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What is this stupid obsession people have with standing on top of a 45 pound plate to do deadlifts or other exercises? It’s stupid. Stop standing on top of weight to do an exercise.
Standing on a plate or block increases the range of motion and improves starting deadlift strength. Stupid is assuming you know everything about training and thinking anything you don't do is useless.
...annoyed this a.m. at the dude who set up the squat rack for deadlifts. He puts the side/safety bars about 3 feet up off the ground and does his deadlifts from that position, with each "rep" only going a few inches, each time BANGING the weight down onto the bars (metal to metal) which was so loud that you literally couldn't hear someone who was talking to you. I think he did maybe 20 sets like this for over an hour. Crazy.
From the top of my head, the following are pet peeves and other observations at my gym:
1a) Cell phone texter on weight machine between sets. Sharing a public space means being mindful of others who are trying to use the same space. This is basically the equivalent of the idiot that is driving slowly in the fast lane due to carrying on a text conversation - yeah, we understand that it's an important family emergency text but move over to the side because it's really not important to the rest of us.
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I do that and see nothing wrong with it. What difference does it make to you if I just sit there and wait for a minute or text for a minute?
No one moves over in between sets if you do not ask them to. And even if you ask them, no one really likes it because it is rude. It is only ok if the gym is extremely busy and there are no free machines.
...annoyed this a.m. at the dude who set up the squat rack for deadlifts. He puts the side/safety bars about 3 feet up off the ground and does his deadlifts from that position, with each "rep" only going a few inches, each time BANGING the weight down onto the bars (metal to metal) which was so loud that you literally couldn't hear someone who was talking to you. I think he did maybe 20 sets like this for over an hour. Crazy.
Those are rack pulls, a legit exercise. However, the slamming of the weights down on the bar is not part of it. Unlike a deadlift, the racks pulls are more controlled in the eccentric phase.
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Originally Posted by oh-eve
I do that and see nothing wrong with it. What difference does it make to you if I just sit there and wait for a minute or text for a minute?
No one moves over in between sets if you do not ask them to. And even if you ask them, no one really likes it because it is rude. It is only ok if the gym is extremely busy and there are no free machines.
Never understood this, and seems to be a "thing" with those not familiar with gyms/working out. Whether a person sits there or plays on the phone, it does not matter, and a person is certainly not going to rack/rerack weights between sets.
If a person wants to work in, they should ask instead of standing around all aggravated that someone is "hogging" the equipment.
The most annoying to me are the folks you don't see. The ones who leave stacks and rows of 45's on the weight equipment you need to use. I work out early in the am and a lot of that time goes to stripping rows of 45's off of whatever series of bars or machines I intend to use that day.
I cannot stand people who do not put their weights back up, and I also do like it when they actually do put them back, they are all in some mixed-match order.
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Originally Posted by Rocko20
What is this stupid obsession people have with standing on top of a 45 pound plate to do deadlifts or other exercises? It’s stupid. Stop standing on top of weight to do an exercise.
And I just love the clowns deadlifting by bouncing/slamming the weight and causing a small earthquake. Unless the weight is 315 or more, stop dropping it after every rep Mr. Olympia wannabes
People who steal towels from the gym, c’mon folks that’s messed up
Elevated is an assistance exercise helping with the initial pull for the deadlift.
Deadlifts do not have an eccentric component to it, however, the lift must be "controlled" during the eccentric part, not just dropped. I sure as heck hope people are not just out right dropping metal plates.
Those are rack pulls, a legit exercise. However, the slamming of the weights down on the bar is not part of it. Unlike a deadlift, the racks pulls are more controlled in the eccentric phase.
Thanks for clarifying. I actually didn't know this was a legit exercise. But yes, the dude was just dropping the weights, not controlled at all, so I sort of looked at it like a "lazy deadlift", lol.
Thanks for clarifying. I actually didn't know this was a legit exercise. But yes, the dude was just dropping the weights, not controlled at all, so I sort of looked at it like a "lazy deadlift", lol.
You're this supposed expert on weight training but don't know what a rack pull is?
You're this supposed expert on weight training but don't know what a rack pull is?
My God. How did I know some troll was going to come on here with this nonsense........
Sorry, I do not know of every single exercise on planet. I have personally never done this one, nor have I ever seen anyone do this. Many gyms don't even have this rack or the support bars necessary to be able to perform such an exercise.
I deadlift with a barbell and with a hex bar, not this way.
But I hope your attempt at a jab made the tiny man inside you feel better!
.....the person who works out with a piece of gum in their mouth, who chews it during their entire workout with their mouth wide open like a horse chewing cud. Every gym I've ever worked out at has this guy/gal.
My God. How did I know some troll was going to come on here with this nonsense........
Sorry, I do not know of every single exercise on planet. I have personally never done this one, nor have I ever seen anyone do this. Many gyms don't even have this rack or the support bars necessary to be able to perform such an exercise.
I deadlift with a barbell and with a hex bar, not this way.
But I hope your attempt at a jab made the tiny man inside you feel better!
A rack pull is a pretty common exercise. Since you seem to know everything I was surprised that you've never heard of them. Every gym I've ever been to has the necessary equipment to perform them. Personally, I don't bother with this particular exercise.
Anyway, you should probably stick to deadlifting with the trap bar. We wouldn't want you to suffer any back injuries.
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