Barbell Plate Calculator

The total weight you want on the bar, bar included — the number you would write in your training log, e.g. 142.5.

Any unit works as long as the bar and plates use the same one.

Weight of the empty bar, subtracted before the plates are split between the two sides. Standard men’s Olympic bars weigh 20 kg (45 lb), women’s 15 kg (33 lb).

The plate denominations available in your gym, separated by commas, in any order, e.g. 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25.

The tool loads greedily from the heaviest plate down and assumes you own enough pairs of each size.