Colors of the plates

Men's barbell is 20 kilograms or 44 pounds. The end of the bar is color coded blue. Women's barbell is 15 kg or 33 pounds. The end of the bar is yellow. Collars; 2.5 kg or 5.5 pounds. Bar and collars together; Men's: 25 kg or 55 pounds. Women's: 20 kg or 44 pounds. Red plates 25 kg or 55 pounds. Blue plates 20 kg or 44 pounds. Yellow plates 15 kg or 33 pounds. Green plates 10 kg or 22 pounds. --------------------------------------------- The smaller diameter plates are: White plates 5 kg or 11 pounds. Black plates 2.5 kg or 5.5 pounds. 2kg or 4.4 pounds. 1 kg or 2.2 pounds. .5 kg or 1.1 pounds. --------------------------------------------- The 1.25 kg plate is no longer being used as of as of 1 May 2005. The bar's weight will be able to be increased in one kilogram increments. The smallest plate will be the half kilo plate.