Proper bumper plates are so fucking expensive, would it be ok

>>39977952

I wouldn't. They're a lot more breakable than proper bumpers and they'll inflict damage on the floor if you aren't careful.

Also they will fuck your bar up

>>39977952
that's why "bumpers" are called bumpers

you can't drop cast iron ones

>>39977952

goodbye floor
goodbye plates
goodbye bar

>>39978023
yeh i did this in my gym lol but they didnt find out, not my fault tho that some idiot took the rubber mat when i walked to the drink fountain

>>39977952
With that design they WILL break.

>>39977952

try here for bumper pl8s m8

https://www.repfitness.com/

I got me about 500lbs of bumper plates (excluding cast iron 5lb and 2.5lbs one) from them a couple years ago, I forget how much they were (I got them on sale) but right now you can get 2x45lb bumpers for $115 which ain't bad.

If you do it on a mat you'll be fine, hard to fuck up the bigger plates (10s and below chip). Bar might get damaged though, might want a shitty Craigslist bar considering you probably won't be doing huge weights overhead

>>39978064
If your gym doesn't have bumper plates then just do controlled drops

just get 2-4 20 kg bumpers and the rest iron