Plate loader.

Pick a target and a bar. The stack is drawn to scale, per side, with the closest loadable total when the target cannot be hit exactly.

Barbell plate loader

Target total weight

Bar

On the bar

225lb

Per side

45 · 45

Plates

2 per side

Estimates only — check the bar, collars and your coach before you lift.

Reading the drawing

01The bar is the line through the middle. Plates load outward from each collar.
02Taller plates are heavier. The weight is written inside the bigger plates.
03If the target cannot be made with equal plates per side, the tool says so and shows the closest total you can actually load.

Keep going

THE FIRST STEP

One week of strength training, in the open air. Claim it online, then pick your sessions on the live timetable.