Author Topic: Dropping Weights! (Read 12868 times)

coltrane · « **Reply #50 on:** February 14, 2012, 12:10:38 PM »

yep. I'm about your age.. I'm 33.

I respected the older fellas in there. I gave them respect.

You don't see that these days. Just young wise-ass punks.

CalvinH · « **Reply #51 on:** February 14, 2012, 12:28:05 PM »

I like to drop my weights towards people wearing crocs or flip flops in the gym

chaos · « **Reply #52 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:10:21 PM »

Cocktrain, its easy to stand up from seated presses with the 120's....can you sit up from flat bench with them?

dr.chimps · « **Reply #53 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:37:08 PM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 01:10:21 PM

Cocktrain, its easy to stand up from seated presses with the 120's....can you sit up from flat bench with them?

Sure. Just reverse how you started your set and let them touch your knees, and then let them pull you back into a seated position.

coltrane · « **Reply #54 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:51:55 PM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 01:10:21 PM

Cocktrain, its easy to stand up from seated presses with the 120's....can you sit up from flat bench with them?

oops. my bad. I misread that original statement. Thought poster said shoulder presses.

I stand corrected and apologize.

Option D · « **Reply #55 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:59:48 PM »

Dumbbell of peace

Ursus · « **Reply #56 on:** February 14, 2012, 04:54:09 PM »

I use the biggest DB's in the gym and can set mine down without making a sound for seated DB presses

Same for inclines. I lift and set them down myself after sitting up with them.

Hulkotron · « **Reply #57 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:39:21 PM »

Quote from: BigCyp on February 14, 2012, 04:12:58 AM

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x2

chaos · « **Reply #58 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:50:34 PM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on February 14, 2012, 01:37:08 PM

Sure. Just reverse how you started your set and let them touch your knees, and then let them pull you back into a seated position.

Go ahead and film yourself doing this for us so we can see it, cause in all my years I've never seen anyone using significant weight do this from the flat bench.

Ursus · « **Reply #59 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:51:08 PM »

What would you say is significant weight?

Hulkotron · « **Reply #60 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:53:24 PM »

Dropping weights after like flies or shrugs or curls or whatever is just stupid, but trying to gently set heavy dumbbells down on the floor or back into the "seated-on-your-knees" position from a benching position is an invitation to hurt yourself. If tits are offended by this then maybe they can go lift in the "Women Only" area of the gym.

Ursus · « **Reply #61 on:** February 14, 2012, 05:54:14 PM »

Everyone in my gym who does flat or incline DB gets them up themselves and down themselves without dropping them.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #62 on:** February 14, 2012, 06:14:52 PM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 05:50:34 PM

Go ahead and film yourself doing this for us so we can see it, cause in all my years I've never seen anyone using significant weight do this from the flat bench.

How is what I explained difficult!?

chaos · « **Reply #63 on:** February 14, 2012, 06:51:48 PM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on February 14, 2012, 06:14:52 PM

How is what I explained difficult!?

I dunno, how do you go about putting the db's back onto your legs? You just drag 130+lb db's down your body? Or do you just drop them on your knees from an arm extended postion

Quote from: Ursus on February 14, 2012, 05:51:08 PM

What would you say is significant weight?

I would say for most of the people I see right around 100#'s is going to be significant, which for the record I can still get back up with...

You press 130+ dbs right? Post up a video of you sitting back up from flat bench with them so I can see how it's done, cause everyone I have ever seen do them has always dropped them.

el numero uno · « **Reply #64 on:** February 14, 2012, 06:54:46 PM »

Quote from: Hulkotron on February 14, 2012, 05:53:24 PM

Dropping weights after like flies or shrugs or curls or whatever is just stupid, but trying to gently set heavy dumbbells down on the floor or back into the "seated-on-your-knees" position from a benching position is an invitation to hurt yourself. If tits are offended by this then maybe they can go lift in the "Women Only" area of the gym.

