Gym Rules - Dropping Dumbbells

[gymtime]

You know, on this thread a self-appointed policeman stepped-in to protect us from dropped dumbells. If instead the gym policeman was protecting us from suspected illegal steroid and prohormone users in our local gym, I wonder if the same logic would apply? After all, I'm sure those gym nerds shy away from that issue as well and rules are rules, aren't they?

So Ido this ONE fucking time in eleven years of lifting. And now I'm a gym cop huh? A mean old man now right?

Again, this has NOTHING to do with me being some self apointed hall monitor. It happened ONCE. And I don't really give a crap about the rules, that was never the main point. The main point is, as you so desparately are trying to avoid, is that he's fucking up equipment that I help pay for. And for that I said ONE sentence to him, nothing more. And I'm some crotchety old man for that??

Jesus man...I hope you aren't so quick to judge the rest of the people in your life so harshly.

 

[mrplunkey]

...to turn my dumbells into scrap metal, then yes, I believe I have a right to say something.

You witnessed the possibility that his crappy technique would "turn your dumbells into scrap metal" -- you didn't watch him damage equipment. There is a big difference. You made an assessment and offered unsolicited advice.

Does that mean if some guy in the gym thinks you're about to "turn the squat cage into scrap metal" by trying what he thinks is too much weight that he should accost you about it?

 

[gymtime]

I see you're simply going to take every figure of speech I use literally and use it to try to bolster your point, while continuing to miss the real one.

This is going nowhere. We disagree. I'm done.

 

[The Shadow]

locked because a couple of fucktards just would not STFU.

 

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[moya]

if i bust up a set of dumbells or a bar (bent one a month ago)... arent our gym dues supposed to be used to REPLACE this equipment?... not that this is done intentionally at all, but in powerlifting i test my limits quite often and accidents do happen...
i have to dump heavy squats sometimes... sometimes i miss a heavy power clean...
but we pay gym dues for a reason.. so the OP being a RAT because he's trying to 'protect the equipment' is moot...
lift and let lift...

 

[stevesmi]

my gym has a strict policy on dropping weights. i've done it once and that is when i was clean and jerking and i failed on my jerk and the weight slammed down.. the manager came and yelled at me

when i used to work out at Worlds Gym they would have wood flooring in a section for clean and jerking and they didn't care if you dropped the weight. it was far from everyone else so it was no problem. it was huge. most gyms do not have the space for something like that though

 

[SpyWizard]

Easy, if you have to drop you you are not building muscle or strength, and you are endangering the members around you.. the gym insurance company doesn't like this one bit..

 

[the.gladiator1987]

lol @ ppl dropping weights. No matter what i am doing i slowly lower them, and i wont let them touch the ground. It would hurt my ego if i let them hit the ground since I love being able to not let them touch the ground because of my core strength

ppl are just pussies

 

[moya]

^dude, i weigh 50lbs less than you and deadlift more than you...
how is your core strength THAT strong to have an ego... and call people pussies because they have to bail on a squat or clean?... maybe if you pushed your limits a bit more you would fail a few lifts...