5 LB Set Color Fractional Plates

Name: 5 LB Set Color Fractional Plates
Brand: Titan Fitness
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)

Titan Fitness’s 5 LB Set Color Fractional Plates is a set of 8 rubber-coated steel plates – pairs of 0.25 lb (green), 0.5 lb (yellow), 0.75 lb (blue), and 1 lb (red) – that combine to add exactly 5 lb total across a barbell. They exist to close the gap standard 2.5 lb+ plates leave: once a lifter plateaus on a lift, these let them add as little as a half pound per side to keep progressing rather than jumping straight to the next full increment. Each plate has a matte, color-coded finish for quick identification mid-workout and a raised lip for easier handling, and Titan rates the set to within 20 grams of its stated weight.

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Mpn	FRPLTSET5
Sku	430267
Finish	Matte, color-coded by weight
Material	Steel core with rubber coating (0.25 lb plate is rubber only, no metal core)
Quantity	8 plates per set (2x 0.25 lb, 2x 0.5 lb, 2x 0.75 lb, 2x 1 lb)
Manufacturer	Titan Fitness
Total weight	5 lb
Collar opening	50mm
Overall diameter	120-130mm
Weight tolerance	±20 grams
Overall thickness	9-14mm

What is a Weight Plate?

What weight plates are

Weight plates load your barbell — but “plate” covers two very different tools. Bumper plates are rubber discs around a steel hub, all the same ~450mm diameter, built to be dropped from overhead without damaging your floor or bar; they’re the default for Olympic lifting and CrossFit. Iron/steel plates are denser and thinner per pound, cheaper, and quieter to load, but most aren’t made to be dropped — better for slow, controlled powerlifting-style work.

What actually matters

Bumper vs. iron. Buy bumpers if the bar might hit the floor; iron (or rubber-coated iron) for controlled lifts and compact loading.
Weight tolerance. How far a plate strays from its stated weight (±1% is tight, ±3% loose). It barely matters for general training but adds up if you chase a specific total — which is why serious lifters add small change / fractional plates.
Collar fit & bounce. The center hole should fit your bar’s sleeve snugly; rubber durometer (around 88 Shore A) controls how “dead” a dropped plate lands.
Coating & set composition. Virgin rubber holds up and smells less than recycled crumb rubber; plan a starting set (usually a pair each of 45/25/10/5 lb plus change plates) around the lifts you actually do.

Who it’s for

Every barbell gym needs plates. Most home lifters should start with a bumper set, then add iron, change, or specialty plates as a second purchase once they know what their training is missing.

How it compares

	5 LB Set Color Fractional Plates	2.5 lb Donut PlateMate Pair	Thumper Thin Bumper Weight Plates	Schisler Eagle Head Vintage Weight Plates
GymRadar rating	4.75/5	4.75/5	4.75/5	4.73/5
Price	$44.99	$69.90	$259.99
Mpn	FRPLTSET5
Sku	430267
Finish	Matte, color-coded by weight
Material	Steel core with rubber coating (0.25 lb plate is rubber only, no metal core)	Magnetic steel core with protective coating	Solid steel core with compression-molded polyurethane shell
Quantity	8 plates per set (2x 0.25 lb, 2x 0.5 lb, 2x 0.75 lb, 2x 1 lb)
Manufacturer	Titan Fitness	PlateMate	Weight It Out
Total weight	5 lb
Collar opening	50mm
Overall diameter	120-130mm
Weight tolerance	±20 grams		1.5% (typically within 1%)
Overall thickness	9-14mm

4.8/5 · 4 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert	4.75/5	4 reviews
Youtube	4.8/5	2 reviews
Reddit	4.7/5	8 reviews

Titan’s 5 LB Color Fractional Plate set is a small, inexpensive accessory that reviewers and owners agree does exactly what it promises: precise 0.25-1 lb increments for pushing past plateaus once standard plates jump by 2.5 lb or more. Its standout dimension is value – both YouTube reviewers and multiple r/homegym owners call out that it undercuts Rogue’s equivalent fractional set by roughly two-thirds while still fitting snugly (not too tight, not too loose) across a range of bars and machines, with weights measuring close to their stated values. Its weakest dimension is build quality: the 0.25 lb plate has no metal core at all (just rubber, distinguishing it from the rest of the set), and coverage of this exact SKU is thin – no dedicated editorial review exists, so the verdict leans more heavily on video and community reports than on a lab-style teardown.

+Value: repeatedly cited on r/homegym and in both video reviews as far cheaper than Rogue's equivalent fractional set while performing the same job
+Functionality: enables 0.25-1 lb per-side increments, letting lifters push through plateaus that a standard 2.5 lb jump can't (Iron City Physical Therapy, r/homegym)
+Build quality: rubber coating feels consistent with Titan's own change plates; owner reports say weights measure almost exactly as stated (r/homegym)
+Versatility: fit-tested across an EZ curl bar, axle, safety squat bar, a standard barbell, weight tree pegs, and a lat pulldown stack with no fit issues (The Home Gym Life Project)

−Build quality: the 0.25 lb plate has no metal core at all (pure rubber), unlike the heavier plates in the same set (The Home Gym Life Project, Iron City Physical Therapy)
−Durability: little independent long-term durability data -- no dedicated editorial review exists for this exact SKU
−Versatility: increments only cover 0.25-1 lb per plate; lifters needing larger fractional jumps (2.5-10 lb) need a different Titan change-plate set

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