If you're about to buy bumper plates for your personal home gym or crossfit room, read on because concrete can save you!
First of all, a “bumper” or “bumper plate” is a heavy-duty rubber weight for impact exercises such as weightlifting, crossfit or cross training. Venice Weights was inspired by the aesthetics and official dimensions of bumpers when creating its concrete molds to manufacture concrete weights that most closely resemble them. This is where the name “OLYMPIC” mold comes from, to designate a LARGE mold for making concrete weights with a diameter of 450mm.
A concrete bumper remains extremely strong and shock-resistant if well designed. Indeed, concrete has exceptional qualities. Techniques exist to add strength to your flat concrete bumper: use fiber-reinforced concrete, add iron mesh, coat your concrete disc with epoxy resin... All these methods will be the subject of future articles on the blog!
Venice Weights recommends dropping concrete bumper plates onto drop pads. These are thick foam mats that absorb shock and increase the longevity of the concrete weight.
The main advantage of using concrete bumper plates rather than rubber is price. A concrete bumper costs just €2, whereas a commercial flat bumper costs around €150/p.
First of all, a “bumper” or “bumper plate” is a heavy-duty rubber weight for impact exercises such as weightlifting, crossfit or cross training. Venice Weights was inspired by the aesthetics and official dimensions of bumpers when creating its concrete molds to manufacture concrete weights that most closely resemble them. This is where the name “OLYMPIC” mold comes from, to designate a LARGE mold for making concrete weights with a diameter of 450mm.
A concrete bumper remains extremely strong and shock-resistant if well designed. Indeed, concrete has exceptional qualities. Techniques exist to add strength to your flat concrete bumper: use fiber-reinforced concrete, add iron mesh, coat your concrete disc with epoxy resin... All these methods will be the subject of future articles on the blog!
Venice Weights recommends dropping concrete bumper plates onto drop pads. These are thick foam mats that absorb shock and increase the longevity of the concrete weight.
The main advantage of using concrete bumper plates rather than rubber is price. A concrete bumper costs just €2, whereas a commercial flat bumper costs around €150/p.
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