Weight Sets

Making sure you get the best bumper plates for your UK home gym is a really important step – your plates are barbell are the ‘meant and potatoes’ of most home gyms and they are used ALL THE TIME. It’s hard to accept compromise on equipment we use EVERY TIME we’re in the gym. So let’s jump in and run through the best bumper plate sets available in the UK!   The 4 best bumper plate sets in the UK There are a ton of options out there, here are a few of the best bumper plate sets here in the UK: Best Value: Bulldog Gear […]

If you’re building a gym from scratch or simply looking to add some new plates to your garage gym, you have probably asked yourself (and maybe others!) whether bumper plates are worth it? Having trained at home for more than a decade and, more recently, having tried a ton of different training styles utilising both steel and rubber plates I think I am in a good place to share my thoughts on whether bumper plates are worth the money. Why are bumpers worth it? Bumper plates are worth the money for trainees who value any of the following 5 things when working

After over a decade of home gym evolutions I bought a 100kg set of bumper plates to add to my garage. What took me so long, right?! Well today I’m going to outline which bumper plate set I went for and – crucially – why I think it was the best 100kg bumper plates set available in the UK. At a glance… I think this is the best value 100kg bumper plate set in the UK 3 things to consider before you purchase are: 1) How much weight do you need? Probably 100kg – 150kg 2) How thick are the plates and how much can you fit on your

When looking to decide between bumper plates or steel weight plates for your home gym the choice can be pretty daunting… I’ve spent HOURS reading reviews on plates, spend thousands buying them and I am STILL not sure if I have the right combination of plates. Sounds like a good excuse for me to buy some more if I can get it approved by the other half..! Whether looking to build a home gym from scratch or simply topping up your collection, deciding between bumper plates and steel plates is one of the crucial steps along the road. Most weights