Spin: Does the weight matter

[Logic86]

Ms. Poota thread about the gym made Logic wonder about equipment but in particular free weights. So for the gym experts when it comes down to it does the type of free weight you use matter? Personally Logic uses Cast iron weights but there are other types such as Cement, Olympic, the type that you screw on (can't remember the name), rubber(Mainly see females using these) , etc does one type have any advantage over the other?

[Ms. Poota]

rubber ones don't hurt my hands lol:yes:

[vancouverdude]

I don't know if there necessarily is an advantage from one over the other, but I usually grab these new dumbells they have at 24 hour fitness b/c i feel like i can get a better grip

[djbriboogie]

i prefer the cast iron...

the weights i have for my bench are the plastic coated cement... i hate them. as soon as i have a couple extra bucks i plan to get a new set or iron ones...

(no real reason besides preference... i have seen people drop them, and the cement ones crack all over the place...)

[Logic86]

i prefer the cast iron...
the weights i have for my bench are the plastic coated cement... i hate them. as soon as i have a couple extra bucks i plan to get a new set or iron ones...
(no real reason besides preference... i have seen people drop them, and the cement ones crack all over the place...)
Thats what made Logic make the switch to cast iron after the cement cracked it felt different, the cement was shaking around inside the plastic it was terrible this is the type of weight Logic uses now(style wise not actual weight)


http://www.busybody.com/busybody/PRODIMG/A-931109-dbs.jpg




rubber ones don't hurt my hands lol:yes:lol Logic notices that they are pretty light as well the heaviest one Logic has seen is 20lbs is that why there so popular with you women?

[Big H]

A free weight is a free weight. Any gym is bound to have a variety to choose from but in the end it doesn't matter. The grip handles may be different on certain types, but its still weighing the same. As for those rubber dumbbells and such, I only see those for low-moderate weight. Anything above 70 pounds on dumbbell is usually Iron plates or some other metal. Most gyms have just solid Iron dumbbells for weight between 10-55 pounds; usually switches to using the plates for higher weight to prevent the dumbbells from breaking easier.

[djbriboogie]

thats why i plan on picking up iron ones... mine arent broken, but i remember lifting at a friends house and his were shot. plastic was actually cracked, and cement was chipped out. some were so bad they were lopsided...

[TwentyTwiin]

My gym has the metal plate dumbbells and the rubber dumbbells. It doesn't really matter which one I use for the most part, though I prefer the metal. However, in the case of weighted dips/chins the metal DBs have a better feel and have less of a chance of slipping from my legs (I don't have a belt yet). Also with flys I'd rather use the metal ones because after repeated usage, small pieces of the rubber tend to fall off the DBs when they touch, and it's most annonying to have pieces of rubber get in your eyes as your doing flys.

[Mr Money $hot]

lol @ logic speakin in the third person