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product_id: 13249900
title: "The Deadlift Jack Alternative for Your Gym Bag - Raises Loaded Barbell & Plates for Effortless Loading/Unloading. Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Crossfit, Home Gym & Deadlifts."
brand: "dead wedge"
price: "R110"
currency: ZAR
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reviews_count: 13
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/13249900-the-deadlift-jack-alternative-for-your-gym-bag-raises-loaded
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region: South Africa
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# Compact & portable gym bag fit Hands-free plate locking safety Supports 900+ lbs max load The Deadlift Jack Alternative for Your Gym Bag - Raises Loaded Barbell & Plates for Effortless Loading/Unloading. Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Crossfit, Home Gym & Deadlifts.

**Brand:** dead wedge
**Price:** R110
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🏋️‍♂️ Elevate your lifts, not your effort — Dead Wedge, the ultimate loading hack!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** The Deadlift Jack Alternative for Your Gym Bag - Raises Loaded Barbell & Plates for Effortless Loading/Unloading. Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Crossfit, Home Gym & Deadlifts. by dead wedge
- **How much does it cost?** R110 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/13249900-the-deadlift-jack-alternative-for-your-gym-bag-raises-loaded)

## Best For

- dead wedge enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted dead wedge brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact Powerhouse:** Sleek design fits right in your gym bag without hogging space or weight.
- • **Pro-Grade Durability:** Built from natural rubber to last a lifetime, trusted by thousands of gym owners and athletes.
- • **Versatile Plate Support:** Compatible with bumper, hexagon, and all common plate types—one wedge to rule them all.
- • **Effortless & Safe Loading:** Locks plates firmly in place so you can load/unload hands-free, reducing injury risk.
- • **Universal Barbell Compatibility:** Works seamlessly with straight, trap, deficit & block deadlifts—no bar left behind.

## Overview

The Dead Wedge is a compact, portable deadlift jack alternative designed to safely and effortlessly raise loaded barbells and plates up to 900 pounds. Compatible with all common plate types and specialty bars like trap bars, it features a unique loading groove that locks plates in place for hands-free loading and unloading. Loved by thousands of gym owners and athletes, it fits easily in your gym bag and enhances safety and efficiency during deadlifts, block lifts, and more.

## Description

desertcart.com : Dead Wedge The Deadlift Jack Alternative for Your Gym Bag - Raises Loaded Barbell & Plates for Effortless Loading/Unloading. Perfect for Powerlifting, Weightlifting, Crossfit, Home Gym & Deadlifts. : Sports & Outdoors

Review: You need this. You just do. - This is the most ingenious thing. You're going to think, "I don't need that. How hard is it to just pick the bar up slightly and put the plates on? How hard is it to just use a 2.5lb plate instead?" My friend, you are wrong. Give in to your lazy self. You're on this page for a reason. You want this. And I'm here to tell you that you need it. It's flawless. It does exactly what you want it to do: it ever so slightly raises the plates to make unloading and loading a breeze. It is lightweight. It fits in your bag. It's orange, so all the other gym goers will see it, mentally call you lazy, and then go home and think "...do I need that? Maybe I do need that." And soon you will all have dead wedges and you'll be dead wedge bros. You'll make friends. Your gym crush will see your new confidence and your multiple plate deadlift and think that maybe he or she needs a mate who works smarter, not harder. You will be the inventor of the wheel among a gym of cave men. Go buy it already.
Review: They work - Recently got a Rogue TB-2 and noticed these in a youtube video demonstrating form for trap bar exercises. After my first time trying to get plates on the TB-2 while it's still on the ground, I immediately realized the benefits these would offer. Ordered a set and have been 100% satisfied with them. These don't help with the first plate but every subsequent plate is infinitely easier to add or remove. I expect these work equally well on olympic bars but I don't use mine for cleans or powerlifting stuff so I have no firsthand experience. However, just from having had a homegym for years now, it should be valuable as an olympic bar on the ground is less awkward to move than the TB-2.

## Features

- Superior solution to the Deadlift Jack. Here's why 1000's of happy gym owners, and lifters love the Dead Wedge. All the versatility of a typical barbell jack and more, in your gym bag - at a fraction of the price!
- Works where a Deadlift Jacks fail - Deficit Deadlifts, Block Deadlifts, Trap Bar Deadlifts, etc. - all in a compact design that doesn’t take up unnecessary room in your gym, or gym bag.
- Perfect width keeps the Dead Wedge directly under just a single olympic plate. This means it never interferers with, or gets hung up beneath the other plates being loaded or unloaded!
- Specifically designed to keep plates from rolling while loading/unloading; hands off. Does not require you to balance the bar while fetching another plate. The increase in safety reduces accidents, so you can change weights even while the barbell is high up on blocks.
- Tested to work with all common plate designs including bumper plates, hexagon, etc. Works in excess of over 900 pounds. To use, simply roll the inner plate onto the Dead Wedge, un clamp collar, change weights, lock collars on, roll off and go! *One (1) Dead Wedge included. One is all you need!* If somehow you don't absolutely love it, please make use of our 100% MONEY BACK NO-HASSLE GUARANTEE.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00TVVBD6O |
| Best Sellers Rank | #567,055 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #2,462 in Exercise Machine Attachments |
| Brand | Dead Wedge |
| Brand Name | Dead Wedge |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,346 Reviews |
| Item Weight | 7.04 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Dead Wedge |
| Material | Natural Rubber |
| Model Number | DW |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Part Number | DW |
| Style | Compact |
| UPC | 730669649974 |
| Weight Capacity Maximum | 900 pounds |
| Weight Limit | 900 pounds |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Dead Wedge
- **Material:** Natural Rubber
- **Number of Racks:** 1
- **Style:** Modern
- **Weight Limit:** 900 pounds

