Tools · 02
Plate loader.
Type the target, pick the bar and see the stack before you walk to the rack. The drawing uses the plates in the gym, largest to smallest.
Plate loader
Per side
4545
Exact: 225 lb
Plates load largest to smallest. Estimates only — check your bar and collars before lifting.
House plate colors
- 45 lb
- 35 lb
- 25 lb
- 10 lb
- 5 lb
- 2.5 lb
On the bar
Small plates matter.
A 5 lb jump can be the difference between a clean set and a grinder. Loading the exact number also makes your log useful: if the bar says 227.5, write 227.5.
Prep coaching at MetroFlex →What the remainder means
If the target cannot be made with the available plates, the tool shows the closest load and how short it is per side. That is not a failure. It is the real number on the bar.
IPF colors in kilograms
In kg, plates follow the competition colors: 25 red, 20 blue, 15 yellow, 10 green, 5 white, 2.5 black and 1.25 chrome. In pounds the site uses its own gold, rust and bone palette.
Check the bar, not just the app
Bars vary. A 35 lb bar is not a 45 lb bar, and collars add weight. The tool uses the bar you select and ignores collars. Check before you lift.
Other tools
Keep going.
Load it right
Form is the other half.
If a lift feels wrong at a weight that should be easy, ask a coach to look. The bar is only part of the equation.