Sunday, September 25, 2005

Micro Loading

I use steel washers that I picked up from McMaster - 8 of them weigh about 5 Pounds. These are great for microloading a Titan's Telegraph, a regular grip machine, olympic bar etc. The link goes to the ones with a 2.125 Inch hole. But if you need other sizes just nose around.

If you have ever tried to add a 2.5lb plate to a Titan's, you will know what I mean.

I also use PlateMate magnets (5/8lb up to 5lb each). These are great for microloading blobs, plate pinches etc. They are a bit pricey. You can pick up heavy duty magnets at McMaster or
get some great magnets at GaussBoys , then just roll you own. Old Speaker magnets also work pretty well.