Plate Spacers are sold in pairs and are designed to enhance your barbell training experience. These innovative spacers add 3.75 inches to each side of your barbell, providing additional space that simplifies the racking of bars, especially specialty bars that can be challenging to position. This added length contributes to a greater level of safety and security when racking and un-racking weights during your lifts.
Beyond creating extra space, Plate Spacers offer a convenient solution for band re-tensioning. You can easily adjust resistance bands without the need to lift a loaded barbell. The design allows bands to rotate independently from the barbell while under tension. Simply spin the Plate Spacers to make quick and effortless band adjustments, streamlining your workout flow.
Each Plate Spacer weighs 2.5 pounds, making them versatile enough to also function as 2.5-pound change plates. The concept for this product originated over a decade ago with Donnie Thompson, an inventor known for his contributions to fitness equipment. Thompson initially developed this solution to assist athletes who experienced frozen joints and limited mobility, often struggling to re-rack specialty bars during bench pressing. His original prototype involved a 2.5-pound plate and a piece of PVC pipe, which he integrated into his own bench station. This practical solution evolved into the permanent product available today, developed in collaboration with the AbMat team.
These Plate Spacers are proudly American made from heavy-duty, powder-coated steel, ensuring durability and longevity. This is a limited production run of 100 sets, with inventory ready for immediate shipment.
Specifications:
* American made
* Heavy duty, powder-coated steel
* Sold in sets
* 2.5 pounds per piece
* Measures 3.75 inches in length
* Fits over 1.98-inch Olympic barbells
Inventor: Donnie Thompson
Q: What are AbMat Plate Spacers used for?
A: AbMat Plate Spacers add 3.75 inches of extra space to each side of barbells, making it easier and safer to rack bars, especially specialty bars.
Q: Can Plate Spacers help with band adjustments?
A: Yes, Plate Spacers make band re-tensioning easy as they allow bands to rotate independently from the barbell, so you can simply spin them to adjust.
Q: What are the specifications of AbMat Plate Spacers?
A: Plate Spacers are American-made from heavy-duty, powder-coated steel, weigh 2.5 LBS each, measure 3.75 inches in length, and fit over 1.98 inch Olympic barbells.
Q: Who invented Plate Spacers and why?
A: Donnie Thompson created Plate Spacers over a decade ago to help athletes with frozen joints and limited mobility who had difficulty re-racking specialty bars when bench pressing.
Q: Can AbMat Plate Spacers be used as change plates?
A: Yes, in addition to their primary function, AbMat Plate Spacers can also be used as 2.5 LB change plates.
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Plate Spacers are sold in pairs and are designed to enhance your barbell training experience. These innovative spacers add 3.75 inches to each side of your barbell, providing additional space that simplifies the racking of bars, especially specialty bars that can be challenging to position. This added length contributes to a greater level of safety and security when racking and un-racking weights during your lifts.
Beyond creating extra space, Plate Spacers offer a convenient solution for band re-tensioning. You can easily adjust resistance bands without the need to lift a loaded barbell. The design allows bands to rotate independently from the barbell while under tension. Simply spin the Plate Spacers to make quick and effortless band adjustments, streamlining your workout flow.
Each Plate Spacer weighs 2.5 pounds, making them versatile enough to also function as 2.5-pound change plates. The concept for this product originated over a decade ago with Donnie Thompson, an inventor known for his contributions to fitness equipment. Thompson initially developed this solution to assist athletes who experienced frozen joints and limited mobility, often struggling to re-rack specialty bars during bench pressing. His original prototype involved a 2.5-pound plate and a piece of PVC pipe, which he integrated into his own bench station. This practical solution evolved into the permanent product available today, developed in collaboration with the AbMat team.
These Plate Spacers are proudly American made from heavy-duty, powder-coated steel, ensuring durability and longevity. This is a limited production run of 100 sets, with inventory ready for immediate shipment.
Specifications:
* American made
* Heavy duty, powder-coated steel
* Sold in sets
* 2.5 pounds per piece
* Measures 3.75 inches in length
* Fits over 1.98-inch Olympic barbells
Inventor: Donnie Thompson
FAQ
Q: What are AbMat Plate Spacers used for?
A: AbMat Plate Spacers add 3.75 inches of extra space to each side of barbells, making it easier and safer to rack bars, especially specialty bars.
Q: Can Plate Spacers help with band adjustments?
A: Yes, Plate Spacers make band re-tensioning easy as they allow bands to rotate independently from the barbell, so you can simply spin them to adjust.
Q: What are the specifications of AbMat Plate Spacers?
A: Plate Spacers are American-made from heavy-duty, powder-coated steel, weigh 2.5 LBS each, measure 3.75 inches in length, and fit over 1.98 inch Olympic barbells.
Q: Who invented Plate Spacers and why?
A: Donnie Thompson created Plate Spacers over a decade ago to help athletes with frozen joints and limited mobility who had difficulty re-racking specialty bars when bench pressing.
Q: Can AbMat Plate Spacers be used as change plates?
A: Yes, in addition to their primary function, AbMat Plate Spacers can also be used as 2.5 LB change plates.
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