Dropping Weights!

[Dr Dutch]

This is really a classic....

[DroppingPlates]

This is really a classic....

Imagine Musclecenter, tipping on his shoulders, "Don't dlop the leights, mistel  "

[Polish Power]

No your the idiot, if you can lift them you can put them down, I incline press160's and shoulder press 150's and put them down lightly.

you are an idiot

that is all

[Polish Power]

What kind of stupid logic is this, if you dont drop them your weak?  I incline press 160's and shoulder press 150's and put them done lightly. If you can put them done then your strong. Dropping weights just is anoying hard on the weights and the floor.

Try benching dumbells over 120lbs without letting them drop on the floor.

If you don't drop weights that means you're a weak bitch.

Someone post that branch warren vid where he's tossing weights everywhere

[makaveli25]

If there's no one around I drop the dumbells if I'm doing heavy seated shoulder presses or flat dumbell presses. I'm extra careful if people are around. When I drop them I make sure they don't go far from me. I put my hands on them right away.

[Ursus]

By dropping to you mean from shoulder height or just holding them at all times but dropping them?

[chaos]

The thread was started about people dropping weights from random heights, basically just letting go when they are finished. To the Pollock bragging about pressing the 160's and setting them down, first vids or I'm calling bullshit, this is getbig, not bbing.com, second setting the weights down from incline or seated press is easy, how do you sit up and set down the db's from a flat press without dropping them, this is the new question!

[wes]

JUST TROW DA` FUCKING TINGS WHERE EVER YA` WANT!! 

[crownshep]

Like hazbin said,its easy to move the dumbells back to your knees when you finish,the weight of the dumbell then pulls you up off the bench.Obviously you have to finish the set with the d/bells in the top position.All my d/bells are what i`ve made myself and welded and i train at home in the garage,so i didn`t like to have to drop the weights now and then,in case the d/bells broke.So i made myself 2 short benches that fit at the side of the regular bench at a 45%angle and if i can`t complete the rep and end up in the bottom position i just lower them to the short benches.Then i made myself a table out of 5 inch solid oak with the top at shoulder height to do d/bell shoulder presses,i lift the d/bells on,sit down on the seat,tip the bells back and they are in position.When i finish i just lean forward and put the d/bells back on the table top.

[Ursus]

The thread was started about people dropping weights from random heights, basically just letting go when they are finished. To the Pollock bragging about pressing the 160's and setting them down, first vids or I'm calling bullshit, this is getbig, not bbing.com, second setting the weights down from incline or seated press is easy, how do you sit up and set down the db's from a flat press without dropping them, this is the new question!

How strong are you in terms of DB's?

It is easy if you do it my way from day 1.

[Ursus]

Like hazbin said,its easy to move the dumbells back to your knees when you finish,the weight of the dumbell then pulls you up off the bench.Obviously you have to finish the set with the d/bells in the top position.All my d/bells are what i`ve made myself and welded and i train at home in the garage,so i didn`t like to have to drop the weights now and then,in case the d/bells broke.So i made myself 2 short benches that fit at the side of the regular bench at a 45%angle and if i can`t complete the rep and end up in the bottom position i just lower them to the short benches.Then i made myself a table out of 5 inch solid oak with the top at shoulder height to do d/bell shoulder presses,i lift the d/bells on,sit down on the seat,tip the bells back and they are in position.When i finish i just lean forward and put the d/bells back on the table top.

Nice idea espec as they are welded DB's

If I cant complete a rep I lower them to my chest and just sit up

[crownshep]

I can`t believe Ursus that someone doesn`t know how to get back up from a d/bell bench,i was taught this the very first time i trained back in 1979.Watch this old guy to see what we mean.

[Ursus]

Exactly how I do it though i can do it even if I fail a rep.

It is naturally and instinctly the easiest way to do it!

[crownshep]

Nice idea espec as they are welded DB's

If I cant complete a rep I lower them to my chest and just sit up

The benches cost me nothing to make,a neighbour was getting rid of his old fence posts and panels,so i cleaned them up and made the benches.The foam and the leather are off an old sette.The "thing" sat on the benches is something i made out of an old bike handle and fence post,its to add weights on to do triceps bench dips,instead of loading up plates on my legs.

[chaos]

Like I said, up to 100's I have no problem sitting up on a flat bench, but 120's+ and I just let them go.

I'll have to check that vid later on a comp. But I do have to say that you guys are in the minority that sit up from flat bench with big db's.

[Ursus]

Like I said, up to 100's I have no problem sitting up on a flat bench, but 120's+ and I just let them go.

I'll have to check that vid later on a comp. But I do have to say that you guys are in the minority that sit up from flat bench with big db's.

the majority don't use 120+

However it is all relative. 120 to me is liek 100 to someone else etc.

Dropping metal DB's is stupid and damages them

[crownshep]

Just looked at some of the other videos of the old guy doing d/bell presses and found this one of him barbell benching at age 69.

[The_Punisher]

Just looked at some of the other videos of the old guy doing d/bell presses and found this one of him barbell benching at age 69.

this old man will sure those youngsters feel like shit

[Ursus]

That look like 3x 25kg/55lb plates a side and a 5kg/11b and a 2.5kg/5.5 plate

[crownshep]

That look like 3x 25kg/55lb plates a side and a 5kg/11b and a 2.5kg/5.5 plate

Thats what i thought because in the UK the reds are 25kg,and the blues 20kg,but i`m assuming the reds must be 45lbs plates as he`s from the US.Impressive strength for any age.

[Ursus]

Yea in the rest of teh world apart from USA reds are 25kg/55lbs blues are 20/44 yellows are 15/33 greens are 10/22 and the smaller ones are white I think

[aesthetics]

I can`t believe Ursus that someone doesn`t know how to get back up from a d/bell bench,i was taught this the very first time i trained back in 1979.Watch this old guy to see what we mean.

Ah, a video of wes in his younger days! 

[chaos]

So we can expect an instructional video from Ursus next Monday on how to sit up with the 130# DB's? Somehow I've never managed to damage a DB by dropping it from a flat bench position....strange.

[aesthetics]

So we can expect an instructional video from Ursus next Monday on how to sit up with the 130# DB's? Somehow I've never managed to damage a DB by dropping it from a flat bench position....strange.

the only real issue i have and the only time i care is if someone is throwing weights around carelessly, especially if there are people nearby.

a lot of women are completely oblivious in the weight room and just walk right next to people pressing 300pounds like they are invisible and then subsequently getting the dumb bells dropped right next to them as they walk too close to the guy pressing. i don't really blame either of them entirely but if people are going to drop weights they need to at least make sure no one is around first, other than that, i couldn't care less since all real gyms have padded floors.

[Ursus]

So we can expect an instructional video from Ursus next Monday on how to sit up with the 130# DB's? Somehow I've never managed to damage a DB by dropping it from a flat bench position....strange.

My gym only has 120's

Will that suffice?

And you want on a flat DB press?