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Olympic Weight Plate Buying Guide
Olympic Weight Plate Buying Guide

So, you’re ready to step up your weightlifting game with a pair of Olympic weight plates? Olympic plates offer many advantages over standard weight plates, such as greater durability, higher quality materials and the ability to perform more advanced powerlifting...

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How to Start Lifting Weights
How to Start Lifting Weights

Weightlifting is one of cornerstones of a well-rounded fitness regime, the advantages of which many trainers (especially) aren’t utilising. Many of us believe that integrating weight plates into your workout, especially if they’re attached to a barbell, is reser...

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How to Clean Rusted Weight Plates?
How to Clean Rusted Weight Plates?

Rust on your weight plates is not just ugly to look at, it can be outright dangerous to use, as the rust is damaging to your skin, and jagged parts can cut your hand while you're carrying them. Rust build-up is unfortunately common with metal weight plates, such...

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Weight Plate Loaded vs Weight Stack. What is the Difference?
Weight Plate Loaded vs Weight Stack. What is the Difference?

A distinction that might be foreign to you if you’re just getting into cable machines is between a weight stack or weight-plate loaded machine. At face value these two types may seem pretty much the same. However, which one you choose can actually have pretty im...

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Cable Machine vs Free Weights. Which is better?
Cable Machine vs Free Weights. Which is better?

When it comes to weight training, your two major choices are between a cable crossover machine or free weights. While both are versatile and beneficial tools to target a number of fitness goals and levels, there are important differences to keep in mind when dec...

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Top Exercises to Build Shoulder Mass
Top Exercises to Build Shoulder Mass

When it comes to building a strong and defined torso, the shoulders are key. Well-formed shoulders target all the muscles within the shoulders through a range of isolated and compound exercises that can be performed at home or at the gym. Getting the most out of...

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