To think the gym staff should sort it?

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I've been going to my gym for years. It's not the cheapest, but there are plenty more expensive.

There's a good mix of age groups and it's generally a friendly and relaxed place to go. I've noticed recently that there's a big trend for dropping weights after the end of a set. It's always young men who do this, often when training together but sometimes alone. It's deliberate and exhibitionist. On one occasion, the vibrations from the weight dropping was so great that the weights on my machine were rattling. On another, the crash was so loud and sudden that I genuinely believed there to be a medical emergency. The noise is deafening, repetitive and needless.

This morning, I came to the conclusion that the noise level was such that in an industrial setting, ear defenders would be mandatory. There's usually staff about but they're often personal training or doing inductions, so not approachable.

AIBU to think the gym should make a greater effort to manage this? I know an autistic gym member who finds it really distressing and I can't say I'm that keen either. Don't start me on the people who think training barefoot on mats and then putting their sweaty feet on the wall while doing sit-ups is ok. It's basic manners isn't it?

YABU about dropping weights.

YANBU about the hygiene stuff.

Yanbu and this is why dropping weights is against the rules at quite a few gyms

Every gym I've been to has a hard line on dropping weights. You just don't do it if you wish to keep going to that gym.

Why?

YANBU my gym has loads of signs up saying not to drop weights. Clearly men who aren’t as strong as they think if they have to drop the weights like that

The gym is not a library. It’s not meant to be a quiet place where no one makes a peep.

If you’re doing deadlifts/RDL’s and lifting pretty heavy, the safest way to place the bar down without injuring your back is to drop the bar. I lift heavy and won’t place the bar down quietly and risk injuring my lower back for someone who wants a quiet environment.

You should speak with the management team and they’d probably say the same

Most weights rooms/areas have signs saying no dropping the weights. Can you ask staff about this and ask how it's enforced? YANBU to be annoyed.

Just checking though - what kind of weights and noise are we talking? Olympic lifts will involve "dropping" the barbell in a controlled manner - but only onto the appropriate flooring. Are they lifting a loaded barbell above their heads?

YANBU (except about the feet). Apart from anything else it is dangerous to drop weights. They might land on a foot or a hand. I think it is against the rules in my gym.

YANBU.

If the weight is too heavy to put down with control, it's too heavy.

It's just ego-lifting. Usually with terrible form.

Our local gym has had its floor broken several times because the bros can't manage their weights.

Yanbu. Our gym is actually really good and has zero tolerance on weight dropping.

YANBU. I nearly had my foot crushed once when the guy on the bench next to me decided to dramatically throw down the dumbbells he was using.

Only drop the weight if you fail the rep is the rule at my gym.

If you have to drop the weight then it’s too heavy for you and you likely have poor form

Putting the weight back properly is about half the lift. You’re cheating yourself to drop it and annoying everyone in the process

Dropping weights pisses me off immensely. I don't expect a gym to be silent but I also don't expect to be near deafened.

It's resistance machines as well as barbells. I've considered suggesting they try less weight as it's clearly too heavy for them to replace with control.

It’s very dangerous to drop the weights and I’d probably mention it.

They need a sign saying that if you need to drop the weights, then you’re not as strong as you think!

But I would wear headphones for the noise level.

our gym is above a bar, the twats drop weights on purpose so that people below can hear.

uf an extreme weight is being used fair enough but these men do it for show, on all the weights.

Did you tell the staff? Not those doing PT of course, but the general staff?

My gym has notices about not dropping weights, and keeping your top on (it's a serious weight-lifting bro gym), but not about bare feet - they offer yoga & flow classes which we do in bare feet.

So everytime you do a deadlift rep, instead of placing the bar back down, you just drop it on the floor? You're doing half a rep every time.

Sorry, that was to @CeeChynaa

Nope not when it comes to the last lift. You’re doing 10 reps of 60KG deadlifts, you’re going to drop the bar on the last lift because that’s when it feels the heaviest it’s ever felt. That’s my experience anyway

No. Because that wouldn’t be a deadlift now would it?

Dropping it on the final rep is very different to dropping it on every rep which is how your previous post read

If you’re doing deadlifts/RDL’s and lifting pretty heavy, the safest way to place the bar down without injuring your back is to drop the bar. I lift heavy and won’t place the bar down quietly and risk injuring my lower back for someone who wants a quiet environment.

I was going to say this.

I don't actually drop it but I don't lower it slowly. Goes down with a loud crash. 😂 My one rep max is 140kg and most men would struggle to lower that slowly.