Yep, I would have expected the outside heavier to be the way to go but definitely worked better heavier on the inside. Sometimes you never know until you test!

You bet!

It's one of the best things about loadable handles, to be honest. That offset loading is awesome.

I appreciate that :)

Those are a big feature to me, too. Makes a huge difference in how you can use them.

glad to hear it! That's interesting with the aluminum handles - I'll have to look into those as well.

I purchased mine in MAY and they still haven't shipped

You're welcome!

Awesome! Good call on the extensions. Those will be very useful with the 10's.

Do they say or do you know how heavy you can go with 10# plates?

@@michaelkulman7095 I put up to 120 pounds one with 10 pound plates. Gray cap plates from Amazon. Thin plates. I regularly load them from 70 to 85 pounds four almost a year now work great.

no they are not coming soon. you will be waiting forever

yep, that's for sure! That's a great thought.

Yeah, people need to think more out of the box, there's no law saying you can't have multiple handles or a mix of solid and plate loaded dumbbells and yet people always compare one set of basic adjustable dumbbells to a rack of them or a modern quicker adjustable set as if you can't have multiples. People do this in their minds and in countless articles and videos and use drop sets as one of their arguments against old school adjustable dumbbells as if it's crazy to consider multiple handles as an option. It's a lack of creative thinking. It works especially well if only you are using the equipment. The same thinking can apply to barbells, ez-curl bars etcetera, one set up for biceps, the other triceps...often using opposing supersets. I realize it costs money but I buy used over many years and plates, handles and barbells are easier to pick up cheap than dumbbell sets and fancy new adjustable dumbbell systems... Why I'm even willing to use old plates with duct tape on them if you can imagine such a thing!

right on the money! Works like a charm (when you use plates that aren't big like these, at least.

excellent!

thanks!

they do, yep! That's actually what I'm using in the review.

You know, I actually did it with the outside side heavier first and it was good...and I thought it would be the most effective. Then, out of curiosity, I flipped it around...and it was much better. I thought for sure heavier on the outside would be better. What I realize is that with the heavier part on the inside, it forces your chest to pull more...with the heavier on the outside, I find it got into my shoulders more. Definitely try it both ways - would be interested to hear which works better for you!

@@MadScientistOfMuscle Thanks. I will certainly be giving it a go and looking into other people's research and experiences, perhaps someone has used one of those expensive muscle activation monitors that I can't remember the name of. It sounds so counterintuitive so it'll be brilliant to have something that could qualify as proof. My chest is my most developed body part already and my shoulders are lagging so perhaps I should leave it alone haha. I'm certain my results are down to using a Thigh Master (remember those?? $10) as warm up/pre exhaustion then backpack dropsets on press up handles all the way down to no weight from the knees press ups then Thigh Master chest contraction burn outs with an isometric hold on the last rep. The mind muscle connection, the contraction control and the pump are like nothing else. And you can target different portions of the chest by squeezing from different angles. Although you do look a right mincey twat using a bright pink in a public gym hahaha.

@@RickRubinesque for sure, an EMG study on it would be awesome. I'm going by feel and soreness days later, which is not always the best indicator. That's a great use of the thigh master! Love it. and yeah, i can imagine you look like a beast in the gym using that thing :)

Yep, you likely would, depending on the thickness of the plates you're using. One stabilizer works for one plate that's 25 lbs or more. For 5's or 10s, you could probably fit two plates per stabilizer.

yep, they are solid pairs

Sorry, another question. So going back to my first question, with (2) 25lb Olympic weights on each side

Yes it will fit

Yep, definitely will fit. You'll want the olympic adapters for sure. Those will stabilize the plates on the posts. Works GREAT, though!

The plates aren't super thick - probably about an inch or so.

@@MadScientistOfMuscle ahh, that makes sense! My 1inch plates are much thicker😫 Thanks for the reply!

you bet!@@HarryBallsss

Yep, I would definitely trust them with 80's. Definitely no issue there. Depending on how thick the 10's are, there might be room without the extensions - would be good to go with the extensions with that, though.

You know, you absolutely could. The adapter would fit inside the O plate and the standard plate could set on the main post. Good idea!

Yep, they can definitely do more! I tested mine up to 180 lbs total (I think they tested 70's on each end post, total of 140 lbs). I had a couple of 45's on either side and it still felt secure to me. I couldn't actually fit anymore weight on or I would have tested higher!

that's a good thought

The biggest plate I have in Standard size is a 35 and that's about 12 inches in diameter.

Is that the one you are using here?

@@romi888it is, yep. I've got the bigger 35's on the side, and 25's on the other side for unbalanced loading.

@@MadScientistOfMuscle thanks for the info. Can you just tell me the diameter of the 25 lbs plate?

@@romi888 those are about 10 inches

What you can try is setting them on end on a rubber floor or carpet, brace the bottom plate with your knee then turn the whole top plate like a steering wheel. I had mine locked on pretty tight a few times and that did the trick.

@@MadScientistOfMuscle In my case it's just one plate stuck to the handle - I'd assume one idea would be to tighten another place on top and then try to use that as leverage? I've tried that a few time, but the result is that the newly added plate unscrews first and I end up with the handle stuck to one plate. Edit: I've tried it with just the handle and one plate - it's pretty impossible. :D Though tightening another plate in and then using that to untighten the other works - issue is the newly put plate is just as tight. Maybe I can use this to mess with leverages and degrees of tightness though. :D

Update: Used a monstrous pipe wrench that I caught the end with. Held down the handle with my foot and twisted hard.

@@alias5281 do you happen to have a wrench or pipe wrench? I pipe wrenches when I build stuff out of plumbing pipe and that does the trick to grip the handle. It'll allow you to lock that down, then hopefully turn the plate. Pain in the butt when these things get stuck!

@@alias5281 awesome! Just saw this after I posted. Pipe wrenches are the ticket!

Good to know - I appreciate the feedback. I didn't test the extenders but I'm thinking I'll do that in the near future.

Cool. I'll look for your opinion. Another thing was the handles are so long the dumbbells didn't fit in my rack. @@MadScientistOfMuscle

Gotcha. Good to know. @@randerodr7389

Sounds like an argument to do as in video and not just rely on 10# plates. Sounds like, according to what you said extensions and 10# plates isn't the solution it sounds like it is to go heavier. Just suffer the bigger plates, as in video then?

@@michaelkulman7095 Yep, that's pretty much my thought. I didn't find the bigger plates really interfered with any of the lifts I did with them. Could potentially be an issue with something like one-arm db rows, but even then, it won't affect your range of motion enough to really cause an issue.

Man, that's tough to hear. They've been good in the past. I'm going to have to get in touch with them to see why that's happening. Those are the 3 most important things for running a business.