Weightlifting etiquette

**The AD** · 12-21-2003, 08:29 PM

When racking weights the flanged side of the plate should face out, and the flat side should face in. It is a lot easier to remove a plate by grabbing it by the flange then trying to pry it out with nothing to grab onto. I don't care what side you face out on the bar or machine, but when racked the flange should face out.

Why can't people grasp this simple concept?

Sorry, didn't get to ski today

**jayfrizzo** · 12-21-2003, 08:54 PM

What kinda stone-age gym do you go to? All weights I've seen for the past 10 years, except for in "City" gyms in NYC, where you'd get your head crushed for talking etiquette, have holes cut out for handles.

That, and if you're man enough to be dropping 45s onto a bar, you oughta be able to grab 'em off no matter how they're racked.

<--- That's me flexing.

J-

**Lumpy** · 12-21-2003, 09:09 PM

So if a 45 lb. weight has a hole cut in it, then it doesn't weigh 45 lbs anymore does it? And any gym rat worth his sweaty fumunda (fumunda yo' balls that is) knows that 45 lb plates are pussy material. Start slappin' dem 100 pounders on each side den' pop off

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If toting around single plates is a problem, just ask around for some "diet supplements" and you'll be slingin iron with the best of the meatheads.

What cycle are you on this month J? Surprisingly the last couple haven't resulted in any serious acne scarring or significant hair loss.

**The AD** · 12-21-2003, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by jayfrizzo
What kinda stone-age gym do you go to? All weights I've seen for the past 10 years, except for in "City" gyms in NYC, where you'd get your head crushed for talking etiquette, have holes cut out for handles.

The gym I go to has some weights with the handles cut into them, but plenty are still the old-school Olympic plates.

Yeah, obviously I need to work on my finger strength to get those weights off the rack. I'm such a pussy.

It's Gold's Gym by the way. There's a fair number of meatheads, but mostly normal folk.

**jayfrizzo** · 12-21-2003, 09:51 PM

Lump, your sig kills me.

Really, the only time I was in a gym in NYC was every 6 or so months when I'd sign up again cause I was so ashamed by all the desk flab I'd gathered.

Pretty funny, though. I haven't seen anyone put weights on flat-side-out since probably high school, when I worked out with a couple of my buddies who were serious weightlifters. Like competition, weight-class lifters. Like, weighing 126 pounds and benching 350. These dudes took off their shirts and they looked like wasps. I just looked like a pasty pear.

Anyhoo, I asked them then why they'd put the weights on backwards, and they said, "I dunno, Coach does it. Maybe because they look bigger."

I think you should tell the meatheads to get over their inadequacies. Yeah, that's it. March right up to the biggest monkey in there and give him a piece of your mind.

J-

**Lumpy** · 12-21-2003, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by The AD
It's Gold's Gym by the way. There's a fair number of meatheads, but mostly normal folk.

There are days that the sheer presence and number of meatheads in Golds keeps me on the couch eating Ho-Ho's and drinking beer.

The final straw one day, was a group of muscleheads that were discussing at length their weekend activity of critiquing each other trying on bikini bottom thingies for an upcoming competition

WTF!!!! Of course, being a manly man I felt it my duty to inform these "men" of thier transgression against all that is macho. But, when I approached them I felt that someone 6-8 inches shorter and lacking the extra 70-80 lbs of "supplement" induced muscle and attitude would be an inadequate fit to convey this info... 'Roid on Dudes!

Gotta love the narcissm in the gyms.

**Viva** · 12-21-2003, 10:22 PM

Back when I lifted (twenty years ago), the plates always went flange in; that's just the way it was.

Pulling the plates off, even the big boys, was never a problem- used the same technique regardless, one hand on the bottom and one on the top.

Blurred Elevens · 12-21-2003, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by The AD
When racking weights the flanged side of the plate should face out, and the flat side should face in. It is a lot easier to remove a plate by grabbing it by the flange then trying to pry it out with nothing to grab onto. I don't care what side you face out on the bar or machine, but when racked the flange should face out.

Why can't people grasp this simple concept?

Sorry, didn't get to ski today

Dude, if weights not being placed "flanged out" is your defining moment of having a shitty day, you need to go fuck yourself. I'd trade your problems for mine, and I'd even accept a little syphilis on the side you little crying bitch....go get fucked Sally!!

