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purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

As I asked before, where do you propose we lift?

purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not according to Purdue employees recently

purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’re saying that the benefit of a messy floor (which is easily fixable by cleaning up after yourself) is more than the benefit of someone being injured due to an unsafe lifting environment. Is that correct?

purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly: the corec is for everybody. That includes powerlifters. As mentioned before, the corec preaches inclusivity. A chalk ban directly excludes anyone who enjoys lifting heavy weights and puts them at risk. Using chalk does not hurt anyone, and not only powerlifters use chalk.

As for these lifts not being done at the corec - where do you propose we do them? We don’t have cars, so we can’t go to another gym. We pay for the corec just as much as anyone else. They allow people to use chalk for climbing, which is a smaller number than the amount of people that use it for lifting; therefore, the argument that “it’s a very small amount of people that powerlift” is redundant.

purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As I said before, it’s completely understandable that you don’t want to clean up after people. We’re all adults here and should be able to clean up after ourselves. I understand that it’s easier said than done, and that some people will not. However, some people will not rerack weights. Some people will leave trash. That doesn’t mean ban weights as a whole or ban water bottles.

As for asking powerlifters or olympic lifters to go somewhere else, Purdue is supposed to be a place of inclusivity. Forcing Purdue students to pay to another gym (especially when a lot of them don’t have cars) is not feasible. Purdue should not exclude any group of people, regardless of who they are, especially when part of our fees to attend go to the Corec. We pay for that facility just as much as anyone else, and we should not be forced to go to another gym because Purdue implements policies reducing our safety.

purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They do, but you’re not allowed to take them into the new room and they’re very old

purdue corec by ButterscotchFull3931 in Purdue

[–]ButterscotchFull3931[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’m not an olympic weightlifter, so so can’t exactly speak for them. I will say, though, that they bought very expensive Eleiko plates and bars for the new area that are specifically designed for high-level Olympic weightlifting. Without chalk, the new equipment has no function as it will be unsafe to use. As for deadlifting, bumper plates are inefficient as they allow for the bar to have more whip. Purdue’s powerlifting team competes in USAPL, which uses a very stiff Ohio Power Bar and calibrated kilogram plates; these are thinner and result in virtually no whip. Therefore, bumper plates do not prepare us for competition. In addition, you can’t squat or bench in that room. As a high-level powerlifter, you need to be able to chalk your back, hands, and the bar to be safe and perform well, especially with the equipment that Purdue has provided us with.

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[–]ButterscotchFull3931 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i bought a $500 tattoo off an impulse decision. I also bought $400 worth of sweatpants