Fractional Plates

[RazorCuts]

Has anyone used fractional plates as the weight starts to plateau? These are a great way to increase weight very little but keep progressing. These are the ones that i use and are of great quality.
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[Pekkerwood]

I thought anything less than a 45 was a "fractional" plate.

We used to use some magnetic ones back in the day just so we could increase each week. Whether it worked or not, I don't know, but it put us in the right mindset to improve. We also used the chains quite a bit.

 

[FRKNHUGE]

i thought that what the 2.5 5 and 10lb chips were for
seriously, not being a fuckstick here either
frk

 

[BigRican]

RazorCuts, I understand your philosophy of slowly increasing the weight, but forme, and i say again for me...I feel as if I don't add a 2.5lbs, a 5lbs, a 10lbs, or a 25lbs weight to a workout that I've plateaued in that I'm not helping anything. Hear me out...some days you are full of energy and strength and you can bench 315lbs, but some other days you're not and may even have joint pains or just feeling really weak and press only 275lbs, is that a plateau? No, I don't think so, I beleive is just being worn out or not enough rest. So i believe that the next workout (fully energized) you have, don't add ounces to your workout, but add one of the weights I mentioned above, it will tear (in a good way) some muscle mass, therefore repairing after recuperation, making you stronger for future lifts. Hope I didn't ramble too much and it makes sense.