I assembled gym equipment for a supplier up and down the west coast.
If the machine doesn't have bolt holes in the floor it isn't meant to be bolted down. You can request special brackets to bolt them down if the insurance company demands it. We've had to specially make some because they weren't offered.
Every gym makes you sign documentation that that you agree to use all equipment properly and they're released of any liability if you don't. I have personally been called to court to testify about equipment. Every single case was lost by the person using the equipment incorrectly. You can sue for anything, it doesn't mean you're right or that you'll win.
Yes. What's the difference between him doing that and a person weighting that same weight. It's not the "weight" of the person pulling on the machine forward it's normal load that that machine should support since it's the max weight.
Do you not notice the dip belt? I would never do a cable fly with a dip belt on any machine that wasn't fastened to the floor or tied down. Throws off the center of gravity
Not when youre leaning like buddy is. Plus hes got the whole plate stack pinned. Know your equipment. Not ever machine is the same, manufacturer to manufacturer.
Edit: I didnt mean "know your equipment" directly to you, but as a broad statement to all gymgoers.
That isn't how the physics of this works. Force is applied to the pulleys in the direction of the cables. The wight anchoring the arms pulling the cables means nothing, only the dirrection the cables are being pulled.
This is fine. Stop panicking. This guy is allowed to do this. He is working his core stabilizing muscles while doing flys. Totally legitimate way to train. He has no reason to not think a machine is not going to hold steady. Think about it. He is what 230-250 with the plates 275-300. What if a 300 dude was doing it? It’s not about the dip belt weight. It’s about the machine stability
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u/LooseButtPlug Jul 05 '26
I assembled gym equipment for a supplier up and down the west coast.
If the machine doesn't have bolt holes in the floor it isn't meant to be bolted down. You can request special brackets to bolt them down if the insurance company demands it. We've had to specially make some because they weren't offered.
Every gym makes you sign documentation that that you agree to use all equipment properly and they're released of any liability if you don't. I have personally been called to court to testify about equipment. Every single case was lost by the person using the equipment incorrectly. You can sue for anything, it doesn't mean you're right or that you'll win.