I just realised one main reason why my gym doesn't allow dropping weights. It's because they also allow
Idiots to train there - the type that put their Ipods on and have no ****ing sense of their surrounding.
I was going to drop a powerclean on Sunday when this guy just walked straight in front of me, iPod on, without even looking.
A few weeks ago, some chick joking around with her BF nearly ran into my back while I was pulling a 1RM deadlift up.
Having said that, maybe I should drop the weights on them to do our gene pool a favour.
Also, when lowering, I would not lower "Romanian" style but normal Olympic weightlifting style. In other words no stiff legged movements here...let your quads and glutes, not your hammies lower and control the load back into position. And I thought I was keeping it brief!
Hi Fadi,
Could you elaborate on this? I think I'm lowering it right when the weight is down to my quads, but not too sure.
Also, I find it harder to get the weight from shoulder level to quad level. At higher weights, I'm afraid that it will create a sudden, strong jerky drop that pulls on my shoulders and elbows, which I feel isn't a good thing!
Last session, when I was doing close to 1RM, I just walked back to the rack with the weight on my shoulders. It takes more work afterwards to get the weight back on the ground though. :/