Dumb Weightlifting Questions



It was suggested to me by our talented editor Yael that I write an article about “dumb” weightlifting questions. I turned to the internet’s leading repositories of dumb questions—Facebook and Twitter—for some ideas. The following are some of the better ones you provided me. She told me my answers were obnoxious and unhelpful so I'll be doing a real version in the Performance Menu next month, but I figured these shouldn't go to waste. Please note that none of these answers will be helpful.No. They will make you lift more weight.It’s an obnoxious designation of a workout performed in isolation rather than as a part of a long-term program with purpose and effect.About one more than how many you’re being chased.If you’re asking this question, your technique is horrid and your lifts are not heavy enough. So yes.No.Asks the gentleman who’s never physically exerted himself.In an elevator or what?That’s like asking why baseball players don’t use footballs.Addition is hard enough as it is without having to inspect every plate on the bar to find out what its weight is first.That’s not a question. It’s not even a statement. It’s just three English words written consecutively.Also not a question. Just a longer string of words.Not a question and also gross.It’s not bad and never has been.In the singlets.No. You also don’t have to not be a pussy.We do none of those things and a second mention of them will get you escorted out the front door.Every time I decided not to do Fran.Stop gripping the bar and push your elbows up.There are two kinds of men in the world: Those who find women weightlifters attractive, and those who don’t find women attractive.Because you don’t know what a weightlifter is and are looking at the wrong people.People still use the low-bar back squat?Not at all as long as you don’t want to do anything athletic.When you compete in a sport that has weight classes.The squat.Get stronger and quicker and you’ll find out.No, the bar can be wherever you want it to be, including not overhead.Yes it would. It would also be easier to lift less weight. Even easier to not lift weights at all. It’s weightlifting; it’s supposed to be hard.Yes. If your technique is advanced enough, it will actually circumvent the laws of physics. There is no spoon.Stand up.Stay over the bar longer. And wear underwear.You don’t squat enough.I don’t know, I’m busy lifting weights, not dancing.CrossFit propaganda.Not keeping the bar close enough to your body before you hump it with your you know what.I don’t think they do. I think they go hide the bathroom so they can check their iPhones more.Check his bodyweight.Only a d-bag wouldn’t pause the conversation to train.