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title: "Micro Gainz Calibrated Fractional Weight Plates Set, 8 Piece Olympic Weight Plates Set with Bag, Designed for Olympic Barbells for Strength Training and Micro Loading, Made in USA"
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# ±5g precision calibration Made in USA alloy steel 8 micro fractional plates Micro Gainz Calibrated Fractional Weight Plates Set, 8 Piece Olympic Weight Plates Set with Bag, Designed for Olympic Barbells for Strength Training and Micro Loading, Made in USA

**Brand:** micro gainz gain muscle 1lb at a time
**Price:** € 74.31
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Gain Muscle 1LB at a Time — Precision Meets Power!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Micro Gainz Calibrated Fractional Weight Plates Set, 8 Piece Olympic Weight Plates Set with Bag, Designed for Olympic Barbells for Strength Training and Micro Loading, Made in USA by micro gainz gain muscle 1lb at a time
- **How much does it cost?** € 74.31 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- micro gainz gain muscle 1lb at a time enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted micro gainz gain muscle 1lb at a time brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Built to Last:** Durable sintered steel with smooth powder coating for everyday grind
- • **Compact Powerhouse:** 8 ultra-compact plates (.25 to 1 lb) fit 2” Olympic bars seamlessly
- • **On-the-Go Strength:** Includes sleek carry bag for gym-ready portability
- • **Versatile Compatibility:** Fits Olympic and EZ curl bars for all your lifting setups
- • **Pinpoint Precision Gains:** Calibrated to ±5 grams for microloading mastery

## Overview

Micro Gainz Calibrated Fractional Weight Plates Set offers 8 precision-calibrated micro plates (.25, .5, .75, 1 lb) crafted from durable alloy steel with a smooth powder coat. Designed for 2” Olympic barbells and EZ curl bars, these USA-made plates enable exact incremental strength training with ±5g tolerance, perfect for overcoming plateaus and fine-tuning your gains. Compact, colorful, and portable with a convenient carry bag, this set is a must-have for serious lifters who demand precision and versatility.

## Description

desertcart.com : Micro Gainz Calibrated Fractional Weight Plates Set, 8 Piece Olympic Weight Plates Set with Bag, Designed for Olympic Barbells for Strength Training and Micro Loading, Made in USA (Black) : Sports & Outdoors

Review: Colorful, tiny, nicely-finished, and meet weight specs - Brightly-colored, tiny and reasonably-priced calibrated fractional steel weight plates that have a nice powder-coat finish and are well within the +/- 5g stated weight tolerance. I’m happy with them. Fractional weights are really useful for providing incremental weights, especially when using 5 lbs. and 10 lbs. dumbbells where the step up from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs. is 100%, and when you reach a sticking point with dumbbells or barbells and can't move up to the next largest regular weight plate. The first thing you notice about these weight plates, besides the bright colors, is how tiny they are: a uniform 3.5” outside diameter (compared to around 5” for my rubber-coated bumper fractional plates) with thicknesses ranging from 4.4mm (3/16”) to 17mm (3/4”). Then you notice that the powder coating is really smooth with a very slight texture. (It’s sometimes slightly sharp where the edges meet.) My weights were well within the stated tolerance of +/- 5g: under 1g for the two lightest weights, under 2g for the 3/4 lb., and under; 4g for the 1 lb. weights. They fit fine on 2”-diameter barbell and dumbbell sleeves and are reasonably-priced for calibrated steel fractional plates with a nice finish. They come with a small bag that's convenient for storage or for transporting them to the gym. How do I like them compared to my rubber-coated fractional bumper plates? There’s absolutely no smell (though I don’t find that my small fractional bumper plates have much of a rubber smell). They’re noisier when you put them on the bar or you accidentally bang them together. They have a nice, smooth powder-coat surface. The plates are labeled with their weight, but in small numbers in the same color as the weight; if you rely on nice, big numbers to remind you of the plate’s weight, you won’t find them on these. They don’t have the cool look of a white logo and weight in bright white letters on bumper plates. I think they look a bit odd when I have more than two on each side of a barbell because they’re so small compared to larger, heavier plates, but I think they look nice when using only one or two and on dumbbells with smaller-diameter weights. Overall, I think it’s roughly a tie and I use both.
Review: Calibrated to perfection! - Made in USA. Quality precision! got out my scales to check for weight accuracy. -/+gm nothing!! They are all spot on the stated weights. Another thing I never thought about until I had these weights. My 2 olympic barbells are 20kg weight so around 44lbs or 44.1lb. Now I can add on the 0.5lbs discs for the 135lbs instead of 134lbs. Not a big thing but just makes me so Happy! Thanks

## Features

- 8 Piece Olympic Weight Plate Set: Features 8 micro weight plates that provide just the right fit for 2” Olympic barbells while taking up minimal space; Comes with 2 fractional plates of each: .25LB, .50LB, .75LB, and 1LB; Change plates and weights easy with this set
- Durable Build: Our barbell plates for gym workouts are crafted from robust sintered steel to handle everyday use, featuring a long-lasting colored powder coating; Each weight plate ensures years of reliable performance across all strength levels
- Precision Incremental Training: Our Olympic weight plate set is calibrated with a weight tolerance of +/- 5 grams, allowing you to make precise incremental weight adjustments for controlled and effective strength training with barbells
- Versatile Compatibility: The Micro Gainz calibrated fractional weight plates, designed for most Olympic 2-inch size barbells, and EZ curl weight lifting bars, offer versatile compatibility for your training needs
- Precision Weightlifting Gear Made in the USA: Micro Gainz provides fractional calibrated weight plates that solve the need for smaller weight increments, aiding strength progression with durable and calibrated solutions for lifters; Gain Muscle 1LB at a Time!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07JQ96GMV |
| Best Sellers Rank | #138,661 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #186 in Strength Training Plates |
| Brand | MICRO GAINZ GAIN MUSCLE 1LB AT A TIME |
| Brand Name | MICRO GAINZ GAIN MUSCLE 1LB AT A TIME |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (388) |
| Date First Available | October 27, 2017 |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 7.17 x 3.86 x 3.86 inches |
| Item Weight | 5 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Micro Gainz |
| Material | Alloy Steel |
| Package Weight | 2.43 Kilograms |
| Part Number | MG201 |
| UPC | 092624924787 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** MICRO GAINZ GAIN MUSCLE 1LB AT A TIME
- **Color:** Black
- **Item Weight:** 5 Pounds
- **Manufacturer:** Micro Gainz
- **Material:** Alloy Steel

