Quit Putting Your Plates on the Bar the Wrong Way

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  • @infinitsky3297
    @infinitsky3297 4 роки тому +4893

    This man was holding in his frustration for so many years untill he discovered UA-cam.

  • @TheCCBoi
    @TheCCBoi 3 роки тому +2872

    This man is actually 29 years old - the stress of holding this knowledge has aged him 30 years.

    • @matthewperkins4266
      @matthewperkins4266 3 роки тому +17

      This comment section is wonderful.

    • @MHdrport
      @MHdrport 3 роки тому +16

      Everyone should listen to him. He's ripped.

    • @cherobinson6371
      @cherobinson6371 3 роки тому +7

      Dude is so outta shape he can barely breath. Just gies to show how useless lifting is for overall health. Cardio should be your focus

    • @jeremybabin7435
      @jeremybabin7435 3 роки тому +31

      @@cherobinson6371 you added A and B and got to Z my dude. You said this dude lifts, and he isn't healthy, therefore lifting isn't good. Kinda bullshit is that? Just do both. Both are great for different things.

    • @redhawkmillenium
      @redhawkmillenium 3 роки тому +14

      @@cherobinson6371 Good nutrition should come before either.

  • @Bandstand
    @Bandstand 3 роки тому +674

    Lifting weights is killing my gains

    • @michaeldwyer977
      @michaeldwyer977 3 роки тому +21

      Hahaha everywhere I look athlean x is getting savaged.

    • @stinkypete5558
      @stinkypete5558 3 роки тому +4

      Try handless cardio it works a treat

    • @joshanguiano8629
      @joshanguiano8629 3 роки тому +3

      Bru your everywhere

    • @STEALTHYKILLERucute
      @STEALTHYKILLERucute 3 роки тому +3

      Bro I see you in so many different comment sections

    • @PaulyM856
      @PaulyM856 3 роки тому +1

      Existing on this Earth is killing your gains.

  • @Jedza13
    @Jedza13 5 років тому +15062

    Bold of you to assume that people rerack their weights

    • @larrydickman1094
      @larrydickman1094 5 років тому +457

      I hit the gym early and the bars are pre-loaded for me.

    • @thecurse23
      @thecurse23 5 років тому +63

      fucking dead

    • @gembi92
      @gembi92 5 років тому +16

      Sad

    • @kjellremi89
      @kjellremi89 5 років тому +18

      Hahahaha 👏🏻💯

    • @keithcox7243
      @keithcox7243 5 років тому +20

      LOL! Although when I started going to commercial gyms in my "mid-40's", this info would have been useful.

  • @bikerpunk64
    @bikerpunk64 5 років тому +2801

    I wish this guy would do condescending instructional videos for everything.

  • @NikateeN
    @NikateeN 3 роки тому +369

    Never dropped a plate doing it the “wrong way.” Having said that, he’s convinced me to change my ways.

    • @shalom.mugenzi
      @shalom.mugenzi 3 роки тому +6

      well man i have and it sucks

    • @chriscros13
      @chriscros13 2 роки тому

      Didn’t think I’d see u here :)

    • @Someguy8822
      @Someguy8822 2 роки тому +1

      What convinced me to change after ages of doing it the “wrong way” is just to not have D-bags think I’m a novice when I lift more then them. I never went to the gym to make things easier for myself anyhow.

    • @awful_music
      @awful_music 2 роки тому

      @@Someguy8822 it’s same weight either way these guys who care have LDS ;)

    • @um8778
      @um8778 2 роки тому

      But if you drop a plate on your foot, here comes the pain!

  • @harrygeorge7368
    @harrygeorge7368 5 років тому +1994

    This added 30kg to my deadlift. Thanks Rip

    • @TartarianTopG
      @TartarianTopG 5 років тому +1

      CoolGuy 420 did it really

    • @jimmyp9105
      @jimmyp9105 5 років тому +23

      Just 30? Watch again.

    • @johandust6926
      @johandust6926 5 років тому +1

      @Omne Obstat dedlyft

    • @user-go5hv6dg3d
      @user-go5hv6dg3d 4 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @bryniebear3547
      @bryniebear3547 4 роки тому +2

      @@TartarianTopG It honestly wouldn't be out of the question for a new lifter. It would increase your grip strength giving you more control on the bar, all with greater muscle activation across your body. There is white paper research confirming that.

  • @norcbr01
    @norcbr01 4 роки тому +1072

    Why do I always feel like he’s disappointed in me?

    • @copeenthuisiast5453
      @copeenthuisiast5453 4 роки тому +87

      Cuz he is

    • @TedMan55
      @TedMan55 3 роки тому +24

      the only human being mark is proud of is chase

    • @joeshmoe7967
      @joeshmoe7967 3 роки тому +2

      Fight Pals, don't get me started, I don't have time to type, all the disappointing moments you have wrought.....LOL!

