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Powerlifters @ mygym--

MsBeverlyHills

MsBeverlyHills

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theres a couple PLrs that hit clean & jerks & at the top of lift-- drop the fully loaded bar (like 3 45's on each side) to the ground making a huge crashing noise. Its really distracting if your lifting next to them (the squat racks are all together on one wall-- like 2 ft apart).

Q-- would you ask these guys not to drop it, ignore it & do your lifts when theyre resting or let the manager know about it???

thanks :)
 
jsut personally ignore it. i mean if you were doing something in your routine that benifited you but annyoed others, you would want them to try and get over it. now, there is a fine line between being rude about it (on thier part). but olympic lifting is based around little to no negative. so after they get it up, they are encouraged to just let it go. so try to be respectful, but dont go deaf. maybe something else at that time, or make a joke about how loud they are being. like "now those plate never did anything to you." this will strike up a "friendly" conversation and this might prompt them to ask you" are we being too loud"..... and you can go from there.

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they cant really stop dropping it. i highly highly doubt they could bring 3 plates on each side down controlled.
 
I'd say ignore it.

I'm of the opinion that if the gym allows olympic lifters and powerlifters to do their thing, then it's gotta be a pretty good gym.

Hell, we can't even use chalk at the "fitness center" we belong to.
 
Ignore it. They are training. That's what the gym is for.

A couple dudes were doing cleans last night near me, yelling at each rep, loud as hell. I just went about my workout.
 
If these O-lifters were indeed O-lifters and really know their shit, I'd watch and learn. Especially if you've never performed any of the O-lifts before. Great opportunity.

We're beginning to train more frequently on Mondays due to the fact there's a couple of guys (one a ex-competitive powerlifter) who sometimes train legs that day. We grab a squat rack right next to them. My boyfriend and I are either training legs or performing deads that day now. We yell encouragement to each other (in either group) and share chalk.

These guys are squatting sets of 10-reps with 405lbs. Geez. But inspirational as hell. They're also helping me with my squat, since I'm working on getting well below parallel now. There are also a group of guys who come in late and perform O-lifts.

I would give anything to have a gym filled with the sound of heavy O-lifts being performed rather than Britney Spears-like music playing loudly from speakers.
 
heavywear said:
i would ignore it but i wonder if these guys are serious if maybe the gym owner would consider a rubber-topped platform or the actual rubber bumper plates that Olympic lifters use. Like this:

http://www.ivanko.com/products/prd_text/OCB5KG.html
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they are rubber plates (orange, red, yellow..ets..)... but they do damage the floor anyway. The matting on the floor pops up & gets dented at that rack.

theyre still pretty noisy...esp if your lifting right next to them-- & the acoustics at GOlds are pretty bad... maybe they need to fix that instead :rolleyes:
 
I got kicked out of the gold's for olympic lifting, and the whole dropping of the weights thing is correct. You need bumper plates though just for safety, and they are not nearly as loud. I never understood why a gym owner couldn't shell out for a set of oly weights when he is buying so much other shit. Personally the sound of dropping weights gives me the chills and reminds me of home...
 
A nice base beat of deadlifts dropped, to go with the tinny trebble annoyance of weight stacks on the floor.

You know, it cost me very little to build a 9 x 5 foot deadlift platform with a couple layers of plywood and mats to absorb shock and sound. Friends drop 800+ pounds deads on it for reps, and you'd never know it upstairs, or by looking at the floor in that room.

'Course, I train in a real gym.
 
slobberknocker said:
I like stuff like that going on around me when I'm lifting.
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yeah really. Me too. I'd rather have dudes around me olympic lifting, where I can learn a thing or two, than have countless college kids home, with huge beer guts, doing a 90 minute bicep workout.
 
they only work their bi's for 90 minutes...jeez what a lack of dedication, the frat boy routine I got says you are supposed to work them for 2 hours three times a week along with chest...
 
IronLion said:
they only work their bi's for 90 minutes...jeez what a lack of dedication, the frat boy routine I got says you are supposed to work them for 2 hours three times a week along with chest...
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:FRlol:
 
If they are doing full cleans, NOT dropping them like that can be dangerous. It can lead to all kinds of back, and shoulder injuries to name a few. If your gym is hardcore enough to have people cleaning 3 wheels, its hardcore enough to get bumper plates and/or a platform.
 
