Is it okay to do so?

Also, what if it’s connected to a machine, like a smith machine or maxrack?

  • Decoy321
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    31 year ago

    Why would you bother doing this? What purpose are you trying to serve?

    • @berryjamOP
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      21 year ago

      Trying to create 15lb increment with only 10lb & 5lb plates. For now I just went up to 20lb with 2x10lb plates but I wanted to know if 10+5 was advisable

      • @zorro
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        41 year ago

        Change plates are pretty cheap on Amazon

        • @berryjamOP
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          11 year ago

          Mm I’d rather just round up or down for now, but good to know that there’s an option

        • @HonoraryMancunian
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          21 year ago

          If you must try this, swap sides every set (and do an even number of them)

      • @fastandcurious
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        28 months ago

        Did u succeed? I have kind of a similar problem as my gym doesn’t have 2.5lbs plates, I was wondering if i could just throw a 5lbs on one side and just adjust my grip accordingly

        • @berryjamOP
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          28 months ago

          No, I just rounded up 10lb. I increased my reps at the current weight before making the jump to +10lb, where I would start with 3-4 reps and work up.

          For things like OHP this is not possible, so I’ve just been doing dumbbells there. Planning to buy change plates soon though.