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Do these microplates fit most barbells at commercial gyms?**
A: Yes, Micro Gainz micro plates are designed to fit olympic style barbells which are the main barbells used in commercial gyms.  The hole in the plates is 2” in diameter and olympic barbells have ends that are just under 2” in diameter.

**Q: How many inches is the inside hole?**
A: The hole is exactly 2 inches.

**Q: How wide is each plate, on the outside diamter?**
A: All the plates have the same width of 3.5”. However they have varying thicknesses (all in inches):
.25lb-.164” 
.50lb-.323” 
.75lb-.481” 
1lb-.651”

**Q: Can these also go on dumbbells and a cable machine pin to add weight?**
A: These plates are designed for 2” Olympic barbells. They would fit 2” Olympic loadable dumbbells and could be used on a 2” weight machine pin like the Micro Gainz GymPin.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Colorful, tiny, nicely-finished, and meet weight specs
*by W***E on October 22, 2022*

Brightly-colored, tiny and reasonably-priced calibrated fractional steel weight plates that have a nice powder-coat finish and are well within the +/- 5g stated weight tolerance. I’m happy with them. Fractional weights are really useful for providing incremental weights, especially when using 5 lbs. and 10 lbs. dumbbells where the step up from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs. is 100%, and when you reach a sticking point with dumbbells or barbells and can't move up to the next largest regular weight plate. The first thing you notice about these weight plates, besides the bright colors, is how tiny they are: a uniform 3.5” outside diameter (compared to around 5” for my rubber-coated bumper fractional plates) with thicknesses ranging from 4.4mm (3/16”) to 17mm (3/4”). Then you notice that the powder coating is really smooth with a very slight texture. (It’s sometimes slightly sharp where the edges meet.) My weights were well within the stated tolerance of +/- 5g: under 1g for the two lightest weights, under 2g for the 3/4 lb., and under; 4g for the 1 lb. weights. They fit fine on 2”-diameter barbell and dumbbell sleeves and are reasonably-priced for calibrated steel fractional plates with a nice finish. They come with a small bag that's convenient for storage or for transporting them to the gym. How do I like them compared to my rubber-coated fractional bumper plates? There’s absolutely no smell (though I don’t find that my small fractional bumper plates have much of a rubber smell). They’re noisier when you put them on the bar or you accidentally bang them together. They have a nice, smooth powder-coat surface. The plates are labeled with their weight, but in small numbers in the same color as the weight; if you rely on nice, big numbers to remind you of the plate’s weight, you won’t find them on these. They don’t have the cool look of a white logo and weight in bright white letters on bumper plates. I think they look a bit odd when I have more than two on each side of a barbell because they’re so small compared to larger, heavier plates, but I think they look nice when using only one or two and on dumbbells with smaller-diameter weights. Overall, I think it’s roughly a tie and I use both.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Calibrated to perfection!
*by F***N on January 9, 2026*

Made in USA. Quality precision! got out my scales to check for weight accuracy. -/+gm nothing!! They are all spot on the stated weights. Another thing I never thought about until I had these weights. My 2 olympic barbells are 20kg weight so around 44lbs or 44.1lb. Now I can add on the 0.5lbs discs for the 135lbs instead of 134lbs. Not a big thing but just makes me so Happy! Thanks

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Conquer Barbell Plateaus with Micro Gainz!
*by D***P on January 12, 2019*

Once you get past the newbie gains stage and it gets a bit harder to consistently get stronger, one of the best ways to keep progress going is through microloading. At most gyms, the lightest Olympic plates they have weigh 2.5lbs, meaning you must add 5lbs to the bar each time you want to go up in weight. While that's feasible for awhile, eventually it gets impossible to add that much weight each session and still get your reps in. These plates allow you to load an additional 2.5lbs onto the barbell (1.25lbs per side) or even less weight at a time (down to .5lbs), allowing you to keep progressing each week. The attached chart shows how this works--consistently bumping my barbell bench press up by 2.5lbs allowed me to add almost 40lbs to my closing barbell bench press sets (preceded by heavy 5x5 dumbbell work) over the course of about 3.5 months, which is something I couldn't have achieved bumping the weight by 5lbs each session. These weights are compact and easy to stash in your gym bag, and allow you to consistently ramp up weight over time without limiting your volume. For instance, if you could bench press 185lbs for 10 reps one week that's 1,850lbs of overall volume (185 x 10), but if you had to bump up by 5lbs to 190 maybe you could only get in 7 reps before failure (190 x 7 = 1,330lbs) whereas if you only bumped up by 2.5lbs to 187.5 you could probably get in 9 reps (187.5 x 9 = 1688) or even hit all 10 (187.5 x 10 = 1,875lbs). So rather than dropping from 1,850lbs of volume to 1,330 you can adapt to heavier weights with similar volume or even more volume the very next session. Getting stronger and building muscle is all about increasing volume over time, and these plates help you do exactly that. Check these out to keep the gains coming for a long, long time.

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