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[Darth Biscuit]

Get to a proper gym with proper equipment.

 

 

Not sure what this has to do with dropping weights...  but... whatever.   I certainly don't go to the nicest gym ever, but it's got decent equipment, isn't expensive and is halfway between my office and my house...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jase]

Not sure what this has to do with dropping weights... but... whatever. I certainly don't go to the nicest gym ever, but it's got decent equipment, isn't expensive and is halfway between my office and my house...

I think he means... Aren't you squatting over a rack? The bar would be dropping a couple of feet max? Hopefully somewhat under control?

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[Darth Biscuit]

I think he means... Aren't you squatting over a rack? The bar would be dropping a couple of feet max? Hopefully somewhat under control?

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Yes I do squat in a rack, I usually put the bars about 6" under my lowest point of the squat, but that'd still make a hell of a noise dropping it off my back, because if I can't push it, we're talking about 400lbs +.

 

I saw a guy drop a front squat of 315 off his shoulders once onto the rack... scared the hell out of everyone in the gym and probably bent the bar...

[Jase]

Yes I do squat in a rack, I usually put the bars about 6" under my lowest point of the squat, but that'd still make a hell of a noise dropping it off my back, because if I can't push it, we're talking about 400lbs +.

 

I saw a guy drop a front squat of 315 off his shoulders once onto the rack... scared the hell out of everyone in the gym and probably bent the bar...

 

those adjustable ones don't typically have any shock absorption on them so I bet they are loud.

 

We have one adjustable squat rack (power cage) and one non-adjustable.  I prefer the non adjustable, the stop is rubberized.

[Darth Biscuit]

those adjustable ones don't typically have any shock absorption on them so I bet they are loud.

 

We have one adjustable squat rack (power cage) and one non-adjustable.  I prefer the non adjustable, the stop is rubberized.

 

We have one "regular" squat rack and one "cage" rack, which honestly for a gym the size of ours is dumb, they really need one or two more...

 

I prefer the cage rack mainly because the stops on the rack are of a better height for me, and like I said I can adjust the bottom stops up a little higher in case I did have to go down with it.

 

On the regular squat rack one is slightly too high and the other slightly too low so it's aggravating... plus there's no rubber on any of them, it's just metal on metal if you dropped the bar.  The guy that dropped the front squat was on the regular squat rack.

[Doyle]

 

I saw a guy drop a front squat of 315 off his shoulders once onto the rack... scared the hell out of everyone in the gym and probably bent the bar...

 

I just assume the person is illiterate when they drop the weights at my gym.  There is a sign every 10 ft saying "DON'T DROP THE WEIGHTS."

[Darth Biscuit]

I just assume the person is illiterate when they drop the weights at my gym.  There is a sign every 10 ft saying "DON'T DROP THE WEIGHTS."

 

 

Well, there's dropping them and then there's DROPPING them.  There are a few exercises like flat bench dumbbells where I always drop them because I don't want to hurt my shoulders trying to control them down...  and frankly when I pick up a near max deadlift, I'm not too worried about setting it down gently...

[Fiz]

there's things called bumper plates that you can drop 

 

even for really heavy squats

 

5th one i fail

 

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[Fiz]

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[Darth Biscuit]

now, come here but don't actually workout...

My gym has no bumper plates. The plates are covered in fairly soft plastic material, but they're still loud as hell. There is also no rack like you're squating on...

[Chimera]

they don't have squat racks with bracket for the bar on the outside? or one that you can adjust, like this...

 

[Darth Biscuit]

That's what I squat on right there.

[Cat]

I'm buying my husband a bench and new set of weights for Christmas. If anyone has any suggestions in brands please share. 

 

I want the bench to be able to store under a bed and a weight set that is all in one.