Does anyone get a little offended?

Anyone got any cheese??
We got plenty of whine

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lol, I breath while I lift. And when I dead lift 315 or more. I set it down just as controlled as I lift it up, because I don't want to hurt myself. dropping weights is bad for your joints and tendons. I've seen wannabe power lifters hurt them self's dropping weights, it can cause permanent damage, it's not a definite but it's not worth the risk in my eyes. sad part about it is that you benefit the most from absorbing the negative, that's letting the weight down slow. I lift hard and let down slow and on occasion I grunt a little, not for everyone to hear but sometimes it slips out.

and my favorite is when I make fun of the "power lifters" and they say that if I lifted as much as them I would have to drop it too. so I add some weight to it and lift it a few times to show them how to set it down gently. I know it cocky and a little rude but so is ruining someone else equipment just because you think that's how it's done

Sometimes at the end of your set, your grip just gives out, especially on "As much as possible" sets in 5/3/1. Or 1 rep maxes. Sometimes drops are unavoidable. I miss my old gym, they had round rubber padded (olympic?) plates which are meant to be dropped. I hate deadlifting with the standard hexagonal metal plates.

As far as dumping the weights on the ground, if you can't lift without dropping it don't! You are supposed to be building muscle not just another show of He-Manitis This isn't a weight lifting competition or the or a training camp for the Olympics where they have to lift ungodly amounts of weight for two seconds (Unless of course you ARE training for the oplympics then you get a pass). Nothing is more irritating than both of them together ARHHHHGGGG, UUURRGGGGHHHH, UMMMFF BOOOM!! We get it already Arnie or Lou or Mr Atlas or whoever you are trying to be.

I used to think this too until I aggravated my shoulder. I had no idea why people dropped db's doing db bench. I can physically do the lifts no problem but there is NO way my shoulder will handle the weight of slowly dropping them all the way to the floor. \

p.s not training for the olympics but do compete in powerlifting

My weights are hardly heavy enough to have to grunt or drop them but I do wonder would people have the same 'hater' attitude if it were a larger, more unfit person say breathing heavily, moaning and sweating all over a piece of cardio equipment? I imagine people would be much more accepting - maybe that's a sign that this all stems from people's own insecurities? In the end everyone is in the gym for a similar purpose, to become the best versions of ourselves, maybe people should try turning their iPod up and practice focusing on their own exercise??

I go slow on cardio machines because I do them AFTER a hard weight workout. I also usually get on MFP on my phone on the cardio machine.

don't you know, you'll get fat if you do this?

BTW to those referring to people dropping weights doing deadlifts. The exercise is called a deadLIFT not a deadLOWER. By going too slow on the way down, it can put a LOT of unnecessary pressure on the lower back. I do exercises in the most safe way possible and if that means the bar comes down with a bit of a thud to save my back then so be it.

I have only seen one guy at my gym that grunts all the time and sometimes he sounds like hes taking a dump. I feel weird about it because i dont want people starring at me so i make sure not to grunt or make any kind of noises.

Offended? No. Annoyed sometimes? Absolutely. But whatevers, I'm making changes to my body ... big changes, good changes, and I'm seeing results so I could care less what anyone else thinks.

I think the HUGE grunting is compensating fora "little" something else... KWIM?

It's either that or you complaining about guys doing their own thing helps divert the attention away from your own "little" something else... KWIM? It's ok dude, we get that you don't want to be interrupted in Zumba class while you're in the zone.

Zumba will turn me into a Brazilian god of dance. True story.

I'm sure it's not the occasional clank. I just hate when it's a 'show off' kind of thing. If it really bothers someone that your gym has serious benchers then there are more 'casual user' friendly gyms. I work out at Planet Fitness. There aren't hardcore folks there, so the average, out of shape person like me doesn't feel intimidated. A place for everyone. Do what you gotta do. You're okay. (^__^)

I grunt doing squats and crunches. My daughter says it grosses her out, so I do it louder. Bwaaahahaha...I love being evil mom. I also often do a bootie wiggle to add to the grossness of mom dancing to Footloose in the living room.

I love this...I can totally appreciate a mom that likes to gross out her daughter!

Sometimes, it's understandable....but when a guy does it ALL the time and literally everyone in the gym can hear him, it's a bit ridiculous.

Does anyone get a little offended when people complain about others at the gym they mention the Grunters and Weight droppers.

I'm sure they are talking about those jerks who do it too much, but do they know that we can't move super heavy weight without a little bit of "umph?"

Do they know that there is no quiet way to put down a 300+ pound dead-lift? We don't drop it from the top but its not a pillow either.

Do they know that sometimes we don't perform our Olympic lifts perfectly so we HAVE to drop the weight so we don't hurt ourselves?

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I grunt doing squats and crunches. My daughter says it grosses her out, so I do it louder. Bwaaahahaha...I love being evil mom. I also often do a bootie wiggle to add to the grossness of mom dancing to Footloose in the living room.

LOVE!