Opinions on ALDI Weights

c64 on 09/02/2015 - 20:40
Last edited 11/02/2015 - 12:34

What is everyone's opinion on the ALDI barbell, dumbell & weight sets. Are they good value? Are the weights standard and will fit on any bar? Are the collars that keep the weights secure normal?

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/saturday-14-february…

i'm only asking because i need dumbells and weights.

i scored a weight bench + lat attachment + barbell + 4 x 10kg weights from a kerbside throw out. so i'm missing a pair of dumbell bars and i would like some smaller weights & possibly some more larger weights.

i don't have a huge amount of muscle and there is no way i could do bicep curls on a dumbell with 2x10kg on it.

i've lost some weight and my testosterone is off the scales according to a recent blood test, so i thought i should try and put on some muscle.

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  • mskeggs on 09/02/2015 - 21:26
    +12

    I find them heavier than is comfortable.
    After a while I get worn out.
    This wouldn't happen so much if they were made lighter.

    • cypher67 on 09/02/2015 - 22:30

      Agreed, I don't think they want to be lifted otherwise they wouldn't make them so heavy

    • GnarlyKnuckles on 10/02/2015 - 03:05

      Chuckle mskeggs… do you mind if I call you "Maggie Beer"? You can call me "poo-chops".

    • RockyRaccoon on 10/02/2015 - 08:30

      Aldi are supposed to be the best for percentage off all products.

      Problem is that next year the percentage off will be greater, the 1KG weights that are now 800g will be 700g next year, so I would weight, until next year and save muscles until then. (confirmed by Tas 's post below)

  • cloudy on 09/02/2015 - 22:44
    +2

    I can confirm they are similar material as their road bycles, nice and heavy.

  • leonheart1 on 09/02/2015 - 23:05

    At $2 a kg it isn't bad for new weights. If you don't mind second hand you can easily get it at those prices or less and it might be Olympic too rather than the standards here.

  • [Deactivated] on 09/02/2015 - 23:25

    The bench looks pretty flash for the price. Though purchased some years ago, the weights are also half the price I paid for mine…

    The only thing that might be worth a mention (if no weights are unboxed, instore), is that I was always taken aback by the really noxious paint fumes that came off the set I bought. Fumes persisted not just for a couple of months, but for a couple of years.
    Sneak a sniff if you have to, just in case!

    • OverburdenedWarrior on 10/02/2015 - 01:39

      It's just the special performance enhancing paint. ;)

      • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 10:57

        It forced me to only lift in a well-ventilated space, so maybe performance enhancing in a roundabout way!

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