No it’s not. The safest way to deadlift is to release the weight completely once the lift is completed, i.e. to de-stress your body as quickly as possible. Couple that with bar control (don’t want the weight doing something crazy), and this kid is lifting with good form and perfect safety.

His hips are a little high when he pulls, but other than that his form is fine. He keeps the bar close to his body. He doesn’t hitch. He doesn’t pause through the pull. He isn’t shaking. He’s fairly easily repping that weight. What the fuck is a “normal” clang? He locks it out and doesn’t release the bar until the…

this is a bad take/rule. ‘big boy weight’ is whatever is hard for the lifter, not whatever you decide is ‘enough’ from across the room.

that said i agree with the ‘polite noise’ part, but would enforce that on all lifters.

Seems like the gym isn’t set up properly for deadlifts if it’s making too much noise for people.  Their floor looks like painted concrete... of course it’s going to make noise.

Yeah gotta disagree with this. If you’re up to your max weight reps, you’re not going to be gingerly setting it down every time.
Here’s the strongest deadlifter in the world lifting not even remotely close to his max weight and dropping it way harder.

I don’t understand why people think they can or should judge how someone is lifting, or the sounds they’re making. This guy had great form, and he wasn’t being obnoxious. There’s nothing wrong with dropping the weights when you’re deadlifting. 

This is a point of heavy contention in weight lifting when it comes to smaller weights, but there is legitimate concern about lowering the bar at such high weights, such as over 300 lbs. The reason for concern is that the torque being exerted on your spine gets rapidly higher as the angle increases

i would prefer to see him lower the bar with more control, but he’s not dropping the fucking bar. it’s literally strapped to his wrists.  there is nothing wrong with what he’s doing and that’s not loud at all.

It’s much safer and more efficient to drop.

Just because Jared down at the Wing Hole told you something that sounded smart when you were pounding brewskis doesn’t mean you or he knows jack shit about lifting, broheim. Deadlift is about the lift, and if you’re lifting enough weight to make it worthwhile you’re not doing anything but needlessly risking a back…

“also, letting it drop bypasses half of the exercise”

Typically in powerlifting competitions, one has to “control” the bar down; in reality, this means keeping both hands on the bar and more or less dropping it as seen in the video. Seeing as the coach the kid has been working with is described as a powerlifting coach in the article, I’d say he’s doing it exactly as…

i feel like it’s acceptable to drop a heavy dead lift. there are rational reasons for only doing the first phase of that movement. i mean generally i’m with you, but this in particular seems reasonable to me.

I am really tired of Buzzfit trying to get attention with kick-bait.

He put mats under the plates specifically to minimize the noise made. Not sure what the issue is.

I dunno, they guy has a point. Free weight areas at the gym are notoriously the territory of strict Buddhist practitioners who have spent years meditating to eliminate the Anatta, or conception of self contained in the ego.

The Uber app tells you the plate number and some other info about the car. Most Uber drivers have an Uber logo in an easily visible spot on their vehicle. I’m not going to even begin to blame Uber for this shit. It’s on the idiot who did the unnecessary hitting.

Imagine being older than 15 and describing yourself as a “stoolie” unironically. It’s breathtaking.

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Why wouldn’t he? Aren’t those questions irrelevant?