Barbell plate calculator
Work out which plates to put on each side of a barbell to reach a target weight, using standard gym plates or the plates you list. Reports the exact load and anything your plates can’t make.
Method: Bar and collars come off first; the rest is halved and filled per side with the heaviest plate that fits, then the next (the IronLedger app’s plate calculator).
Request
- Base URL: https://www.ironledger.app
- URL: https://www.ironledger.app/api/tools/plates
- Auth: none declared
Query parameters
Total weight wanted on the bar, including the bar.
Weight unit for every load in and out: kg or lb.
Bar weight in the chosen unit. Defaults to 20 kg or 45 lb.
Count a collar on each side.
Weight of each collar. Defaults to 2.5 kg or 5 lb.
Plates available, heaviest first or in any order: "25,20,15,10,5,2.5,1.25" for as many as needed, or "25:4,20:2" for pairs owned. Defaults to standard gym plates (kg: 25 to 1.25; lb: 45 to 2.5).
Response
The result, a one-line summary, the method used and a link to the same result on the site.
Changes
No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.