Weights

Hex dumbbells and kettlebells are fixed weights: each is a single load and nothing loads onto them, so a range means several of them and somewhere to keep them. Buy hex dumbbell pairs one at a time from 1kg to 50kg, a ready-made set with its rack, or build your own set.

Cast iron kettlebells are sold one at a time from 4kg to 40kg.

All our bars and plates are 50mm Olympic, so every plate fits every bar we sell. The 7ft bar weighs 20kg and the 6ft bar 15kg, and the EZ curl bar takes the same plates.

Choose cast iron or tri-grip plates for general lifting, or rubber bumper plates for repeated dropping. Collars hold the plates on the bar.

Put free weights on a rubber floor that suits the load. As a guide, 20mm suits free-weight areas and heavier dumbbells, 30mm heavy strength training, and 40mm Olympic lifting and repeated heavy use.

Read how thick gym flooring should be and flooring for deadlifts, or go straight to gym flooring.

Every ready-made dumbbell set comes with its rack. For pairs you already own there are 6-tier and 10-tier vertical racks and 3-tier racks in four widths in dumbbell racks.

We don't sell plate trees or wall plate storage, so leave floor space beside the bar for plates. Setting up a whole room? See home gym equipment.