Forbids electronic systems for logging their progress? Is it possible there’s a separate motivation for this than hostility to technique, ie ‘don’t sit on the machine and play with your phone’ or ‘for liability reasons we can’t allow you to attach the velocity device to the equipment’?
My experience of weightlifting is highly technique focused. Frequently unsophisticated, but technique focused nevertheless. Sports like powerlifting and olympic lifting are increasing in popularity all the time, and these are utterly reliant on discussion of technique. Copious discussion.
On the other hand, it does occur to me that the comparative dearth of authoritative answers is consistent with a taboo in the relatively recent past.
Officially it’s about “don’t sit on the machine and play with your phone”. However, this gym has many other systems in place to actively discourage people who take lifting seriously. For instance, powerlifting and olympic lifting are physically impossible at this gym despite a gigantic quantity of weights and weightlifting equipment.
Another motivation is that this chain gets most of its revenue from members who don’t show up.
I love powerlifting and admire olympic lifting precisely because they run opposite to this trend. But they’re relatively unpopular compared to running, cycling, traditional sports and so on. (At least in my social circles. It might be different for those who grew up in violent neighborhoods.)
It might be different for those who grew up in violent neighborhoods
Ha! I suppose the military is the next best thing. The prevalence of bodybuilding is kind of weird, considering that as a profession it is endurance-focused.
Forbids electronic systems for logging their progress? Is it possible there’s a separate motivation for this than hostility to technique, ie ‘don’t sit on the machine and play with your phone’ or ‘for liability reasons we can’t allow you to attach the velocity device to the equipment’?
My experience of weightlifting is highly technique focused. Frequently unsophisticated, but technique focused nevertheless. Sports like powerlifting and olympic lifting are increasing in popularity all the time, and these are utterly reliant on discussion of technique. Copious discussion.
On the other hand, it does occur to me that the comparative dearth of authoritative answers is consistent with a taboo in the relatively recent past.
Officially it’s about “don’t sit on the machine and play with your phone”. However, this gym has many other systems in place to actively discourage people who take lifting seriously. For instance, powerlifting and olympic lifting are physically impossible at this gym despite a gigantic quantity of weights and weightlifting equipment.
Another motivation is that this chain gets most of its revenue from members who don’t show up.
I love powerlifting and admire olympic lifting precisely because they run opposite to this trend. But they’re relatively unpopular compared to running, cycling, traditional sports and so on. (At least in my social circles. It might be different for those who grew up in violent neighborhoods.)
Ha! I suppose the military is the next best thing. The prevalence of bodybuilding is kind of weird, considering that as a profession it is endurance-focused.