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Barbell Plate Milestones Cheat Sheet — lb and kg

By Imtinan Farooq · Published 2026-04-05 · Updated 2026-06-01

Pound milestones (45 lb bar)

TotalPer SidePlate Stack
95 lb25 lb25
135 lb45 lb45
185 lb70 lb45+25
225 lb90 lb45+45
275 lb115 lb45+45+25
315 lb135 lb45+45+45
405 lb180 lb45+45+45+45

Kilogram milestones (20 kg bar)

TotalPer SidePlate Stack
60 kg20 kg20
80 kg30 kg20+10
100 kg40 kg20+20
120 kg50 kg20+20+10
140 kg60 kg20+20+20
180 kg80 kg20+20+20+20

How to use this cheat sheet

Find your target weight in the left column, then load the corresponding plates on each side. Always count the bar in your total. For targets not listed, enter the weight into GymPlateCalc for an exact breakdown.

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About the author — Imtinan Farooq

Imtinan built GymPlateCalc and writes its lifting content. Every article is checked against the same plate-loading math that powers the calculators on this site, so the numbers you read here are the numbers the tools would give you. Spot an error? Send a correction.

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