Free Weights

Free weights — UK prices from £4

Dumbbells, barbells, weight plates and kettlebells for UK home and commercial gyms. Free UK delivery on orders of £250 or more.

Where each category starts

The order to buy in

1. Barbell and plates first. A bar from £162 and a 150kg bumper set at £672 (£4.48 per kg) covers squats, deadlifts, presses and rows — the movements that build the most strength for the least equipment. Add a £10 pair of spring collars.
2. Then a bench, from £356 — see Benches. It roughly doubles what your bar and plates can do.
3. Then dumbbells. Buy a set in 2kg increments if you want everything at once (the JORDAN 2–12kg chrome set at £504 is 84kg of weight at £6.00 per kg), or buy individual pairs if you only need a few weights.
4. Kettlebells last, and not a full set. Three bells — light, moderate and heavy — cover almost all kettlebell training and cost a fraction of a 4–40kg set at £797.36.

How much weight do you actually need?

• General strength training: 100–150kg of plates. With a 20kg bar that puts your top squat and deadlift around 170kg, which is more than most people reach.
• Olympic lifting: bumper plates only — tri-grip and cast plates are not built to be dropped from overhead. Add a platform (see Accessories) and a bar with bearings.
• Competition training: calibrated plates, from £1,140 for a 140kg set. You are paying for weight accuracy, not for more steel.
• Studios and classes: fixed barbells from £49 and neoprene dumbbells from £4 — nothing to load, nothing to lose.

Do not skip storage

Loose plates and dumbbells on the floor are the most common cause of injury in a home gym. A weight tree is £228, rack-mounted storage horns start at £17 each, and dumbbell racks start at £330 — see Storage.

Delivery

Free UK delivery on all orders of £250 or more. Individual plates, bars, dumbbells and kettlebells fall below the threshold and carry a flat £20 delivery charge — a £168 bar ordered alone costs £188 delivered, while the same bar with plates ships free. Dispatch within 5 working days, tracking emailed within 24 hours of dispatch.