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1. The CAGE (power rack). In fact, it should come as a sub-item in the item below. Given the importance of the risks that its use is, I highlight it:
a. There should be close MIRROR or behind a cage. The mirror distracts users who want to do squat, giving a wrong posture and dangerously excessive inclination of the trunk forward (because the practitioner does not stand to watch), increased torque at the articulation ; the knees, with consequent harmful stress, beyond the obvious risk of falling.
b. The other reason is that the mirror that attracts women unprepared put themselves dangerously close to the cage, she is using or waiting to be used (all equipment is potentially Aguad practitioners). The vicinity of the cage are no place for self-observation, since the person violates the same time all the safety standards, is positioned too close to the equipment, do not pay attention , will the bar and weights that can hurt you and hinder the training of those who use the equipment.
c. security procedure is that there is a FREE area around a power rack. I recommend that is at least 1m.
d. The sword of the cage is not support for stretching. For this, there is another area suitable for this.
e. There should be a small sign explaining procedures for alerting segurançae proper behavior in the vicinity or inside the cage. Nobody has to know these things. The poster could contain some variation of the following words: "Warning: the cage-rack or power equipment is reserved for workouts with free bar and rings loaded. Do not stay near the cage while it is being used. Keep a minimum distance of 1m from the edges. Do not ride around while being used. Do not talk to the practitioner who is using the cage. Do not use the cage for other purposes. "You can improve this text subject of the message.
2. The support equipment for use in bars loaded. The cage is just one of them and commenting. The other banks are the bench press and media for development. Basic rules:
a. not circulate around the equipment when in use or in preparation for use: it distracts the practitioner lifting the weight, creating risk for them, and exposes and the person who runs the trauma injuries if the bar moving to strike, or a ring accidentally falls on his feet (I've seen it so many times that I lost count).
b. Use always swords side safety when present (in the cage or supports for development, for example). They are providing security in the event of failure of the practitioner or concentric imbalance.
c. The bench should not be run without a minimum of supervision, even in relatively manageable loads. The worst accidents occur because of inattention by senseless acts of demonstration force beyond the real potential of the practitioner and wrong technique. It is recommended that the practitioner at least have someone look at it, feel very secure, and in fact "spot" the movement, if the load is greater. "Spotting" means do not land or curl while the friend does bench presses, but follow, UNTOUCHED, the toolbar so that it can be grasped in a possible concentric failure.
d. The preparation of a poster with safety standards is also recommended.
3. The dumbells. Today the dumbells are the subject of many complaints from many practitioners. Highlight the problems in order of importance:
a. Misuse. Some practitioners hurl light dumbells on the floor. Besides the problems I describe below, this behavior reflects psycho-social issues that have no idea how to approach, because when I showed a practicing throwing a weight of 14kg on the floor, I realized it was a man about 25 years old, apparently angry and very aware of the surroundings. It seems justified to interpret the teachers that these practitioners emulate the behavior of athletes in bodybuilding that does not bowl, but are concentric failure with very high weights, which fall from their hands. Unfortunately, this is causing the loss, damage, dumbells extremely useful: the 12kg, 14kg and 16kg. I want to draw attention to the fact that the knurled with dumbells are the best I've ever used until today and its replacement with dumbells rubber bar is unfortunate. The knurled grip allows a much safer and secure, with better quality training. Thus, it would be important to guide practitioners regarding the appropriate use such equipment. Mainly for the fact that they must never be thrown, because, being light, bounce and can easily injure another practitioner.
b. Dumbells dropped on the floor. Many people have hurt his foot and tripped them. Stumbling in the area of dumbells is quite risky, because the fall may involve hitting the head or other body part in other bars and dumbells, causing injuries serious.
c. Dumbells out of order. Not exactly a security issue, but it is a great inconvenience to all practitioners, as well as the source of conflict.
d. Dumbells without the numeric label of weight. This is a problem security. The dumbells are very similar. I know it does not differentiate between one of 22kg, 24kg, 26kg or 28kg. However, if the practitioner intends to do eight reps with 24kg and is inadvertently using a dumbell of 28kg, it feels heavy but, confused, stressed in a movement technique is inadequate, you can easily hurt yourself.
4. pulley machines. Just as dumbells should NEVER be thrown, with pulley movements should NEVER be discontinued at the end of the concentric phase, "dropping" support and allowing the steel bricks tumble. The cable is steel, not adamantium, and breaks. When a steel cable to a crossover smash, the disorder in the weight room is incalculable. The security problem here is that the media often drop the concentric causes "lock", lock that can cause this joint damage. The stride is very greater if the cable breaks during the concentric phase, which have seen it happen several times and has happened to me (in another gym.) My recommendation is that users are instructed not to drop the brackets and pulleys to prevent the bricks tumble.
All these recommendations are intended to prevent accidents, safeguard equipment for collective use and also to avoid unnecessary conflict. Sound of metal on metal is inevitable and even healthy, since it is the result of the SAFE use of equipment. Suppress, as was done in the past, charging "loud" bar for the heaviest users or the sound of swords hitting bars of the cage is UNSAFE because it can distract the practitioner and force him into a eccentric overload that is harmful. Thus: PROBLEM IS NOT NOISE itself - a problem if it results from improper use of equipment.
In my opinion, a small security guide in the weight room could be distributed at no cost to an absurd academy.
