How to load any weight on a barbell

Every page below answers one question exactly: what plates do I put on the bar to hit this weight? Each shows the per-side breakdown on a standard plate set (a 20 kg bar with competition kilo plates, or a 45 lb bar with iron pound plates), plus a to-scale diagram of the loaded bar and the equivalent in the other unit.

Plate math sounds trivial until you're mid-session: the bar isn't zero, plates load in pairs, and the denominations don't split every number evenly. That's why 102.5 kg is a page and a half-kilo change-plate puzzle, while 100 kg is just five reds. Jump to your weight with the filter, or step through neighboring weights from any page.

Common milestones at a glance

Target	Per side (standard set)	Bar	≈ other unit
60 kg	1 × 20 kg	20 kg	132.3 lb
100 kg	2 × 20 kg	20 kg	220.5 lb
140 kg	3 × 20 kg	20 kg	308.6 lb
180 kg	4 × 20 kg	20 kg	396.8 lb
135 lb	1 × 45 lb	45 lb	61.2 kg
225 lb	2 × 45 lb	45 lb	102.1 kg
315 lb	3 × 45 lb	45 lb	142.9 kg
405 lb	4 × 45 lb	45 lb	183.7 kg

Kilograms (46 weights)

20 kg ≈ 44.1 lb
25 kg ≈ 55.1 lb
30 kg ≈ 66.1 lb
35 kg ≈ 77.2 lb
40 kg ≈ 88.2 lb
45 kg ≈ 99.2 lb
50 kg ≈ 110.2 lb
55 kg ≈ 121.3 lb
60 kg ≈ 132.3 lb
62.5 kg ≈ 137.8 lb
65 kg ≈ 143.3 lb
70 kg ≈ 154.3 lb
72.5 kg ≈ 159.8 lb
75 kg ≈ 165.3 lb
80 kg ≈ 176.4 lb
82.5 kg ≈ 181.9 lb
85 kg ≈ 187.4 lb
90 kg ≈ 198.4 lb
92.5 kg ≈ 203.9 lb
95 kg ≈ 209.4 lb
100 kg ≈ 220.5 lb
102.5 kg ≈ 226 lb
105 kg ≈ 231.5 lb
110 kg ≈ 242.5 lb
112.5 kg ≈ 248 lb
115 kg ≈ 253.5 lb
120 kg ≈ 264.6 lb
122.5 kg ≈ 270.1 lb
125 kg ≈ 275.6 lb
130 kg ≈ 286.6 lb
132.5 kg ≈ 292.1 lb
135 kg ≈ 297.6 lb
140 kg ≈ 308.6 lb
142.5 kg ≈ 314.2 lb
145 kg ≈ 319.7 lb
150 kg ≈ 330.7 lb
155 kg ≈ 341.7 lb
160 kg ≈ 352.7 lb
165 kg ≈ 363.8 lb
170 kg ≈ 374.8 lb
175 kg ≈ 385.8 lb
180 kg ≈ 396.8 lb
185 kg ≈ 407.9 lb
190 kg ≈ 418.9 lb
195 kg ≈ 429.9 lb
200 kg ≈ 440.9 lb

Pounds (44 weights)

65 lb ≈ 29.5 kg
75 lb ≈ 34 kg
85 lb ≈ 38.6 kg
95 lb ≈ 43.1 kg
105 lb ≈ 47.6 kg
115 lb ≈ 52.2 kg
125 lb ≈ 56.7 kg
135 lb ≈ 61.2 kg
145 lb ≈ 65.8 kg
155 lb ≈ 70.3 kg
165 lb ≈ 74.8 kg
175 lb ≈ 79.4 kg
185 lb ≈ 83.9 kg
195 lb ≈ 88.5 kg
205 lb ≈ 93 kg
215 lb ≈ 97.5 kg
225 lb ≈ 102.1 kg
235 lb ≈ 106.6 kg
245 lb ≈ 111.1 kg
255 lb ≈ 115.7 kg
265 lb ≈ 120.2 kg
275 lb ≈ 124.7 kg
285 lb ≈ 129.3 kg
295 lb ≈ 133.8 kg
305 lb ≈ 138.3 kg
315 lb ≈ 142.9 kg
325 lb ≈ 147.4 kg
335 lb ≈ 152 kg
345 lb ≈ 156.5 kg
355 lb ≈ 161 kg
365 lb ≈ 165.6 kg
375 lb ≈ 170.1 kg
385 lb ≈ 174.6 kg
395 lb ≈ 179.2 kg
405 lb ≈ 183.7 kg
415 lb ≈ 188.2 kg
425 lb ≈ 192.8 kg
435 lb ≈ 197.3 kg
445 lb ≈ 201.8 kg
455 lb ≈ 206.4 kg
465 lb ≈ 210.9 kg
475 lb ≈ 215.5 kg
485 lb ≈ 220 kg
495 lb ≈ 224.5 kg