This kind of bar!! What were you thinking!? 🙂
A lot of times in CrossFit boxes, at the games, etc, you’ll see bars being dropped. You’ll even see it in our box! But there’s some Bar Etiquette to follow… times you can drop the bar & times we’d rather you not! Our bars are expensive, as are the rubber weights, so the longer they all stay in shape the better!
Here are a few tips to keeping everyone safe and keeping our equipment in the best shape possible!
Times you may drop the bar:
- Lifting heavy/lots of plates on the bar.
- If you feel unsafe or cannot control the weight/bar.
- If you’re about to get injured!!
Times you should not drop the bar:
- When the bar is naked! Please, don’t drop a naked bar!!
- When you only have 10 lb plates on each side – these plates are small and will whiffle and warp when they are dropped.
- When you’re stripping the weights. Ask us how to strip each side properly if you are unsure!
- If you can control the weight.
This is a helpful website about bar etiquette & CrossFit etiquette in general.
All CFP athletes have done a great job so far, we don’t really have any offenders in our box {cause we’re awesome!}. This is just a reminder!!
And these 2 videos are just too funny, so I had to share 🙂
