They will take 5 full size plates on each size and safely hold it.
That depends on how much weight you put on the barbell, disc weights (plates) are slid onto the outer portions of the bar to increase or decrease the desired total weight
This tree can hold up to 400 pounds of weight and is made for Olympic size plates.
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Muscular Endurance : NovaNet
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Muscular Endurance : NovaNet
Muscular Endurance : NovaNet
It can hold all six kinds of plates and holds about ~38 to ~40 plates.
17.5 inches
16lbs
More than you're likely to ever lift. It depends on how old the metal is, because the older the metal gets the harder and stronger it becomes, (But i have seen one holding around 800lbs.
The number of competitors depends on how many countries send athletes for that particular Olympic sporting event. In weightlifting there is also many weight classes. In the Olympics there are 7 weight classes for the women and 8 for the men. Each has a varying number of competitors.