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Stupid question here,So you roll the bar with one 45 on each side onto the wedge and then from that location, put the weight on and roll it back off?**
A: If you want to put four plates on a side, you have a problem.  The second, third and fourth plates are the same diameter as the first.  This means that you have to pick up the bar with one hand and slide on the next plate with the other.  Not hard for the second plate, but a pain for the third and fourth plates.  The Dead Wedge solves that problem.  You roll the first plate up on the wedge and then putting on or taking off the rest of the plates is a snap.   If you are only putting on one plate on each side, this device will not help you.

**Q: How is this better than old school rolling the inner plate over a five or 10 lb plate flat on its side?**
A: All trolling thoughts aside... it's all about the angles. The wedge has a gradual incline so you can roll your bar and weights up without any issues. It'll then sit in the groove without movement so you can switch your plates or do whatever you want. If you have the few extra bucks then this is more of a convenience to you. But as you stated, the old school way does the same thing, but I imagine the incline isn't as smooth and you get some chance of the bar rolling from you as the flat plate on its side doesn't have a designed groove as this wedge does.

**Q: Does it make sense to purchase a set of them, or does a single work efficiently?**
A: A single one works efficiently.

**Q: How many of you ordered two wedges an keep one on each side of the bar?**
A: I ordered 2 and for me it was a waste of money. Its very lite and I have to walk to each side of the bar and bend over to lad weights anyway. The amount of work it adds when your loading heavy plates is so negligable as to be silly. Honestly for me the second one is just one more thing for me to kick out of my way before I start lifting. I do keep one on my platform in my garage and one in my gym bag so I did find a small use for the second one. But I deadlift in the commercial gym very seldom.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You need this. You just do.
*by T***R on January 30, 2017*

This is the most ingenious thing. You're going to think, "I don't need that. How hard is it to just pick the bar up slightly and put the plates on? How hard is it to just use a 2.5lb plate instead?" My friend, you are wrong. Give in to your lazy self. You're on this page for a reason. You want this. And I'm here to tell you that you need it. It's flawless. It does exactly what you want it to do: it ever so slightly raises the plates to make unloading and loading a breeze. It is lightweight. It fits in your bag. It's orange, so all the other gym goers will see it, mentally call you lazy, and then go home and think "...do I need that? Maybe I do need that." And soon you will all have dead wedges and you'll be dead wedge bros. You'll make friends. Your gym crush will see your new confidence and your multiple plate deadlift and think that maybe he or she needs a mate who works smarter, not harder. You will be the inventor of the wheel among a gym of cave men. Go buy it already.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They work
*by G***T on January 3, 2021*

Recently got a Rogue TB-2 and noticed these in a youtube video demonstrating form for trap bar exercises. After my first time trying to get plates on the TB-2 while it's still on the ground, I immediately realized the benefits these would offer. Ordered a set and have been 100% satisfied with them. These don't help with the first plate but every subsequent plate is infinitely easier to add or remove. I expect these work equally well on olympic bars but I don't use mine for cleans or powerlifting stuff so I have no firsthand experience. However, just from having had a homegym for years now, it should be valuable as an olympic bar on the ground is less awkward to move than the TB-2.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Such a simple and awesome product, well worth $18 not to kill your back switching weights.
*by Z***H on December 14, 2015*

This product is simple and perfect, I love it. I lift fairly heavy weights (for me) for my deadlift and Romanian deadlift, and have invested a lot of time perfecting my form as to not injure my back, neck, or anything else during these exercises. As I progressed with my lifting, I realized the most awkward part of this lift was switching weights out once I surpassed ~300lbs, trying to lift a bar loaded with weight while sliding another plate on or off can be an awkward operation. You can use a small plate, or clips to roll the inside plate on for this procedure if you want, but as we all know, the plate can slip off or the bar will slide out. This simple wedge makes changing weights so easy and effortless, its worth every penny, and there is no reason it shouldn't last forever. I had this item in my Amazon wish list for a few months, and continued to be cheap and not buy it. After having a sore back one day, and then switching weights out (making it worse), I gave in and bought one. I suggest anyone who deadlifts heavy weights buy one, with Amazon's return policy you can always send it back...but you wont.

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*Last updated: 2026-10-25*