# Metric measure of plates

**URL:** <https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559 "2023-12-30T08:34:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![alexander.kartkhia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@alexander.kartkhia](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/alexander.kartkhia)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559/1 "2023-12-30T08:34:16Z")

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Hi. I am using metric measures and app suggests weights such as 7.5kg or 15.kg when using plates in exercises. But such weights do not exist. There are 5, 10,15,20kg generally. So I have to figure out muself which weight to use, but it goes both ways for example if app says using 7.5kg it can be downgraded to 5kg or upgraded to 10kg, so it sometimes causes confusion.

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**Author:** ![melaLetics](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/melaletics/32/1821_2.png) [@melaLetics](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/melaLetics)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559/2 "2023-12-30T12:07:30Z")

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In general, 7.5 or 15KG plates do exist. They are normal olympic weightlifting weights.

I never did the Barbell Journey. Do you have to tell the coach which plates do you have?

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**Author:** ![alexander.kartkhia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@alexander.kartkhia](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/alexander.kartkhia)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559/3 "2023-12-30T15:31:23Z")

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I will try to check. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![TomG](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/tomg/32/3296_2.png) [@TomG](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/TomG)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559/4 "2024-01-02T00:48:43Z")

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Hi @alexander.kartkhia , if you are talking about an exercise using a single plate, you can substitute that plate with a dummbell of the same weight if easier to find.

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**Author:** ![alexander.kartkhia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@alexander.kartkhia](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/alexander.kartkhia)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/metric-measure-of-plates/11559/5 "2024-01-02T15:26:36Z")

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Thanks. I did not know that. Thank you for advising.