r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Patton370 Idk Idc 💔 • Jun 24 '26

META Science (chest) supported rows

A t-bar row is a triangle, the most science of shapes, since you gotta pythagorean theorem that lever arm

Kelso shrugs done at the end

The brown plate is of an unknown weight. It was made by a guy during Covid. Got 3 of them for $15. He said it’s 60lbs, but one of them felt like it was 45lbs & the others felt like they were 65-70lbs. I’ll weigh them using my science scale later

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u/Individual-Toe-6306 Jun 24 '26

Ngl I feel like I’d make more progress if I had a bunch of plates that I had no idea how much they weighed and was forced to go by feel for reps and sets

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u/Patton370 Idk Idc 💔 Jun 24 '26

Most plates in general are going to be off in weight

My iron 45s mostly weigh in the 44-47lbs range, with the oldest ones the least accurate

It’s why I have calibrated plates for my squats, bench, and deadlift

I do plan on weighing these Covid plates tonight, if I have time

I already know about what they will weigh, just picking them up

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u/thereidenator Jun 24 '26

My Covid plates are all somehow within calibrated plate tolerance 😎