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Alot of clubs now ue the rubber db and plates as opposed to the old fashioned iron ones. I swear the rubber just doesnt feel the same is iron. The weight is exactly correct but the feeling just isnt right. Am i wrong, am i the only one who thinks this?

Yeah I noticed the same so I train at a gym with iron weights. I don't like the rubber ones for some reason...

I don't notice a difference, weight is weight to me? Good quality barbell and I don't know how one could tell any difference if the weight is the same?

my gym switched to rubber dumb bells. Thing I do not like about them is that they are bigger in size. So when I am doing dumb bell curls I have to hold them slightly out to the sides to avoid hitting my legs on the way up and down. I start getting some what of a side delt pump which makes it harder to focus on the biceps

Quote: Originally Posted by Muscle7601 my gym switched to rubber dumb bells. Thing I do not like about them is that they are bigger in size. So when I am doing dumb bell curls I have to hold them slightly out to the sides to avoid hitting my legs on the way up and down. I start getting some what of a side delt pump which makes it ...

Quote: Originally Posted by SamuelAdams yup, another disadvantage....i think they switch because of people tossing them donw on the floor. It doesnt crack the foundation like iron would. i hate the people that feel they must drop the weights or bang them at the top of dumbell presses......i mean if you are ...

SA, this is happening to a lot of the gym around here also. To make matters worse, these plates are octagon shaped! Makes deadlifting kind of strange. I really dont care for rubber plates, I'm more for the traditonal steel.

My gym has rubber floors and iron weights

Quote: Originally Posted by theboss i hate the people that feel they must drop the weights or bang them at the top of dumbell presses......i mean if you are doing 500 pound deads its one thing...but 50lbs incline dumbell press...no need to bang or drop the weights... I always feel as if I am dropping my weight ...

hate the rubber ones. especially the db's and when hit hit them together sometimes they bounce off each other and throw me off.