Just wondering if anyones ever noticed the weight difference in the plates between the gyms?
from what i have noticed the 45 pound plate at eau claire is probably off by 10 pounds from an actual 45 pound plate
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Just wondering if anyones ever noticed the weight difference in the plates between the gyms?
from what i have noticed the 45 pound plate at eau claire is probably off by 10 pounds from an actual 45 pound plate
interesting...that could be a cool little marketing/psychological trick
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Originally posted by bubbley
interesting...that could be a cool little marketing/psychological trick
i went to northland the other day and i put on what i normally do at eau claire and at northland i could barely eve do 8 reps.
ahhah
Put a weight on a scale at the gym to verify this. Maybe the bar you used was the difference in weight?
I know exactly what you are talking about, I can always lift more at eauclaire. I believe its more of a mental thing, plus its a new gym so maybe you haven't adjusted to it yet?
are you guys sure that its the same type of bar being used
If you actually take most "non-calibrated" weights on an industrial scale, they will very rarely be on the money. Some even a couple lbs difference (+/-).
Almost no gyms have calibrated plates as they are super expensive (http://www.ironcompany.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=165) 4-5x per pound price then a typical gym weight.
Another reason could be that you keep staring at the lunch hour cougars doing Yoga at Eau Claire...that could be making you pump serious iron.
ahah don't think its the cougs at all.
might be all mental but i seriously believe its lighter.
its weird but same thing for me working out in WHC Downtown and WHC Sunridge, for some reason weights feel heavier in Sunridge.
I notice I'm way "stronger" at the university. Probably because the weights are made of rubber and are about 36 years old. The actual weight isn't an issue anyway, I think of them more of a benchmark unless you're going to different gyms all the time.
The weights at university are rubber? Are you talking about the freeweights or machine weights? Because I don't remember any rubber free weights.
We recently got like 4 baalin Invako bars as well. I wouldn't say anything's really outdated.
EDIT: Oh ya I just remembered the DB's are polyurethane/rubber. Those are baller and cost more than metal ones.
Not sure if they're lighter, the weight just might be dispersed better than metal ones.