Posted on 08/24/2025 6:37:08 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Those are commercially available Fitness Gear brand 45lb cast iron weights. They are clearly seen in some of the photos. Cast iron weights for barbells don’t have to be the larger diameter bumper plates. Mamdani is a leftist jerk but there’s no need to make things up.
I guess you didn’t watch the video…
It could be his finest hour, if his campaign has any brains. “New York can ‘lift the weight’ if we all work together.” The commies would eat it up. Hoping they don’t think of it.
Yeah, the bar was probably 20-25lbs. Making it 115lbs at the most.
That’s not just needing a spotter...
It's 135 lbs. Look at the photos. Look at the video. 45 plate + 45 plate + 45 bar = 135.
It's not just that he couldn't bench 135, it's the arrogance of him, looking at two plates on a bar and thinking surely he could lift it. It's the Dunning-Kruger Effect shown in real time.
The standard bar for plates with 2" openings, which that appears to be, weighs 45 lb.
If you zoom into the photos, they're 45 lb plates.
OK, thanks.
I am not familiar with those specific plates but the diameter actually appears to be smaller than ‘barbell standard’ 45lb plates, but they also appear to be a little bit thicker in the center. I would guesstimate that lift (bar+weights) to be between 115lbs and 135lbs
What should one expect Mr. Momdani to be able to lift? What is appropriate for a guy of his height and build? I’m trying to ponder how much of a deficit of strength this man has.
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