Throwing down power blocks?
Sthere
Posts: 59 Member
Maybe a silly question, can you throw down power block elite dumb bells without damaging them? I feel pain when I supinate and probate my left wrist, maybe it's from carefully putting them down after a lift bad I'm hurting myself? I read though you really shouldn't throw them like a hex dumbbell either. Please help.
0
Replies
-
No. They are not made to be thrown down.0
-
No, dropping them can crack the weld on the plates.0
-
So how do I prevent the wrist pain?0
-
No dumbbells are built to take the punishment of being dropped from more than a foot or two off the ground and definitely not made for being thrown down.
Is your wrist injured? I’ve seen some cross fitters using wrist wraps, which might help with the pain, but I’d focus on what’s cause the pain rather than trying to mask the issue with a wrap.0 -
You shouldn't throw or drop any weights. Even bumper plates.
Sounds like you need to work on wrist mobility and potentially forearm strength as well. Might as well fix the problem.0 -
I don't think carefully doing anything is going to result in injury. if these are adjustable dumb bells they will break easily and, as mentioned above, basically all dumb bells are more fragile then you might think0
-
-
Of_Monsters_and_Meat wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.0 -
I was experiencing a muscle imbalance, my left side was developing at a slower pace compared to right side. I went to see an atlas orthogonal chiropractor and he took Xrays. My cervical spine was elevated on the left 4.5 degree, so he adjusted it. Hopefully lefty can catch up now. I can't increase the weight which is frustrating, even though I probably could on the right side. I don't want to create more of a noticeable difference between sides. I have some instability in the left wrist, I have a torn capsule from my siberian huskies yanking on the leads. I guess I should start strengthening the wrist up to prevent further injury0
-
[/quote]
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.[/quote]
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
0 -
ForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
During competitions it is illegal to drop the weight. It will earn you red lights and your lift won't count. We do have hard set downs, but you can't slowly lower a PR weight because there is a huge risk of injury.
Olympic lifting is completely different and some do drop their weights.0 -
ForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
you're quoting a powerlifter...
OP, I'd work on wrist strength and forearm strength/mobility like USMCMP suggested
http://www.allthingsgym.com/mobility101/0 -
OK I meant that one then lolForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
During competitions it is illegal to drop the weight. It will earn you red lights and your lift won't count. We do have hard set downs, but you can't slowly lower a PR weight because there is a huge risk of injury.
Olympic lifting is completely different and some do drop their weights.
0 -
Olympic lifts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB523WntoaY
Powerlifting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O5U0HNdygg 0 -
I was experiencing a muscle imbalance, my left side was developing at a slower pace compared to right side. I went to see an atlas orthogonal chiropractor and he took Xrays. My cervical spine was elevated on the left 4.5 degree, so he adjusted it. Hopefully lefty can catch up now. I can't increase the weight which is frustrating, even though I probably could on the right side. I don't want to create more of a noticeable difference between sides. I have some instability in the left wrist, I have a torn capsule from my siberian huskies yanking on the leads. I guess I should start strengthening the wrist up to prevent further injury
Also sounds like you should drop the weight on both arms for these particular dumbbell movements until your strength re-balances. Good form, patience, persistence, progression.
0 -
ForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
During competitions it is illegal to drop the weight. It will earn you red lights and your lift won't count. We do have hard set downs, but you can't slowly lower a PR weight because there is a huge risk of injury.
Olympic lifting is completely different and some do drop their weights.
From my years of lifting in a standard gym, I cannot allow myself to drop or throw the weight during crossfit. Controlling the weight down is part of my PR.
0 -
AllanMisner wrote: »ForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
During competitions it is illegal to drop the weight. It will earn you red lights and your lift won't count. We do have hard set downs, but you can't slowly lower a PR weight because there is a huge risk of injury.
Olympic lifting is completely different and some do drop their weights.
From my years of lifting in a standard gym, I cannot allow myself to drop or throw the weight during crossfit. Controlling the weight down is part of my PR.
I can't stand when people drop weights. My deadlifts come down hard, but they are still controlled. A guy at my gym would drop his deadlifts from the top. Great way to destroy the equipment.0 -
AllanMisner wrote: »ForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
During competitions it is illegal to drop the weight. It will earn you red lights and your lift won't count. We do have hard set downs, but you can't slowly lower a PR weight because there is a huge risk of injury.
Olympic lifting is completely different and some do drop their weights.
From my years of lifting in a standard gym, I cannot allow myself to drop or throw the weight during crossfit. Controlling the weight down is part of my PR.
I can't stand when people drop weights. My deadlifts come down hard, but they are still controlled. A guy at my gym would drop his deadlifts from the top. Great way to destroy the equipment.
Actually, the bumper plates we use at crossfit are designed for a drop (3 - 4 ft). But yes, I think people exaggerate the drop stroke the ego. It sounds cool, but I just can’t let the weight go.
0 -
AllanMisner wrote: »ForStMicheal wrote: »
I know you crossfitters ignore that. You still shouldn't.
seems like the power lifters are more into this, during competition at least
During competitions it is illegal to drop the weight. It will earn you red lights and your lift won't count. We do have hard set downs, but you can't slowly lower a PR weight because there is a huge risk of injury.
Olympic lifting is completely different and some do drop their weights.
From my years of lifting in a standard gym, I cannot allow myself to drop or throw the weight during crossfit. Controlling the weight down is part of my PR.
I can't stand when people drop weights. My deadlifts come down hard, but they are still controlled. A guy at my gym would drop his deadlifts from the top. Great way to destroy the equipment.
That is ridiculous, at least somewhat control it downward.
DB's can be difficult depending upon the position you're in. If I do a flat or incline DB press I can't let them down all the way so I will drop them. Personally I have some old injuries that create certain limitations for me and I'm not about to risk injury by letting down a piece of metal. I let them down as far as I safely can and then drop.
0 -
The bumper plates also come in handy for those first starting out on the deadlift but can't do 135. Instead of figuring out the number of plates to stack, which step to use to gain height or attempting to use a fixed barbell that is much lower to the ground, the bumper plates come in handy. Or at least, they would have if the trainer had mentioned the gym had any... I know now, after I made it past 135 on deadlift, but oh well. They were interesting to try pendlay rows with too since I still haven't made it up to the 45 plates on that one.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 426 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions