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thanks

for a total beginner in weight lifting, what weight plate setup would you recommend? I can choose any combination that adds up to 80kg.

I am thinking more light weights and less heavy plates?
 
Tuna, I love you.


Undelicious, Id go
1.25 x 2
2.5kg x 2
5kg x 2
10kg x 2
20kg x 8

That would be enough to get you started, and if you wnet with the MM gear, the start of a quality home gym.
 
What if we added dumbell handles to the mix?

I love tuna too.. lol .. Even better I love catching tuna.

I am also wondering what weight plate configuration people would recommend for a beginner.

The above config that you wrote Sticky, was for nearly 200kg of plates. It makes perfect sense, seeing that it has a pair of all the increment plates to make up to the next set of 20's to throw on. For Undelicious' question, I am guessing he would just get less 20kg plates to make his 80kg limit? I am not sure..

Anyway, what are your opinions with the best config, for the 175kg limit in the package deal no.7 , if I wanted to also make use of some dumbell handles to use with the same plates? Thus I would probably need at least 4 of some of the smaller sizes to use the dumbells. It wouldn't bother me to have to buy a few extra small plates outside of the package limit, to make a good useful set.

At a guess, and also going off what I have read here would this be ok? Which would be your preference? Feel free to write up a better preferred option anyone..

a)
1.25 x 4
2.5 x 4
5 x 4
10 x 2
20 x 6

OR

b)

1.25 x 4
2.5 x 4
5 x 8
10 x 2
25 x 4

option b assumes you can fit the following plates onto a dumbell handle.

1.25/2.5/5/5========5\5\2.5\1.25

OR

c)
1.25 x 4
2.5 x 4
5 x 12
10 x 2
20 x 4

option c assumes you can fit the following plates onto a dumbell handle.

1.25/2.5/5/5/5========5\5\5\2.5\1.25

Then after getting strong enough to lift the whole 175, just buy extra big (20 or 25kg) plates..

Opinions anyone?

Thanks in advance,

Tuna..
 
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