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No idea, I left before I could speak to the "head of sports" :/
Deadlift etiquette...
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No idea, I left before I could speak to the "head of sports" :/
There's a plate loaded shrugging machine that can be used for a deadlift sort of movement as it's got handles that are quite low down, maybe they had one of those?
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They had a smith but I haven't been there in over a year. I train a proper gym now. 
Well IMO - it is better to have control and to just set the weight down. There also should be adequate pads under the weights (those harder rubber mats).
As an observer I was always annoyed by those people that would just drop the weight hard. Let along it is worse for your body (am a chiropractor).
Just make sure you have great form and warm up - tired of seeing back problems in my practice
As an observer I was always annoyed by those people that would just drop the weight hard. Let along it is worse for your body (am a chiropractor).
Just make sure you have great form and warm up - tired of seeing back problems in my practice
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Dropping the weight isn't a problem in the slightest for your body. However if the gym is not equipped (i.e. doesn't have bumper plates or the flooring for it) then yes it should be more controlled.
However it the eccentric movement is still an important part of the exercise to do.
Sorry to sound harsh but many physios and chripractors know naff all about this sort of thing. The people you see are those that aren't lifting weights correctly or are using poor form - this has nothing to do with dropping of the weights.
However it the eccentric movement is still an important part of the exercise to do.
Sorry to sound harsh but many physios and chripractors know naff all about this sort of thing. The people you see are those that aren't lifting weights correctly or are using poor form - this has nothing to do with dropping of the weights.
Well IMO - it is better to have control and to just set the weight down. There also should be adequate pads under the weights (those harder rubber mats).
As an observer I was always annoyed by those people that would just drop the weight hard. Let along it is worse for your body (am a chiropractor).
Just make sure you have great form and warm up - tired of seeing back problems in my practice
Gtfo
I in no way try to make my deadlifts noisey but I put 0 effort into slowing them down once they're heading that direction.
I can do slow eccentric deadlifts but the recovery time they require never seems to warrant the gains they provide.
Slow eccentric squats on the other hand...
The problem is that when making noise we all get lobbed in with bobby biceps who seems to think throwing his dumbbells down after a hard set of curls or dumbbell bench is the most anabolic thing you can do asides from steroids....or creatine.
I'm not trying to be loud, I'm trying to be efficient in my movements and save my energy for the lifts.
I can do slow eccentric deadlifts but the recovery time they require never seems to warrant the gains they provide.
Slow eccentric squats on the other hand...
The problem is that when making noise we all get lobbed in with bobby biceps who seems to think throwing his dumbbells down after a hard set of curls or dumbbell bench is the most anabolic thing you can do asides from steroids....or creatine.
I'm not trying to be loud, I'm trying to be efficient in my movements and save my energy for the lifts.
This reminds me very much of the time a guy who didn't look like he'd ever touched a weight in his life stopped me in the changing room and gave me a lecture on how deadlifts were bad for me and he should know because he worked in a warehouse and had done a manual handling course.
I deserve a lot of praise for keeping a straight face through the whole lecture.
I deserve a lot of praise for keeping a straight face through the whole lecture.
Strong everythingWell IMO - it is better to have control and to just set the weight down. There also should be adequate pads under the weights (those harder rubber mats).
As an observer I was always annoyed by those people that would just drop the weight hard. Let along it is worse for your body (am a chiropractor).
Just make sure you have great form and warm up - tired of seeing back problems in my practice
Sadly if you dont train in your own gym then etiquette is what the gym rules state.
Unfortunately this means muppets not liking weights being lowered fast but safe in a deadlift, but throwing 25kg DBs down is fine.
Fortunately I have my own gym and a lifting platform so almost anything is ok in terms of putting a deadlift down
Unfortunately this means muppets not liking weights being lowered fast but safe in a deadlift, but throwing 25kg DBs down is fine.
Fortunately I have my own gym and a lifting platform so almost anything is ok in terms of putting a deadlift down
Sadly if you dont train in your own gym then etiquette is what the gym rules state.
Unfortunately this means muppets not liking weights being lowered fast but safe in a deadlift, but throwing 25kg DBs down is fine.
Fortunately I have my own gym and a lifting platform so almost anything is ok in terms of putting a deadlift down
He lives!
Well IMO - it is better to have control and to just set the weight down. There also should be adequate pads under the weights (those harder rubber mats).
As an observer I was always annoyed by those people that would just drop the weight hard. Let along it is worse for your body (am a chiropractor).
Just make sure you have great form and warm up - tired of seeing back problems in my practice
Please aware me of your practice so I can avoid at all costs. I had an ex tell me deadlifts were bad for me, she was allegedly a physio.