Tools
Free tools for your next workout.
Six quick calculators for the numbers lifters reach for most. There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.
Barbell Plate Calculator
Enter the weight you want to lift and see the plates to put on each side of the bar.
Bar
225 lb: 45, 45 lb on each side.
Each side of the bar
45
45
Total on the bar
225 lb
Weight per side
90 lb
Plates per side
2
How it loads the bar. The calculator takes away the weight of the bar, halves what is left, and fills each side with the heaviest standard plates first. If your target cannot be built from standard plates, it shows the closest weight below it.