Correct me if I am wrong but why can't you get,

[ethan]

say a 12.5 kg olympic weight or a 7.5 Kg olympic weight etc?

 

[dave28]

standardization that has stuck and set in stone now, i would imagine they were viewed as being unnecessary by some committee at a point in history and that was that.

 

[Syla5]

say a 12.5 kg olympic weight or a 7.5 Kg olympic weight etc?

because we have 2.5kg , 5kg and 10kg plates so no need for them.

 

[robj20]

It would be a waste of space.

 

[ethan]

because we have 2.5kg , 5kg and 10kg plates so no need for them.

They are available for the standard 1 inch fitting.

 

[ethan]

It would be a waste of space.

It's actually the opposite on the standard 1inch format. 12.5kg alleviates the need to add a 2.5 kg, thus saving space.

 

[Bluecube]

It’s an extra size of weight to store. 12.5kg is an unnecessary size when it can be made from 10kg and 2.5kg plates

 

[robj20]

It's actually the opposite on the standard 1inch format. 12.5kg alleviates the need to add a 2.5 kg, thus saving space.

I don't mean on the bar. I meant on the gym.

 

[mrthingyx]

say a 12.5 kg olympic weight or a 7.5 Kg olympic weight etc?

It took me 10 seconds to find a 7.5kg tri-grip on Google.

But then most people - as above - would just use 5+2.5 or 10+2.5...

Where did this come from? No idea... but I don't think it hurts many people.

 

[chimponarope]

I’ve got 7.5’s in my home gym. Handy for some movements so I don’t need to faff with the ironmasters. If I was to do it again I’d get a full set of db’s.