Color Change Plates

Rubber-coated Olympic change plates that help you make progress in smaller weight increments.

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Kensui Color Change Plates – 0.5kg pair (white)

Kensui Color Change Plates – Set (pair of 0.5-2.5kg)

Kensui Color Change Plates – Set (pair of 0.5-5kg)

Kensui Color Change Plates – 2kg pair (blue)

Kensui Color Change Plates – 1.5kg pair (yellow)

Kensui Color Change Plates – 1kg pair (green)

Kensui Color Change Plates – 5kg pair (white)

Kensui Color Change Plates – 2.5kg pair (red)

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Weight: 0.5kg pair (white)

Pairs

Complete sets

Pair weights are per plate. Set weights are the combined total.

Model

Progress in smaller weight steps
Identify weights quickly by colour
Reduce clatter with rubber coating

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A smaller step toward your next personal best. Rubberized plates from 0.5 to 5 kg, color-coded and sold in matching pairs.

All six pairs. In motion.

0.5–5 kg · Full range

Six weights shown. Choose individual pairs or a set to suit your training.

0.5 KG

Smallest

RUBBER

Material

50 MM

Hole

PAIR

Sold As

Want the blacked-out look? The same plates ship all-matte-black with no color codes — Black Change Plates, same weights and rubberized build.

The size guide

Small plates. Every dimension.

Compare plate size and the space each one takes on your sleeve before choosing your pair.

50 mm bore · all weights

Dimensions and weight are for one plate.
Weightper plate	Color	Diametermm	Thicknessmm
0.5 kg	White	135	12.5
1 kg	Green	160	15
1.5 kg	Yellow	175	18
2 kg	Blue	190	19
2.5 kg	Red	210	19
5 kg	White	230	26

Individual weights are sold as pairs: two plates of the selected weight. Thickness is measured per plate.

The case for small plates

PRs live in the last 2.5 kg.

Most lifts don’t stall because you stopped trying — they stall because your smallest plate forces a jump your body isn’t ready for. Change plates shrink the jump. Add 1 kg to the bar instead of 5, keep the reps clean, and keep progressing week after week.

01 · Micro-loading

Small jumps, honest reps.

The fastest way to break a plateau is to stop forcing one. With increments from 0.5 kg per plate, you choose exactly how much harder your next loading step will be.

Overhead press & bench — where 2.5 kg total is a real jump
Curls, raises & isolation work — progress without breaking form
Weighted calisthenics — fine-tune vest and belt loads

Loadable dumbbell with color change plates

02 · IWF colors

No squinting mid-session.

Each increment wears its competition color, so you identify the load without reading a label — no loading the wrong side between sets, no mental math with identical-looking discs.

White 0.5 kg · Green 1 kg · Yellow 1.5 kg
Blue 2 kg · Red 2.5 kg · White 5 kg
Same code as the platform — skills that transfer to any comp gym

Rubberized 0.5 kg white change plate pair

03 · Rubberized build

Quiet on the bar, kind to the floor.

Bare metal fractionals clank, chip, and skate across sleeves. These are fully rubberized: extra grip in the hand, quieter loading, with a coating that helps protect your equipment and flooring.

No metal-on-metal — loads without the clang
Rubber coating — helps cushion contact with your gear
Grippy coating — easy to handle even mid-set

The math on a stalled press

Same goal. Very different jump.

Smallest plates: 2.5 kg

+5 KG

Pressing 40 kg? Your next available bar weight is 45 kg — a 12.5% jump in one session. On an overhead press, that’s often weeks of failed attempts before it moves.

With 0.5 kg change plates

+1 KG

The same lift moves 40 → 41 → 42 kg — a 2.5% step you can actually hit. Five 1 kg steps take you from 40 to 45 kg, so you can build the load as your strength improves.

One 50 mm bore · works with

One set of plates. Every tool.

AdaptaBELL

Dial dumbbell work in half-kilo steps instead of full plate jumps.

EZ-VEST

Fine-tune weighted walks, push-ups, and pull-ups in smaller increments.

Overhead squat with loadable mace and change plates

Mace & Clubs

Precise rotational loading where every half kilo changes the swing.

ANKR Pro extension loaded with change plates

EZ-BOOT

Progress tib raises and leg work in steps your joints will thank you for.

Before you buy

Questions, answered.

How much space will each plate take?

Diameters run from 135 to 230 mm, and each plate is 12.5 to 26 mm thick. Every weight has a 50 mm bore. See the full dimensions table for your chosen weight. Measurements are per plate; pairs include two plates.

Will these fit my barbell?

Yes — the 50 mm bore fits any standard Olympic sleeve (2″), which covers virtually every modern barbell, plus Kensui plate-loaded gear like the AdaptaBELL, EZ-VEST, and ANKR.

Are the prices for one plate or a pair?

Every listing is a matched pair — a 2.5 kg pair means two 2.5 kg plates (5 kg total), so the bar loads evenly on both sides.

Should I buy pairs or a set?

If you’re micro-loading one lift, a single 0.5 or 1 kg pair covers you. For balanced 1 kg steps, the 0.5–2.5 kg set (5 pairs, 15 kg) is the workhorse — and the 0.5–5 kg set (6 pairs, 25 kg) adds the 5 kg pair at a discount vs. buying separately.

Why do the colors matter?

It’s the international competition convention: white 0.5, green 1, yellow 1.5, blue 2, red 2.5, white 5. Once it’s in your head, you read any bar — yours or a comp platform’s — in a glance, and you can double-check matching loads quickly.

Do you make these in other finishes or in pounds?

Both. The same plates ship in an all-matte-black finish as the Black Change Plates (KG) for a unified kit — and if you train in pounds, the Add-on Change Plates (LB) run 0.5 to 2.5 lb per plate.

What if they’re not for me?

Every order is covered by the 100-day risk-free trial. Train with them; if they don’t earn a place in your gym, send them back — no questions asked.

0.5 to 5 kg · IWF colors

Next session, add one kilo.

Pick the pair your lift is stuck on, or choose a set for more loading options as you progress.

Choose your weight

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