# Plate Cocoons/ Hybrid Strength

**URL:** <https://forum.freeletics.com/t/plate-cocoons-hybrid-strength/10649>\
**Category:** Training Q&A\
**Created:** [December 9, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/plate-cocoons-hybrid-strength/10649 "2023-12-09T00:52:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jwebster3073](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/jwebster3073/32/849_2.png) [@Jwebster3073](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/Jwebster3073)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/plate-cocoons-hybrid-strength/10649/1 "2023-12-09T00:52:02Z")

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So when I’m assigned plate cocoons, I’ve given excellent feedback a few times. So now Coach is increasing the weigh from 45lbs plates to 50lbs plates.

Problem is plates only go up to 45lbs 🫤

So I’ve been truthful with the Coach and I report it back to the 45lbs. But won’t Coach mistake this for weakness and give me false adjustments?

Thoughts?

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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:** [December 10, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/plate-cocoons-hybrid-strength/10649/2 "2023-12-10T23:52:30Z")

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Hi @Jwebster3073, the Coach might think that you are not able to perform this exercise at 50lbs.

Have you added your weight available in the equipment section? would you have access to a 50lbs dumbbell to do the prescribed weight?

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**Author:** ![Jwebster3073](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/jwebster3073/32/849_2.png) [@Jwebster3073](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/Jwebster3073)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/plate-cocoons-hybrid-strength/10649/3 "2023-12-11T02:21:22Z")

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Thank you!

I never thought of that, but yes perhaps I could substitute with a dumbbell.

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**Author:** ![LarsMMeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@LarsMMeyer](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/LarsMMeyer)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/plate-cocoons-hybrid-strength/10649/4 "2023-12-29T10:10:06Z")

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Hello,  
I would like to pick up this topic because I don’t think that you can handle a barbell or dumbbell the way you grab a plate. And it depends not only on the available weights but space as well. If I could do the cocoons home that’s fine but in the gym I wouldn’t do.  
Besides this dumbbells become very unhandy from a certain weight on, especially on twists.

Perfect would be a solution for these plate exercises where you could define the maximum available weight and the coach calculates the reps accordingly.