Gear and Gym Supersititons

[jjaas]

Just curious how many bros out there have something strange they do when using gear or lifting that isnt exactly scientific but more of a good luck charm. I know for me, its bad luck to pin more than one cc in a shot and when Im lifting, the plates must always face in towards the lifter with the flat side out. Its also bad form to point out gains while you are working towards them, always brag about it later.

 

[gixxerman]

weird., lol...just kidding..everyone has their own gym habits.

 

[lookinfit75]

BUSTED!!!!! I do the weight thing myself and I line up the holes on all the plates. My buddy says I have OCD but I guess mentally I just want it all to be perfectly balnaced lol.

 

[dabuffguy]

I always have to hump the weights before lifting them

 

[jwo02]

I do the thing with the weights, too, and when in high school I would never use the silver plates, always the black ones.


Now if I use silver it has to be balanced out. A silver and a black on one side, a silver and a black in the same positions on the other side.

 

[mphowells]

Matching up the holes in the plates for me.

 

[SLAYER69!]

christ, its so funny about the plates thing. my gym has two different kinds of 45's. I of course will not mix them on the bar. I'll walk accross the gym just to get one of the same kind

 

[RADAR]

the gym i go to has 3 brands of weight plates, I can hold each in both hands
(45 .lbs) and i can tell the off brand is a tad bit heavier, same with the other brand plate also.
So I always use the YORK plates free style, all the others when i'm using a machine but i match them up for proper balance if the machine requires plates on the left & right side.


My Home Gym is all YORK!!!!

RADAR

 

[DasWolf]

I always have to hump the weights before lifting them

lol...buff you got issues bro...lol

 

[smtimelevi]

christ, its so funny about the plates thing. my gym has two different kinds of 45's. I of course will not mix them on the bar. I'll walk accross the gym just to get one of the same kind

Same here, sounds like many of us are OC in the gym