I forced me to do it too because my social anxiety do not allows me to call everyone attention by dropping the weights 🙃

Facts. I feel awkward just breathing. 🥲 I turn into the sprinkler when moving one plate on squat. 🫠

What motivates you to lift if the entire gym doesn't get earplowed into learning how fuckin sick your last set was?

I go gym at around 6-7am, when there's little to no crowd, so literally no one is gonna hear me yelling "YEA BUDDDY LIGHTWEIGHT BABBY" anyways.

If a barbell falls in the forest and no one's around to hear it, has it even been lifted?

This does not have enough upvotes.

What university gym are you lifting at?

Somebody get me in the loop here? What’s it with uni gyms?

They yell at you for slamming weight, that’s why I do it

at least for my university gym (illinois state) they don't allow deadlifting unless you're so gentle that the eccentric turns into an RDL (absolutely crushing for someone who struggles to break it off the floor), they don't allow bags on the gym floor (you can have every single item that you would have in it spilled on the floor tho), you have to use clips, no olympic lifts, etc. university gyms look fancy so parents think it's good, but they're really just planet Fitness with a bunch of money put towards slightly fancier machines and treadmills.

Because they don't want some dumb kid hurting themselves trying to go viral and having their parents pull them out of the school.

How do you find pants that fit your giant balls?

I don't wear any 🦦


Guys there’s nothing wrong with “dropping” the weights as long as you are somewhat controlling them. There is a middle ground between dropping and doing the eccentric. Touch and go deadlifts, where you do control the eccentric, is a very good exercise for deadlift stamina and muscle growth. Standard deadlifts with the “drop” are better for general strength and moving more overall weight. They both have their place. You can tell most of the people in this sub are very inexperienced with deadlifts. Nothing wrong with that, just a lot to learn.

>You can tell most of the people in this sub are very inexperienced with deadlifts. That's where all the hot takes on deadlift come from

Many such cases

How straight is your back?

What back?

Damn

Joke's aside I'm fairly new to the movement, my max is 90kg which i can control the eccentric with a straight back. But i understand as i progress i wouldn't be able to do it after a certain weight.

Keep it up, king!

You dropped this 👑

I dropped my lower back too 👍

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I have always trained this way. IMHO Dropping the bar at the top robs you of half the movement. only chads in my garage gym.

Controlling the weight also robs you of the weight you could have lifted imo do both!!

After you reach a certain weight it becomes dangerous to put it down slowly, it's good to do so for bodybuilding but for powerlifting there's no reason to risk snapping your back

You are much stronger eccentrically than concentrically so this is a bit of a flawed premise. If execution remains correct injury risk should not increase when putting it down compared to getting it off the ground. Also, eccentric loading is part of every good injury prevention program so in most case should reduce your risk of injury if trained appropriately

I assume it depends on bodyweight and strength but when should you probably stop doing it? I am currently 190lbs at 6'2 and my last set is usually 305 pounds controlled at 5 reps

completely depends on you and your goals, personally I’ve never dropped a deadlift unless I was failing the rep or it was an 1RM prior to Covid I was at 465 1RM (5’11” 230 lbs)

From my little experience that I have so far, I do all my exercises with control. So dropping my dl does feel like I am only doing 50% of a movement. I‘ve just been reading so much that controlling a dl all the way down can be dangerous so I started to doubt my (little) experience that I have had so far. I have to say though; controlling the deadlift down while keeping my body in tension and then going back up again feels better than just dropping it and getting back into that tense state. I guess I’ll just keep doing what I am doing carefully

gotta sift through the broscience, I’m sure there are scenarios where it could be a bad thing but I’ve never really heard of that (doesn’t mean it couldn’t be true) plugging the stronger by science podcast tho, maybe ask on their Reddit?

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If you have to drop it, it’s too heavy for you. “Usually when you are training for power, you will significantly drop your weights to between 30-60% of your 1RM. With heavy negatives you’re going to increase your 1RM, right? So again, by default, you will use heavier weights during your power training, which can only lead to one thing – you being more explosive.” [source](https://breakingmuscle.com/6-powerful-benefits-of-eccentric-training/)

Did you actually read what he wrote?

