Mark Brown
July 16, 2022
So that’s there a first time for everything! First time I been to the Genesis all week and someone pulled the Anytime Fitness Light at me for dropping the barbell from 4 feet while doing clean and push press. I didn’t see the lady after that and one of managers talked to me about it (who was on my side and thanked me for doing as she asked to my detriment) so I guess I ruined someone’s workout. I don’t feel even remotely bad about it. I didn’t realize gyms were fucking libraries. So I say this to all of the people who are offended by loud bouncing noises: When you see someone doing clean and press, clean and jerk, or snatch and you ask them to pull it down because it’s too loud, you — repeat YOU — are being the rude one. Dropping the weight is far FAR safer for the lifter than bringing the weight back down to shoulders and down the body. “It’s too loud!” does not trump my safety, especially when I am lifting at near 100% intensity. Oh…and I finally got 175 clean and push press. Yessss!
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