Ivanko (OM-2.5) Cast-Iron, Machined Olympic Plate Grey 2.5 lbs (Pair)

You simply can't beat Ivanko quality for the price. In recent years, Rogue Fitness has been the talk of the town but for decades Ivanko has been the standard for quality gym equipment. In my opinion, Rogue's machined plates are copy cats of Ivankos OM line but for much higher price. If you don't believe me, check Rogue's site for comparison with tax and shipping if they are even in stock. As you can see, I am not biased. I like Rogue stuff too but they charge an arm and a leg for their machined plates when you can get the same quality from Ivanko for almost half the price. Not just pricing but Ivanko's customer service is stellar. This is my 3rd time ordering from Ivanko and each time it's arrived at my door in 2 or 3 days after ordering. I weighed each plate to be 1132 and 1145 grams which is less than 1% of the claimed weight(1134grams). Fitment on my Rogue barbell is great as usual. If I had one complaint, it would be that their ordering process on their main website is too complicated. I just want to be able to add an item to my cart, put in my payment info, and check out, which is why you will only see me ordering their products through amazon for now.

Ivanko is thee premier best of the best in Olympic weights. Accurate. Machined holes that ensure there’s no “wobble” of the plates or the bar when on the ground.

My 45lb EZLift plates weighted 42.5 lbs. The 35, 25, 10lb and 5lb were right on the money. The machining for the center hole is perfectly round on all of their plates and just fits my Rogue and Texas power bars just right. No loose slop. The casting is just ok and can be bit sloppy on the center. The outsides are machined nicely. For less money the rogue plates provide a better finished product. But, I still rounded out my steel plates with Ivanko because I like the look of them.