Olympic Bumper Weight Plates – Heavy Duty Barbell Weight Plates for Strength Training

Bumper plates are solid rubber with a steel centre insert, so they're the plates to choose if you'll be dropping the bar from hip or overhead height, or you train on a floor you want to protect. They fit any 2-inch (50mm) Olympic bar. You can buy them as single pairs from 1.25kg to 25kg, or as a set from 40kg to 250kg, with or without a barbell and clips.

Key Facts

• Material: high-density rubber with a steel centre insert.
• Centre hole: 50mm, for 2-inch Olympic bar sleeves. They won't fit 1-inch standard bars.
• Diameter: 450mm on the 5kg–25kg plates; 250mm (1.25kg) and 275mm (2.5kg) on the small plates.
• Thickness: 5kg 26mm · 10kg 46mm · 15kg 63mm · 20kg 72mm · 25kg 81mm.
• Sold as: pairs (two plates of the same weight) or sets. Every option can be bought with a 4ft, 5ft or 6ft Olympic barbell and clips.
• Warranty and returns: 1-year warranty; 14-day returns on unused items in original packaging.

What's in Each Set?

For the plate breakdown of the 170kg set, please contact us before ordering. The weights are the plates only. A barbell adds its own weight on top: about 8kg (4ft), 11kg (5ft) or 13kg (6ft).

Which Set Should I Choose?

• Starting out, or mostly upper-body and Olympic-lift practice: the 40kg or 45kg set. The 1.25kg and 2.5kg plates let you add weight in small steps.
• Squats and deadlifts from day one: the 50kg or 60kg set. Bigger plates mean fewer to load, but the 50kg set has no small plates, so you'll add weight in 10kg jumps unless you also buy a 1.25kg or 2.5kg pair.
• The widest range in one order: the 70kg or 75kg set has every size from 1.25kg to 15kg. The 160kg and 175kg sets go from 1.25kg all the way to 25kg.
• Heavy squats and deadlifts: the 100kg–250kg sets. Before loading 150kg or more, check the load rating of your bar and rack.
• Adding to plates you already own: buy single pairs. A 20kg or 25kg pair is the usual next step once you're deadlifting more than the set weight.

Delivery Cost, Before You Get to Checkout

Delivery is charged by the total weight of your order. These are the England & Wales charges for one item on its own:

If you buy more than one item, the weights add together, so the charge can move up a band. Scotland, Northern Ireland and BFPO rates are different and are shown at checkout. Orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same working day.

Bumper or Cast Iron?

Choose bumpers if you'll drop the bar, do cleans or snatches, or train on a floor you're worried about. If you lift in a rack and lower the bar under control, cast iron plates are thinner, so more weight fits on the bar. Tri-grip plates have hand-holes, which makes them easier to carry and load. Our guide to bumper plates vs cast iron plates covers the trade-offs in more detail.

Completing Your Setup

• A bar on its own: 2-inch Olympic barbell, 4ft–7ft.
• Somewhere to squat safely: the Heavy Duty Squat Rack 2.0.
• Storage: the Tree Bar Storage Rack holds plates and a bar off the floor.
• Flooring: bumpers protect the floor from the plates, but a mat still helps. EVA interlocking floor mats.
• See everything in Weight Plates and Barbells.

FAQs

Is the price for one plate or two?

Two. Every pair option is two plates of the stated weight, e.g. "10.0kg (Pair)" is 2 × 10kg plates, 20kg in total.

Do the set weights include the barbell?

No. The set weight is the plates only. If you choose a set with a barbell, the bar's own weight is added on top.

Will these fit my barbell?

They fit any 2-inch (50mm) Olympic bar. They won't fit a 1-inch standard bar.

Can I drop them?

Bumpers are made to be dropped from the top of a lift onto a suitable floor. Avoid dropping an empty bar or a bar loaded only with the small 1.25kg and 2.5kg plates, which aren't full-diameter.

How much is delivery?

See the table above for England & Wales. The exact charge for your basket, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, is shown at checkout before you pay.

Can I return them?

Yes, within 14 days if unused and in their original packaging. See our returns policy.