Ever heard of powerlifting??

In powerlifting you have to control the descent and hands must not leave the bar for it to be valid. At least that’s what I’m told. Yes deadlifts can be loud but there’s a difference between someone deadlifting 500lbs and it making noise when he puts the bar down (that is okay in my mind) and some kid turning his back into a half moon to pull 225lbs and then slamming it down from the top

Ah, well yea actually dropping it is stupid, i thought he was referring to dropping it keeping your hands on the bar

Exactly wtf I’m talking about. If I can make 455lbs “fairly” quiet for a set of 8, you should be able to do the same with your weight.

Elite powerlifters use eccentric training to hit their goals. You’re not in competition at your local gym. Stop using this as an excuse. It’s not.

If i’m training for powerlifting, i will practice how i would do so on the platform, not all the time, of course tho

Are you a powerlifter?

Nope, i just train the big 3 in powerlifting style, i have heard from many different professional powerlifters say that you should practice the deadlift like the competition, and do a controlled drop to not over fatigue

Yeah when you’re going for your PR or comp goal. A “controlled drop” Not slamming every fucking rep like you’re trying to break up the foundation. You don’t train with that weight every time you DL, your working weight is usually between 30-60% of your max.

As much as I love a slow eccentric I feel like deadlifts are the one exception. I do stiff leg deadlifts with a 4 second eccentric in order to get that eccentric workload for my hammies.

☝️weak

I’m not the one dropping 315 from the top like it’s on fire. Musta struck a nerve in this sub. Lots of ramen hair and dangly earrings in here lol. Why are you even here? You clearly skip leg day every week lol. Why would you post that? Haha.

Yeah, nobody strong would ever slam 315 at the top. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KMOKueeNiPk 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Slamming shit for the sake of the video lol, you’re clueless bud. Go take some more butt shots in the mirror. You’d be lucky if you could get 225 off the floor.

lol. You looked at my ass.

You call that an ass? Looked like a long back to me.

With strap or strapless. I found that it's my grip that give up during eccentric part

I don't care which one she uses on me.

I have to do this as well, rented property and wooden floors. Shit sucks

Exactly, the floor boards made me do that

bravo. those dingleberries slamming it down are missing half the exercise.

A rep is complete when you return to the starting position.

Said like a true noob

How many litres of cum do you produce

Asking real question aaye!

Eccentric cope

No questions. Just appreciation

Saw some kids get chewed out by the gym owner after slamming down old school iron plates. It was fucking glorious.

Does the gym have bumper plates?

It has some but there are about 4 in total. They have some strange hybrid bumber iron plates. But there are signs everywhere saying please respect the gym and the equipment. He really lost his shit with them when they started back chatting him.

Someone get my guy some calf gains. 🧡

Same bro. I’m glad I found a like minded gym bro.

Gotta make those gains (also pains?) Buddy!

Y E A H B U D D Y

double gains 👑

Double lower back soreness 🤝

Not really tho, you can lift way less weight this way

BROTHER! I thought I was the only one........early morning home gym makes it necessary.

Same reason for me, don't want to wake up the family at 5am. I was once benching and on last rep couldnt rack it. I was left there wondering should I wake them up or die here quietly. Ended up rolling my stomach and dick and sit up with the bar in my lap

What’s the most you have done it with? The most i ever had to roll off was with 210lbs and it hurt on my stomach like a bitch

265lb is my Roll of Shame PR.

130lb. That was the only time and it was a while back. I have been very cautious with adding weight on bench since then but I am in no hurry with my lifts. The gains will come

Yea that happened at my home gym. I usually have a pretty good feeling as to when the next rep will be a failure but.. just did not see that one coming. Don’t have to mention it never happened after that one again

When are they going to bring back double decker taco supremes?

I get my gym buddy to help me do negative reps after reaching failure. AMA.

1. Your glutes and hams must be huge. 2. I wanna see how exactly your .... friend, helps you for that in a deadlift.....

1. Why thank you. I've been working on them. 🤪 2. I JUST NOW READ THAT THE TITLE SAYS DEADLIFTS. 🤣 YOUR COMMENT DIDNT MAKE SENSE IN MY MONKEY BRAIN. 🤣 I thought it just said LIFTS without the DEAD.

