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05-14-2024, 02:51 PM
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Am I a dork for using those fractional plates at the gym?

I bring fractional plates in my bag and try to go up 2.5lbs each workout for some movements. Today I did close grip bench with 277.5lbs. Am I a huge dork?
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05-14-2024, 02:53 PM
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I bring fractional plates in my bag and try to go up 2.5lbs each workout for some movements. Today I did close grip bench with 277.5lbs. Am I a huge dork?
Not if you're doing that much weight, I have 8 .5 lb plates for when/if I stick with lifting long enough to start microloading a pound each session.
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05-14-2024, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted By johnvee73⏩
Not if you're doing that much weight, I have 8 .5 lb plates for when/if I stick with lifting long enough to start microloading a pound each session.
I find them to be quite useful for pressing specifically.
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05-14-2024, 02:56 PM
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Sometimes I don’t even use the 45s just a bunch of 25s and 10 srs
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