IronLion said:
they only work their bi's for 90 minutes...jeez what a lack of dedication, the frat boy routine I got says you are supposed to work them for 2 hours three times a week along with chest...
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MsBeverlyHills said:


they are rubber plates (orange, red, yellow..ets..)... but they do damage the floor anyway. The matting on the floor pops up & gets dented at that rack.

theyre still pretty noisy...esp if your lifting right next to them-- & the acoustics at GOlds are pretty bad... maybe they need to fix that instead :rolleyes:
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well they need a platform then - and they probably aren't 3 45s one each side, since all the plates are the same size :)

The red plates are 25kg, blues 20kg, yellow 15kg etc

My gym will soon be getting a platform and 800lbs worth of bumper plates and a nice heavy duty proper oly bar and jerk racks. Soon someone will complain of my dropping weights :D
 
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I wish people did olympic lifts at my gym. Then I wouldn't feel as awkward to actually start doing them
 
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Haha I used to oly lift there...I am one of the guys that pissed you off...sorry but at the time it was the only gym I could find w/ bumper plates, and I had a 3 month free deal...oh well

But I agree with you on this: that gym is not for pl or oly lifters it is for bodybuilder's and fitness people and the occasional celeb. I wouldn't go to Westside and do tricep kickbacks in their power rack.
 
I would have suggested bumper plates also, but since they're already using them... if they work out at the same time regularly, perhaps you could find a different time to work out so they aren't there when you are (assuming that fits your schedule).
 
IronLion said:
Haha I used to oly lift there...I am one of the guys that pissed you off...sorry but at the time it was the only gym I could find w/ bumper plates, and I had a 3 month free deal...oh well

But I agree with you on this: that gym is not for pl or oly lifters it is for bodybuilder's and fitness people and the occasional celeb. I wouldn't go to Westside and do tricep kickbacks in their power rack.
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Im not pissed actually-- just sorta distracting. Im just gonna wear headphones & listen to Rage against the machine...less noise... haha!
 
I would try screaming profanities at them at the top of your lungs. If that doesnt work, throw stuff at them.














Just kidding!

Turn the rage up loud.
 
Oh I just got another great idea.

Right when one of them is in the middle of a clean, run up and flash your breasts at him.



See if that breaks THEIR concentration.





Again, Im only kidding, but it sounds funny:D

I can see how it might be distracting, but I dont think there is much you can do about it. Afterall the gym does supply bumper plates, so I guess you just gotta expect them to hit the floor.
 
If it were my gym and they weren't using bumper plates...they would be out the door...

B True
 
b fold the truth said:
If it were my gym and they weren't using bumper plates...they would be out the door...

B True
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they were using rubber plates (bumber plates??)... anyways B-fold-- ya know if these dudes were hotties like you- I wouldnt be complaining...:):p
 
MsBeverlyHills said:


they were using rubber plates (bumber plates??)... anyways B-fold-- ya know if these dudes were hotties like you- I wouldnt be complaining...:):p
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:) :bfold:

Thanks...but I'm not sure I'd be considered to be a 'hottie' when I am training. I like to yell, growl, spit, and make a array of strange sounds when I train. :)

B True
 
b fold the truth said:


:) :bfold:

Thanks...but I'm not sure I'd be considered to be a 'hottie' when I am training. I like to yell, growl, spit, and make a array of strange sounds when I train. :)

B True
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Funny stuff. This girl was like "I'd love to watch you workout some time." And I was like "Why? I just bleed and sweat all over the place. That's not sexy."


LOL :D
 
post deleted/edited.......yeah i guess i dont know the full situation.......gym setup
 
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quick update for ya'll... today new guy is doing hang cleans & again dropping the effing bar (w/ FOUR rubber plates each side) on his lifts... geez!

so I say to this friend of mine-- "Thats totally annoying.. what do ya think?' ANd she goes.. "oh that guy-- thats Tom" & points up to this huge picture of Tom Magee 2800 lbs world powerlifting champion on the wall at Golds!!!

anyways...Im gonna ask him (no maybe beg him) to teach me some power lifts next wk... LOL!!
 
Tom Magee was a BBer/Wrestler from Canada who also competed in strongman. There is no 2800 total in powerlifting, so he's not a powerlifter (at least not with that number). So far, none of the guys described have been powerlifters. This should be the "olympic lifters @ my gym" thread. lol
 
www.mageefitness.com

"Tom is a former World Powerlifting Champion Super Heavy Weight Class."

in the Golds pic- hes lifting 2800 lbs from a platform-- its not an olympic lift- but he set a record for that weight regardless.

whats the difference bet a powerlifter & olympic lifter??? doesnt a PLr use oly lifts in their competition???
 
Powerlifters do the squat, bench press, and deadlift in competition. Olympic lifters do the clean and jerk, and the snatch in competetion. As for Tom Magee, I don't know much about him, other than he is a strong mofo, a good athlete, and he is put together, but I can tell you he doesn't have a PL total of 2800lbs though because nobody does.
 
The picture of him at gold's is of him doing a calf raise or a shrug with that weight I can't remember which, I think he is training one of the wsw competitors.
 
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