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Weightlifting - it's actually pretty easy

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    #32
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    GASMANN wrote: »
    have to agree with coopter, thats what the plates and platforms are for.

    Yes. And 5's and 10's are quite thin, don't resist lateral flexion too well, they're expensive and can quite easily warp/tear. And there's no real need to drop them if you're even moderately strong. It's just a respect thing IMO. Like yeah it's not your equipment, doesn't mean you can't at least be careful about it. You don't need to drop the weight when you're shoulder pressing in a commercial gym, why do it with considerably less, just because you can?

    Ever dropped a 40kg from overhead onto a bouncy platform? If you're not careful it can go anywhere.

    It's just unnecessary, in my opinion.


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    #33
    Inspector Coptoor
    Registered Users Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Not all 5s and 10s are thin.

    Just sayin.


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    #34
    Dathai
    Registered Users Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭Dathai


    Inspector Coptoor wrote: »
    Not all 5s and 10s are thin.

    Just sayin.

    If they're thick they're probably still quite fragile. There's no way they could be strong without density (density == weight) while still being standard oly plates.


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    #35
    Scuba Ste
    Registered Users Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Scuba Ste


    Have to agree with Hanley. I don't drop anything less than 40kg usually. If I don't have to drop it, I won't. It doesn't really take too much effort to catch 40kg and you get used it. If I'm using straps for doubles and triples I'll catch every rep but the last even on work sets. Same for rack jerks because it's just a pain in the hole lifting a bar back up or stripping it to put it back into the rack. It's something you build up to and get used to.


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    #36
    GASMANN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 496 ✭✭GASMANN


    Hanley wrote: »
    Yes. And 5's and 10's are quite thin, don't resist lateral flexion too well, they're expensive and can quite easily warp/tear. And there's no real need to drop them if you're even moderately strong. It's just a respect thing IMO. Like yeah it's not your equipment, doesn't mean you can't at least be careful about it. You don't need to drop the weight when you're shoulder pressing in a commercial gym, why do it with considerably less, just because you can?

    Ever dropped a 40kg from overhead onto a bouncy platform? If you're not careful it can go anywhere.

    It's just unnecessary, in my opinion.

    Personally, I wouldn't drop much below 60/70kg, but I'm 110kg bw or there about. A person who weighs 50-60kg is going to need to let the weight drop when it's a lot lighter than me.
    I don't think it's a respect issue in regards to the equipment as I was always taught how to drop a bar. We're not talking about a wwe style power slam into the platform.
    I've dropped a few 40kg's alright but onto proper platforms, so they didn't go that far.
    On the shoulder press comparison, I don't shoulder press from the floor so I just re-rack it.


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    #37
    andrewg82
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭andrewg82


    cheers good advice guys


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