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Troy's VTX Premium Grade Olympic 300 lb. Weight Set GOSS-300V | 
 enlarge | Brand: Troy
Category: Sports
List Price: $619.99
Buy New: $204.99
as of 9/6/2010 09:26:21 EDT details
You Save: $415.00 (67%)
New (5) from $204.99
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 7899
Media: Misc.
MPN: GOSS-300V
Model: Goss-300V
ASIN: B000MX5ZS2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Troy VTX Olympic Grip Plate 300-pound set | | • | Olympic weight set with 7-foot, Olympic chrome bar | | • | Includes two 45-pound weights, two 35-pound weights, two 25-pound weights, and two 10-pound plates | | • | Also includes four 5-pound plates, two 2.5-pound plates, and spring collars | | • | Provides up to 300 pounds of total weight; 3-hole plate pattern for easy gripping | | • | Ideal for home or institutional use; 1-year warranty against defects |
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Product Description
The 300 lb. Olympic Weight Set comes with Troy's VTX GO-V 2" Premium Grade "Wide Flanged" Grip Plates with a Gray Finish
Amazon.com Product Description
Whether you prefer to work out in your living room or garage, this Troy VTX Olympic weight set makes it easy. The set comes with a single 7-foot Olympic chrome bar and several weight plates, include two 45-pound plates, two 35-pound plates, two 25-pound plates, two 10-pound plates, four 5-pound plates, and two 2.5-pound plates. Add in the weight of the chrome bar (45 pounds) and you have up to 300 pounds of total weight--enough for almost every home strength exercise, from bench press to squats. The set, which also comes with one set of Olympic spring collars, is great for high school weight rooms or the home gym owner who wants a premium set. The weight set carries a full one-year warranty against defects.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
Nice Quality Oly Barbell Set July 16, 2010
O. Soto (Miami Beach, FL United States)
Plates are plate, but these Troy VTX plates are truly premium grade. The casting is top notch; the design is top of the line and it has zero defects. What makes the design appealing are the handles you find in the 25, 35 and 45 lb plates. The smooth handles make it extremely easy to transfer these plates on/off the bar. These plates will add quality and style to your home gym.
Besides the plates, the set comes with a common 7' Olympic chrome bench bar (GOB-86). What I like most about this bar is the circular ridges on the sleeves, which gives the bar more traction for the plates than the smooth sleeves you find on some bars in the gym. Also, the ridges helps to give your collars more grip. Since this bar will be used for a home gym, I advocate higher safety precautions and suggest you use a lock jaw collar or even an Ivanko.
The maximum weight load is 500 lbs, which is more than sufficient for most home gyms. If you plan to squat or bench more than 500 lbs, then you should look into a bar with a higher stress-tension.
You will not be disappointed with this set. Enjoy!
Very Pleased with this Great Quality Olympic Set June 20, 2010
AJ
I bought this Olympic Weight Set along with the Body Solid Olympic Bench Press with a Leg Developer. I am very pleased with this weight set, and is essential for all strength trainers of all levels, beginner or highly experienced. The weight plates are high quality; the paint on the plates are great, and so are the handles built into the plates. It makes it so much easier to move around. The bar is also great quality! I bought this product from Serious Steel, and they shipped this product to me in a very timely manner. Overall, this a great quality product that was built extremely well. If you are thinking about buying an Olympic Weight Set, I would then highly recommend this one !
Professional Weight set June 20, 2010
S. Reynolds (Port Allegany, PA USA)
This is one of the best weight sets I have ever used. I have worked out in professional gyms for years but decided I wanted to start doing it at home. These weights are better quality than some of the ones I have used in professional gyms. They have built in handle recesses that are really handy when putting them on and off the bar. They came freight truck right to my door. The weights were not damaged at all. The bar had rolled around in the truck and had some minor scratches on it but I don't even notice it when I am using it. I would highly recommend this set.
 Decent equipment March 10, 2010
Jim E. Varouhas (canal fulton, oh usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Overall decent equipment. Only issue so far is paint on weights is beginning to flake off. Other than that fair to good equipment.
Weight a minute December 31, 2009
M. Gosnell (Missouri)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yup, they're still making good weights and Serious Steel shipped mine out without incident. As stated in other reviews, make sure you're available (or can be) for a day when these contract carriers deliver. Mine came on a pallet which the deliverer rolled right up next my front door for me. There are 5 boxes and the bar which you are to inspect *before* signing for the shipment. Just plan ahead to briefly check the boxes & bar so in the excitement of anticipating moving 300lbs you don't forget to check your boxes.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed the handle design. I new it'd be better than the typical plates, but didn't realize HOW nice until actually moving some around! (very smart design)
Only minor con for me was in combination with the plate load tree I selected. (**Not that the load tree was bad - I'm quite pleased with it and would select it again above the others I saw!) As I mention on its review, these 45lb and 35lb plates hit when placed on adjacent bars (I got the Powerline OWT24 EZ Olympic Plate Load Tree - read that review for a better description of that problem). Once I figure out what I'll generally be lifting I can arrange it so there shouldn't be any problem. Another option could be to put 45s both on the same side of the tree, with 35s on the opposite side. None of the other weights are wide enough to cause similar problems.
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