LB Elite Competition Plates

Crafted with a rugged rubber exterior and reinforced with a hard chrome-plated inner core, the Elite Competition Plates are built to handle the demands of intense training and provide control over your barbell thanks to their low bounce rate upon impact. They feature easy-to-read weight indicators for quick adjustments and are available in pairs of 10 and 25 LB and sold individually in 35, 45, and 55 LB. Each plate features a color-coded indicators to IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) standards for quick identification during your workouts. These plates also have raised lips for easy handling when loading them onto your bar, or for when you need a little extra grip when using them for free weight exercises like weighted sit-ups, bent-over rows, squats, and more. With a 50.6 +/- 0.2mm collar opening and a 355mm diameter for the 10 LB plates, and a 450mm diameter for the 25, 35, 45, and 55 LB plates, these bumper plates fit all standard 2" Olympic barbells, making them perfect for both home and commercial gyms.

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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.