Homegrown Lifting Bumper Plates?

[Rusty Shackelford]

Anyone used or seen these? They're $1 per lb right now, which seems too good to be true.

Dollar per Pound | Colored Bumper Plate Sets | USA Made |

Dollar per pound! High-quality color-coded bumper plate sets and weight lifting equipment. Order from Homegrown Lifting to get American-made gear at an unbeatable price.

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[Amos Moses]

The shipping is pricey, but still less than the plates I recently bought with free shipping.

 

[5MilesBack]

I was in Scheels the other day and just happened to glance at the price of lifting plates. I just about fell over. I cannot believe what they want for simple steel plates these days. It's crazy. It's as if everyone has lost their minds since Covid started in 2020.

 

[Will_m]

With shipping on a 190 set it worked out to 1.50 a pound for me.

This seems way too good to be true. Regular plates at the store are higher than that.

Somebody test this so I can place an order.

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

With shipping on a 190 set it worked out to 1.50 a pound for me.

This seems way too good to be true. Regular plates at the store are higher than that.

Somebody test this so I can place an order.

My plates are being delivered today. I’ll let you know how they look.

 

[SirChooCH]

I have been shopping around and $1/lb is about typical for lower end bumper plates currently. CAP has some "budget" plates on Amazon for even less and include delivery. And Everday Essential from Walmart is about $1/lb. BUT, Homegrown is at least made in USA.

From the reviews not personal experience, because they are pretty much all rubber and not rubber around steel they are a lot thicker. So if you are a power lifter and need to put lots of plates on a bar that's a problem. If you are a regular guy they seem to work good for home gyms.

 

[LostArra]

Those look identical to my Hi Temp 45# bumpers (made in Alabama) which list for twice that price. I found mine locally on Craigslist for just under $1/lb. This was during the covid imprisonment when the market was insane for home gym equipment.

Assuming their weights are close to listed or at least plate to plate, I bet they work great. If you aren't tossing a loaded bar from overhead in CF mode what could be wrong??

(Hi Temp 45's are slightly smaller diameter, 445mm, which is not a problem for me since I use them with Strength Co and York iron. The Homegrown look to be the standard 450).

Thanks for posting. I'm looking forward to hearing your impressions of the plates.

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

Well they’re heavy. In a good way.

Ordered a 190lb set plus 2.5# change plates to add to my collection of other branded urethane bumpers. Ordered on Saturday delivered on Thursday. The plates look good, they’re a standard crumb rubber bumper, wider than steel or urethane. The plates had a bit of slippery reside from manufacturing but I wiped them down with a soapy rag and they’re fine. I think most brands post a tolerance of +/- 5% on rubber bumpers, I weighed each of these and they’re all spot on or dang close (could be my scale too.) I weighed the 10s and 15s together.

They’re color coded by weight with specs in the rubber, and look nice. I think these are great, and will fit my needs nicely. I do a lot of Olympic lifts but don’t drop my weights from higher than my knees. These are advertised for indoor or outdoor use, and I will sometimes work out on my driveway. Time will tell if they hold up to use. I was super glad to find these based on price and country of origin. Let me know if you have questions.

 

[LostArra]

Nice!
Looks like the bar fit is good.
So shipping was about $95?

Did you tip the UPS driver?

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

Nice!
Looks like the bar fit is good.
So shipping was about $95?

Did you tip the UPS driver?

From Kentucky to NM shipping ran about $110.00

Luckily I wasn’t home when the driver unloaded the plates. He’s probably not happy with me.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

Never thought I'd say this, but wish I were closer to Kentucky!

 

[ScreamingPotato]

FYI coupon code 10off works.