X2 Exactly!

chaos · « **Reply #65 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:06:28 PM »

Quote from: el numero uno on February 14, 2012, 06:54:46 PM

X2 Exactly!

Ursus and dr chimps seem to think it's quite easy, I've never seen it so I am very interested in how it's done.

aesthetics · « **Reply #66 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:10:50 PM »

Quote from: Hulkotron on February 14, 2012, 05:53:24 PM

Dropping weights after like flies or shrugs or curls or whatever is just stupid, but trying to gently set heavy dumbbells down on the floor or back into the "seated-on-your-knees" position from a benching position is an invitation to hurt yourself. If tits are offended by this then maybe they can go lift in the "Women Only" area of the gym.

i don't know why anyone would honestly bother though, especially if it's heavy weight and there's even the slightest chance of injury, like you say. absolutely no one cares at all that someone is dropping dumb bells 6 inches from the mat anyways, if they do then they are probably one of those homos that stare at you during your sets and care more about what other people are doing in the gym than themselves.

el numero uno · « **Reply #67 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:14:55 PM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 07:06:28 PM

Ursus and dr chimps seem to think it's quite easy, I've never seen it so I am very interested in how it's done.

Yeah that sounds very interesting. I'm all ears

chaos · « **Reply #68 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:22:19 PM »

What happened to Ursus and the good Dr

Either one agree to do a video for us?

WOOO · « **Reply #69 on:** February 15, 2012, 03:43:05 AM »

Quote from: aesthetics on February 14, 2012, 07:10:50 PM

i don't know why anyone would honestly bother though, especially if it's heavy weight and there's even the slightest chance of injury, like you say. absolutely no one cares at all that someone is dropping dumb bells 6 inches from the mat anyways, if they do then they are probably one of those homos that stare at you during your sets and care more about what other people are doing in the gym than themselves.

i agree with you about the 6" rule... that's just putting them down... dropping is something else... like flipping them of your chest after press as opposed to lowering then "releasing" them close to the floor

Ursus · « **Reply #70 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:51:45 AM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 07:22:19 PM

What happened to Ursus and the good Dr Either one agree to do a video for us?

What happened to me was that I live in a different time zone went to bed and went to work the next day. I can press over 130s on inclines but my gym only has 120's atm. Will that be good enough for you?

I am amazed that you find this difficult or tricky to do. Once you press them you just sit up with them and then stand up and set them on the ground like a deadlift.

My next Chest day is Monday.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #71 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:54:04 AM »

Guys that drop weights are attention whores pure and simple. They grab dumbbells that are to heavy for them and proceed to do half range of motion presses then drop the weights so everyone can see what a big man they are.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #72 on:** February 15, 2012, 12:10:44 PM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 06:51:48 PM

I dunno, how do you go about putting the db's back onto your legs? You just drag 130+lb db's down your body? Or do you just drop them on your knees from an arm extended postion
I would say for most of the people I see right around 100#'s is going to be significant, which for the record I can still get back up with...

You press 130+ dbs right? Post up a video of you sitting back up from flat bench with them so I can see how it's done, cause everyone I have ever seen do them has always dropped them.

Cripes. Get your panties unwadded. Watch how Ronnie falls back on the bench with the dbs coming off his knees. When you finish your set, reverse that -ie. twist the dbs and let them fall towards your knees, which you've now again brought up. The weight pulls you back up. I then sit/stand and put dbs on top off those on the bottom row of racked dbs. Saves a lot of wear and tear on shoulders.

hazbin · « **Reply #73 on:** February 15, 2012, 12:36:35 PM »

Quote from: chaos on February 14, 2012, 07:06:28 PM

Ursus and dr chimps seem to think it's quite easy, I've never seen it so I am very interested in how it's done.

it is very easy Chaos. it is just a momemtum transfer. you lift your knees up to the weights. then just lean forward . the weights momentum actually rocks you into a standing position. there is virtually no effort.

coltrane · « **Reply #74 on:** February 15, 2012, 12:41:47 PM »

And it helps to have your arms pretty straight then sitting back up.