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Originally Posted by dasani604
I have a question for you gurus.
For deadlifts, when you bring the bar back down, do you guys try to control it to the point where it doesn't "bang or crash" (as in let it down as slow as possible to make as little noise as possible)?
I ask because for the first time, someone in the gym came up to me and told me it was annoying. I usually let it down in a controlled manner, but it does make sound when it touches the floor because that's physics. After the guy told me he was annoyed, he went to talk to the other guy doing deadlifts. I can't tell if he's just being stingy or if we were both doing it wrong.
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Which gym is this?
I used to workout at Fitness World in Richmond, and this one white guy was super sensitive over noise. He came up to me on a few occasions complaining about me slamming the weight and hurting his ears when I was DL'ing. It's not like I was dropping the bar after every rep. Even if I did touch and go, the plates clanging on the bar make noise.
It was a 40 year-old tool who wears short shorts, a beater, and some preppy Zach Morris haircut from the 90s.
The worst part is, I would've been happy to try to work things out with him, except the guy came up to me AND ONLY ME out of everyone in the gym. Out of everyone who drops their weights, he decided to single me out.
BTW, I can't remember where I read it, but I heard that it's the 2nd half of the DL motion, where the weight comes back down, is where you're most at risk for injury if done incorrectly. It's not a good idea to try to control it, better just to let the weight come down naturally.
Anyway, I ditched that stupid gym. Best workout decision of my life.