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Plate Calculator
Enter a target weight and see exactly which plates to load on each side of an Olympic barbell in kg or lb.
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How to Use This Calculator
Type your target barbell weight, select your unit (kg or lb), then choose your bar weight. The calculator shows which standard Olympic plates to load on each side of the bar. If your target weight can't be loaded exactly, any remainder is flagged in red.
Standard Olympic Plate Sizes
Kg Bumper Plates
- 25 kg — Red
- 20 kg — Blue
- 15 kg — Yellow
- 10 kg — Green
- 5 kg — White
Kg Change Plates
- 2.5 kg — Red
- 2.0 kg — Blue
- 1.5 kg — Yellow
- 1.0 kg — Green
- 0.5 kg — White
Lb Bumper Plates
- 55 lb — Red
- 45 lb — Blue
- 35 lb — Yellow
- 25 lb — Green
- 10 lb — Grey
Lb Change Plates
- 5.0 lb — Blue
- 2.5 lb — Green
- 1.25 lb — White
Olympic Barbell Standards
- 20 kg / 45 lb — Men's Olympic barbell (standard competition)
- 15 kg / 35 lb — Women's Olympic barbell (IWF standard)
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