I get what you are both saying, but honestly, i never understood why a gym would have bumper plates, then tell you not to drop them. Thats the fuckin point of bumper plates.

you bring up and interesting point ross, I always lower the wieght slowly on deads, even when i'm nearing 90% of max. I guess I just never thought of it as a neg, but your right, it is. I suppose I could rep more if I didnt neg like that, but it makes me feel safe i guess. Then again this is coming from a guy who has done sldl with 350 before ... not realizing he wasnt just deadlifting ... ooops.

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