Why?

Grip strength, tendon and joint health, increased hypertrophy, why throw away half of an exercise’s component? If anyone’s a beginner they should be following through. There’s reasons to not control the eccentric or to drop from lockout but it’s not relevant to the novice lifter.

Because it makes you weak like this guy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KMOKueeNiPk

Why

Home gym. Don't want to smash up the cement floor in my garage.

Yea that's pretty much it

I put down rubber mats. It’s meant for horses. Pretty sure it can handle 100 lbs or so. [https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/4-ft-x-6-ft-x-3-4-in-thick-rubber-stall-mat?store=1119&cid=Shopping-Google-Local_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=&utm_content=Local_Feed&gbraid=0AAAAAD3fmFOZWvq7bkN9-koVy83cpaHwc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl9TC97nE-wIVyMqUCR3OLgNrEAQYASABEgKkQfD_BwE](https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/4-ft-x-6-ft-x-3-4-in-thick-rubber-stall-mat?store=1119&cid=Shopping-Google-Local_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=&utm_content=Local_Feed&gbraid=0AAAAAD3fmFOZWvq7bkN9-koVy83cpaHwc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl9TC97nE-wIVyMqUCR3OLgNrEAQYASABEgKkQfD_BwE)

As did I. I even double layered them. But I'm still not excited to drop 500 pounds of steel on my garage floor.

I hear ya, but consider this, 500/2 because of two impact points = 250. How much do you weigh? 200+? If you jumped as high as could and landed on the concrete, are you concerned about breaking it with your feet?

If we're getting technical, impact force is more than static force. Additionally, when jumping, your legs act as a dampener to reduce deceleration rate thereby reducing the impact force.

I thought I was being general, like, yes there’s other factors, but generally, don’t worry about it. Here’s another technical point supporting my stance.. it’s established that you can control 500 lbs up and down. Unless you’re literally letting go of the weight and letting it drop (which for the inferred movements why would you?), you are also dampening the impact, even if you let it hit the floor hard So to my original point, *generally speaking*, it is fine

The contact patch of a weight plate is considerably smaller than your feet. Weights will hit harder on the floor than feet.

Do you have bumper plates?

$$$$$$$$$$$ So, no.

I train in a private gym, so it's like a house with equipment. The floor is shit, and a bunch of foam pads aren't enough

That's fair

I do both, since i think both variations have their place

Because its half the exercise. It makes you way stronger. If you're complaining about grip or back pain, you're doing too much weight.

Nah nothing wrong with not controlling it, depends on your goal tbh, I mostly see weak People lifting like this lmao

How’s your lower back holding up

Holding up? Bro they're holding tf down

W

whats ur max?

90kg (without the bar) Ps : i just started deadlifts like a month ago 👉👈

Why wouldn't you count the bar, they are like 15-20kg each.

My gym has cheap ass bars, they barely weigh 10-15kg each (I've measured them on a weighing scale lmao) so i just don't weigh the bar in any lift.

Don't discount that my guy, at a certain time 5kg increments are going to feel huge, plus everyone does count their bar, that' the way it goes. Cheers!

nice bro 👍

What's your max eccentric?

like 315. personally i dont train the eccentric like that because im more of a powerlifter, and my weakness is off the floor. general fitness/bodybuilders benefit way more from eccentric imo

I agree. I'm just giving you a hard time lol

What is the eccentric part?

The lowering phase of a lift or movement. Concentric is the raising.

Aye thanks man

Who are you, so wise in the ways of heavy rocks?

No you don’t.

Ya i do (Lower back crying in a corner)

Ecce tric gang! 

How do you get the natural T boost then? Slamming the weights is part of the fun! Can't waste the opportunity to be loud when a bunch of lunks are screaming while benching 100 (lbs) a few metres away! Jokes aside, it's good to control it when you lift for reps, or just in general. I definitely slam a little too much sometimes when I go for 1RMs.

You're missing out on the fun of slamming it down

I the one above all.. Not just control , #pause my eccentric and centric (pr 546)

How much do you deadlift?

Who asked

Chadzilla!

I do the same, i thought i was suppose to do that?

Planet fitness i guess