Bumper Plate Bounce Comparisons (Pendlay, Diamond Pro, Hi-Temp)

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This is a video demoing the bounce between Hi-Temp, Diamond Pro, and Pendlay Econ V2 bumper plates. The Hi-Temps and Diamond Pro bumper plates are made from recycled rubber, and the Pendlay's are from virgin rubber. I haven't found there to be much of a difference between any virgin rubber plates so you could expect this performance to be similar to other major brands of virgin rubber plates.

The first is Hi-Temp (right) vs Diamond Pro (left)
The second is Pendlay (right) vs Diamond Pro (left)
The third is Pendaly (right) vs Hi-Temp (left)

The barbell being used is a Diamond Pro 20kg bushing barbell.

Looks like the bounciest by a little is the Diamond Pro, followed by the Hi-Temp, and the Pendlay being the least bouncy.