**Viva** · 12-21-2003, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by Lumpy
...and lacking the extra 70-80 lbs of "supplement" induced muscle and attitude would be an inadequate fit to convey this info... 'Roid on Dudes!

Gotta love the narcissm in the gyms.

Back in the day, my best friend decided to juice-up so he could better his chances at college football (he gained 40 lbs in two weeks). Once you're juicing at one of the "real gyms" (in this case World Gym, Santa Monica, CA), you join a select crowd. These guys used to inject each other in the a$$ with decadurabolin, dianabol, whatever was available back then(early-mid eightys). They use to do this in the presence of other people, too. I hated that shit.

Blurred Elevens · 12-21-2003, 10:42 PM

40 lbs in 2 weeks.....that's a good one. If you're going to make shit up dude, try and make it somewhat believable ya dumb fuck.

**Viva** · 12-21-2003, 10:53 PM

You're right, he could not have gained 40 lbs in just two weeks. As I recall now, he went from 210 to 240 in two weeks, so I guess it was more like 30 lbs in a couple of weeks.

So sorry to insult your intelligence.

13 · 12-21-2003, 11:04 PM

Bitchy Elevens,

Would you like me to run down to the store and pick up a box of tampons and some Midol for you?

Blurred Elevens · 12-21-2003, 11:05 PM

Let me guess....10 of those now 30 lbs was the load you blew up his ass..

Blurred Elevens · 12-21-2003, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by 13
Bitchy Elevens,

Would you like me to run down to the store and pick up a box of tampons and some Midol for you?

Grab me some Astro-glide while you're at it, my weiner is getting chapped from regulating here...

**The AD** · 12-21-2003, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by Blurred Elevens
you little crying bitch....go get fucked Sally!!

I see you're in fine spirits today, Elevens.

Blurred Elevens · 12-21-2003, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by The AD
I see you're in fine spirits today, Elevens.

Yeah, the two blazing bazookas I'm holding are due to several things, but nothing as simple as being torqued cause some dude in the gym did'nt place the weights correctly for my bitch ass....

**Lumpy** · 12-21-2003, 11:47 PM

I was getting worried that the world wasn't right when elevens had the toned down clown avatar and a kinder much more gentle demeanor. Welcome back.

**Dexter Rutecki** · 12-21-2003, 11:55 PM

Kind of funny now to see all these blocked posts in the thread--and the responses that are a mixture of anger and bemusement. I can't help but imagine what he might be coming up with (except where the 'crying bitch/get fucked Sally' thing was quoted, so I could see it) to bring those on.
He reminds me of some retarded kid who's allowed to hang around with the group because he's the brother of some big guy, or everyone just feels sorry for him...

**Viva** · 12-21-2003, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by Blurred Elevens
Let me guess....10 of those now 30 lbs was the load you blew up his ass..

At least you got me on the giving end...

Blurred Elevens · 12-21-2003, 11:58 PM

Originally posted by Viva
At least you got me on the giving end...

Yup, and Dex is on the recieving end...I'm glad you two decided to get married...congratulations!

**Grange** · 12-22-2003, 08:42 AM

At my old gym during the orientation everyone went through when signing up they had to show us the proper way to put the weight on the bar, which was flat side out.

I now go to a Gold's Gym and they have weights with holes so now the proper etiquette is to make as much noise while placing the weight on the bar.

**The AD** · 12-22-2003, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by Grange
At my old gym during the orientation everyone went through when signing up they had to show us the proper way to put the weight on the bar, which was flat side out.

I've got no problems with this. That's the way everyone does it. Not sure why, but that's just the way it is. The thing I object to is when the weights are racked. No wait, actually I disagree with this somewhat. On leg machines where people put the 100 lb plates on, the flange should face out. Those are tough to get off if there's more than one on each side.

I really can't believe none of the Democratic Presidential hopefuls have announced their stance on this critical issue

**Beaver** · 12-22-2003, 10:32 AM

When weightlifting don't forget to put them down afterwards. It is bad etiquette to just leave them up so that the next guy has to put them down before he can begin to weightlift.