Barbell plate
calculator
Type the weight. See the bar loaded, plate by plate, in competition colors, with a warm-up ladder on the way up.
- 72.5 kg · 40%1×20 + 1×2.5 + 1×1.25
- 110 kg · 60%1×25 + 1×15 + 1×2.5
- 137.5 kg · 75%2×25 + 1×5 + 1×1.25
- 155 kg · 85%2×25 + 1×15
- 167.5 kg · 92%2×25 + 1×20 + 1×1.25
Train by these numbers.
A 12-week plan built from your lifts and meet date. One tap after each top set and next week’s weights re-calculate.
- 12 weeks to your meet date
- Weights re-calculated weekly
- Meet-day attempts
- PDF and spreadsheet
Heaviest plates first, every time.
The calculator subtracts the bar and collars, halves what is left, and fills each side with the largest plates that fit. That is how a meet loads the bar, and it keeps the heaviest plates nearest the lifter.
Competition colors
Kilo plates in competition follow one color code: red 25, blue 20, yellow 15, green 10, white 5. Change plates vary by brand. Pound plates are usually all black, so the lb view draws them by size.
Plate loading questions lifters ask
Do collars count toward the weight?
Why can’t it make my exact number?
Where the numbers come from
Last reviewed by the PowerliftMath team. How we build and check these tools.
- IPF: Technical Rules
Plate colours, collar weight and the heaviest-plate-inside loading order used at IPF meets.