Is it easier to deadlift with bumper plates?

I hate to be the one to burst your bumper plate bubble, but deadlifting with bumpers is significantly easier when compared to iron plates. This doesn’t mean that your coveted PR no longer stands. When you PR your deadlift using bumper plates, you obviously still lifted the weight.

Can I deadlift without bumper plates?

And – most relevantly – weightlifters can perform deadlifts with proper form all without bumper plates. Still, specifically with deadlifts, if you have the income at your disposal, there are too many benefits offered by bumper plates to ignore.

Can I bench with bumper plates?

To progress your bench press, you’ll want to have a variety of weights on hand. Bumper plates are also a nice addition to your setup as they won’t cause too much damage to your floors if you drop them compared to traditional iron weights.

Can you mix iron and bumper plates?

You can mix bumper plates with iron plates without worrying about damaging your plates or barbell. However, this works as long as you add iron plates with the same weight or less to the bumper plates. Mixing bumper plates helps to protect your floor and barbell from damage.

Can you drop urethane plates?

First, if the correct formula is used, they can be incredibly durable. In fact, the American Barbell Urethane Plates are tested to 50,000 drops and still show little wear.

Why are bumper plates easier to lift?

The reasoning behind this is that bumper plates are bigger, so the weight on each side of the barbell is applying a larger lever arm on the bar which will make it bend more than that same weight of iron plates. I studied a fair amount of physics and that made sense.

How do you use a barbell for the first time?

1. Push one end of a barbell onto a towel in the corner of a room. Make sure the towel is between a wall and your barbell.
2. From there, grab the barbell with your right hand and hold it by your right armpit.
3. Push into and up on the bar until your elbow locks out.
4. Slowly bring the bar back to the starting position.