Micro Gainz Olympic Fractional Weight Plates Set, 8 Piece .50LB Olympic Weight Plates Set with Bag, Designed for Olympic Barbells for Strength Training and Micro Loading, Made in USA

As described and love that it is made in America. Need these to up my weights in a healthy way. Thanks

Looked at several brands and versions of fractional weights to find the best deal. Read A LOT of reviews to find the best product. Very satisfied with MicroGainz quality and price for the product. All 8 weights fit our 2" Olympic sleeves perfect. They are cast well, good quality metal, good brand stamp/etching built into the weight, with an even durable coating. Arrived quickly and safely in a well packaged box, and come with a nice carry bag that fits in our gym bags or lockers just fine. Decided to get all 8 pack 1/2# weights instead of the packs with 1/4-1# mix. This allows us to make even 1# jumps with each pair. One pair brings the 20kg bar from 44 to 45#, and two pairs brings the 15kg bar from 33 to 35#, so you can lift total weight at actual 5# increments. These also allow us to make 1# jumps over the competition, or to hit records. We use these during CrossFit workouts and they do the job staying in place with good clamps and not marking the bar sleeve, even with dropping. I recommend this product for quality, and for those looking to be able to make small jumps in total weight.

I bought these initially so the wife could continue to show progression even if it's just a pound at a time but I found that they are also very handy when using bumpers that are in kilograms to correct to the desired weight. I may just need to get another pair as I grab them off my wife's power cage and have to put them back when done. They are well made and seem to mate up well with whatever plate, bumper, etc. I put them on the bar with.

As everyone says, these are very high quality, with great fit/finish and accuracy. For most of us, there isn't a need for jumps of less than 1lb, and these are quick and mindless - want another lb? add one per side, want to go up 3 lb? throw on 3 per side. It's less futzing around than with a regular set of fractional plates, where you can hit 0.5lb increments but with more of a plate rodeo when loading. We have both these and fractional, and these get used the most by far.

Love supporting American companies with American made products. These are nice, fit perfect on my bar and are just what I was looking for.

I like the 8 x .5# plate setup. If you've got 2.5s and 5s you can make all the one pound jumps from 1 to 10 pounds, nice! Shipping said 3 weeks but it took maybe 4 days. Great job! Product is nice looking steel weights with the microgainz branding on it. A little pricey for 4# of weight but if you need to micro load I don't think you can do much better

At some point in your weightlifting career you will slow down and can no longer add 2.5lbs or 5lbs to the bar anymore... that's where these come into play, you can add one pound at a time, while still progressively overloading and gaining strength and muscle. These have helped me tremendously.

Doing home exercise and these weights are just what I need for hand barbells. Started out at 6 pounds & am able to add these 1/2 pounders to increase. Like the 8-oz increments. Now up to 9-pound barbells. Appear to be sturdy enough to last forever.