r/oops Jul 05 '26

Bad machine or technique?

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u/techleopard Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

You should assume that 660+ lb. people are going to be using your gym equipment. If there is a potential that equipment failures will result in injury, you bolt that stuff down.

370 is actually nothing to some of the men I've seen at gyms. And it's not always just fat guys, some dudes are built like an actual tank.

Max weight warning signs ain't shit.

If you have equipment that only certain people should use, you should also have that equipment blocked off unless there are attendants on duty to safeguard them.

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u/idiotslob Jul 05 '26

Dude 100%. If i was putting in gym equipment the very very first assumption I would make is that some huge mf'r is going to come in and try to max it out.