Thread: Dropping the bar

I try and set it down as much as I can. But, sometimes i drop it. I have bumper plates on though.

You see so many of these vids of people dropping the bar, which I think is reasonable in O lift training, but I've never been to a gym where it seems appropriate. Are these more likely proper weight lifting facilities for training O lifters rather than suburban gyms?

Originally Posted by KarlW

You see so many of these vids of people dropping the bar, which I think is reasonable in O lift training, but I've never been to a gym where it seems appropriate. Are these more likely proper weight lifting facilities for training O lifters rather than suburban gyms?

yea, the ones you see in videos are usually at a weightlifting (or powerlifting gym) where a club trains out of and it is just understood that is what happens. This isn't like the foo foo club down the street.

In my gym it's somewhat common place... I've seen some guys do O-lifts with metal plates and drop it on the rubber mats and no one really seems to care.

My new place has a room for my gym, on the bottom floor, atop concrete. It also has a very large enclosed concrete patio which will be an outdoor expansion of the gym.

I'm thinking about cutting up some truck tires and fitting to absorb shock for dropped lifts.

Anyone have a better economical idea?

Originally Posted by JimSnow

My new place has a room for my gym, on the bottom floor, atop concrete. It also has a very large enclosed concrete patio which will be an outdoor expansion of the gym.

I'm thinking about cutting up some truck tires and fitting to absorb shock for dropped lifts.

Anyone have a better idea?

you could by some rubber flooring.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you could by some rubber flooring.

Not very economical though is it?