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SAFETY RISK WARNING! Do NOT use with over 45kg weight total!!
I bought these a year ago and originally I liked them! They are fast and easy to use for changing out weights. But today I had a rude awakening as to the high accident-potential for these.
I had my bar loaded with 50kg for deadlifts. Not a lot of weight as far as weightlifting goes. I finished my deadlift set, walked the bar over a few feet to set it down, and on the way one side of the weight plates slid off the bar completely. The unweighted side shot up and the other side slid down too. I narrowly escaped getting hit in the face with the metal bar!
I examined my Greententljs clips and discovered that BOTH were still firmly locked in the closed position. They had slid off because they couldn't handle the pressure of the weights.
Be aware that these are a big safety risk if you're lifting anything over 45kg! I was extremely lucky I wasn't doing barbell squats or overhead presses when this happened - I could have been seriously injured.
Be warned and do not consider these as suitable clips if you plan to lift anything over 45kgs!
July 2018 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase