Rubber-Grip Plates

Rubber-grip weight plates or rubber-encased weight plates are easy to handle and they're extremely durable.

I mean, we've all witnessed a beefcake at them gym lifting an extremely monstrous amount of weight. With a sudden grunt he'll lift the weight up to his chest and with a second groan straight over his head. This is followed by an earth-shaking crash as he lets the barbell, mounted with 350-pound of plates on either end, hit the floor with a resounding thud.

Well, rubber-encased plates will do their best to keep your gym floor protected against cracks and dents. The rubber also protects each weight plate from the cracks that naked iron cast plates can incur and the dents and gouges suffered by mistreated plastic-coated plates. And, better still, if you're a grunter who works out in your basement your family will no longer have to brace the living room furniture because dropping rubber-grip plates on the floor will register nothing more then a slight thud.

I get the chance to work out using rubber-grip weights when I go to my local gym, and I take the opportunity every chance I get. With rubber-grips it's nice to not have to fumble around and brace the weight plate with your body to avoid it slipping out of your sweaty palms. The rubber casing makes the plates extremely easy to grip and load even if you're as clammy-handed as I am. I would recommend rubber-grip weight plates for two reasons if you are serious about weight lifting and if you can afford them. Just so you're aware before you head out in search of rubber-grips a 300-pound set consisting of 4- 45-pound plates, 2- 35-pound plates, 2- 25-pound plates, 2- 10-pound plates, 2- 5-pound plates and 2- 2½-pound plates costs roughly $450 to $500 online.