
Banjo_McBanj
12 Jan 16#25
Great deal, might have to pick some up.
brilly to Banjo_McBanj
12 Jan 162#27
yep thats the point of them!
Sharpharp
12 Jan 161#26
Nice post, bought some to stop my shed blowing away
Banjo_McBanj
12 Jan 16#28
Currently out of stock in all my local stores, and out of stock for home delivery. Oh well!
brilly to Banjo_McBanj
12 Jan 16#29
shame, out of stock locally to me but trying a few cities gets results for them in the big smokes!
StillTheFlyest
12 Jan 16#30
Hmmm so wouldn't get all 12x5kg on a barbell?
brilly to StillTheFlyest
12 Jan 16#31
not sure about all barbells but my one with the least space is a york 5 foot thingy which has a little over 25cm loadable space
so if these are 3cm each then can get 8 per side whereas this deal is 2 lots of 6 so should be fine
anlygi
12 Jan 16#32
The 10kg plates are 4cm wide and the York plates are only 3cm.
TeamTed
12 Jan 16#34
It could be the same size so it would weigh less.
brilly
12 Jan 161#35
teamted in action...
brilly
13 Jan 16#36
this is back in stock for delivery in my area so if was unavailable for anyone then keep trying
jaykaygeetoo
14 Jan 16#37
They are back in stock in a lot of places, but now cost £24.99 each, so not really the same deal anymore.
brilly to jaykaygeetoo
14 Jan 16#38
those cheeky blighters! :stuck_out_tongue:
hit expire then if you'd be so kind :man:
says the 20quid off ends 15 january
they seem to be argos 'own brand' so fair chance of a new deal soon
the deal is still pretty decent as is anything under £1/kg but nowhere near as nice
jaykaygeetoo
14 Jan 16#39
:smile:
mfactor
17 Jan 16#41
Yep me too (well 7kg to 20kg)
Started out with a vinyl set 30 odd years ago , built up to a great garage gym with the full monty ( olympic set ,hex dumbbells,power rack etc)...........then divorce and had to sell the lot :disappointed:...............
Back to a multigym for a year or so :disappointed: , now back up to a decent set of bars , plates , hex dumbbells and a half rack/pull down thingy :smiley:
But over the years it all did the job,,,, weight is weight, Milo managed with just a cow :smiley: just modify how you lift to the kit you have.....lots of ways to do that.......
IE.. If you can press or dead 60kg , try doing them with one hand (yes with a barbell) .........great fun:)
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Opening post
4 x 5kg plates = 19.99
buy 3 sets get £20 off
3 * 19.99 - 20 = 39.97
which is pretty cheap for the weight if a little bulky
can do the same with the 10kg plates but as they are a fiver more per set they come out at 54.97 (hopefully they'll go down again too)
also of interest were the 2x15kg mens health rubber rimmed plates for 39.99 for a bit less noise.
no good for certain strong guys but for mere mortals its good
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All comments (43)
I can't speak for these 5kg plates as I don't own any but I got 6x 10kg for £50 last time they were on offer and as said, they're bulky. You could fit 3x York 10kg iron plates in the space taken by 2x 10kg Pro fitness plates.
"no good for certain strong guys but for mere mortals its good". Depends on what you're doing with it! My wife could deadlift 60kg easily and she doesn't even lift but she can lift my 84kg ass whilst I'd probably struggle with 60kg in a standing press.
york cast iron 5kg are supposed to be 2.7cm so only about 10% bigger if Q+A is right
for bulk i was meaning you need to add many more plates vs the larger weights (obviously)
obviously the usefulness depends what you are doing with it, as a hammer it may work but isn't recommended
...as a sandwich filling thats a big no no.
i guess the 5kgs are a bit more flexible in some ways than the 10kgs as the diameter of the 10kgs is just too big for dumbbell bars whereas these can be used for either.
Not a massive amount of training to get to the point I'd say - certainly well under a year for plenty of people.
Still, a good price and you'll likely make money at the point you decide to upgrade.
Now top it up with a bar* deal.
*Dumbbell bars please. :sunglasses:
Thanks
Does make them even more likely to get bent, however.
although it could be used fine there isn't much flexibility in varying weights if only have 5kgs
you can only really get 10kg, 20kg,30kg using these which are big jumps
recently sold for £200 and bought 1-20kg hex dumbbells
so if these are 3cm each then can get 8 per side whereas this deal is 2 lots of 6 so should be fine
hit expire then if you'd be so kind :man:
says the 20quid off ends 15 january
they seem to be argos 'own brand' so fair chance of a new deal soon
the deal is still pretty decent as is anything under £1/kg but nowhere near as nice
Started out with a vinyl set 30 odd years ago , built up to a great garage gym with the full monty ( olympic set ,hex dumbbells,power rack etc)...........then divorce and had to sell the lot :disappointed:...............
Back to a multigym for a year or so :disappointed: , now back up to a decent set of bars , plates , hex dumbbells and a half rack/pull down thingy :smiley:
But over the years it all did the job,,,, weight is weight, Milo managed with just a cow :smiley: just modify how you lift to the kit you have.....lots of ways to do that.......
IE.. If you can press or dead 60kg , try doing them with one hand (yes with a barbell) .........great fun:)