    • @phillipharden7016
      @phillipharden7016 3 роки тому +4

      😂

    • @tomkillins4878
      @tomkillins4878 3 роки тому

      Are you catholic?

  • @marcfischetti5490
    @marcfischetti5490 3 роки тому +208

    This man makes passive aggressive a lifestyle choice.

    • @donjohnson8629
      @donjohnson8629 2 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @HorseyWorsey
      @HorseyWorsey Рік тому +3

      This is the demeanor of a well-educated man who's had to deal with a few Knuckleheads.

  • @littlerockstar5729
    @littlerockstar5729 4 роки тому +2656

    I would love to see his reaction to me putting a 45 on one side and a 25 and two 10s on the other

    • @justice4641
      @justice4641 4 роки тому +29

      Lol

    • @Teezy616
      @Teezy616 4 роки тому +289

      Dude... makes me cringe just thinking about it lol

    • @AFatWhiteShark
      @AFatWhiteShark 4 роки тому +45

      I'm gonna do whats called... *A PRO GAMMER'S MOVE*

    • @iandungeon273
      @iandungeon273 4 роки тому +39

      Wouldn’t the moment be different?

    • @mvo9975
      @mvo9975 4 роки тому +20

      @@iandungeon273 Probably but is that really significant

  • @Davesobscurevideos
    @Davesobscurevideos 5 років тому +1803

    Some 15 year old dip at my gym told me I was putting the plates on the bar wrong. Turns out he knew what he was talking about.

    • @jamesroberts5875
      @jamesroberts5875 5 років тому +94

      David Hance never underestimate anyone

    • @sarahlittlefarm5070
      @sarahlittlefarm5070 5 років тому +276

      @@jamesroberts5875 underestimate nearly everyone without compelling evidence otherwise and then admit the truth of your wrongness when wrong. So much more efficient.

    • @BUSHCRAPPING
      @BUSHCRAPPING 5 років тому +9

      @@sarahlittlefarm5070 truth

    • @userer4579
      @userer4579 5 років тому +24

      @@sarahlittlefarm5070 Wrong.

    • @MajesticSkywhale
      @MajesticSkywhale 5 років тому +20

      @@userer4579 nah ur right bro just trust everyone with any amount of responsibility and then just deal with the consequences after

  • @1zbossz
    @1zbossz 3 роки тому +88

    Never once in my life have I ever thought I'm going to be watching a video about how to hold the plates correctly, yet here I am...

    • @rsiraistlin2473
      @rsiraistlin2473 3 роки тому +3

      bahahahaha same...the comments though...ded

  • @lepoldphiapalath1978
    @lepoldphiapalath1978 5 років тому +1835

    Grandpa yelled at his children “get the damn camera ready I got something to say”.

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +14

      And use two fingers.

    • @joenormanmusic
      @joenormanmusic 4 роки тому +40

      He sounds like a passive aggressive woodshop teacher.

    • @stockholmcindy6793
      @stockholmcindy6793 4 роки тому +1

      He yelled that at his children? The parents of his grandchildren?

    • @glensenterfeit4556
      @glensenterfeit4556 4 роки тому +15

      No he is trying to teach you something. Just like it is proper etiquette to put the dumbbells back on the rack when you are finished and the barbell loaded with weights shouldn’t be left out in the middle of the gym. And leave the cell phone in your locker and quit checking your Facebook or instagram or tweeter account for 5 minutes between sets. It’s a gym not Starbucks.

    • @itdobelikethatsometimes3253
      @itdobelikethatsometimes3253 4 роки тому +11

      @@glensenterfeit4556 bet your fun at parties

  • @p.h.w.gorilla
    @p.h.w.gorilla 4 роки тому +2373

    Am I the only one that wants to hear this guy say the word diabetes just to hear how he says it

    • @flashflood9740
      @flashflood9740 4 роки тому +165

      You know damn well he says " die ah bee tiss"....kinda sounds like Wilford brimley or however ya spell it

    • @jsalas5400
      @jsalas5400 4 роки тому +46

      Di bee tus

    • @richardmercado6285
      @richardmercado6285 4 роки тому +13

      Diabet-is

    • @ruanoosthuizen6084
      @ruanoosthuizen6084 4 роки тому +15

      "This guy"? You mean Mark Rippetoe? Show some respect.

    • @Hexenhammer
      @Hexenhammer 4 роки тому

      See my comment. Bruh...😂

  • @christophersmith1263
    @christophersmith1263 4 роки тому +191

    This guy sounds like everyone's Uncle lecturing us about whatever

    • @cmiller0987
      @cmiller0987 3 роки тому +1

      Their uncle, their dad, their teacher, their boss...

    • @edwardgeorge8232
      @edwardgeorge8232 3 роки тому +2

      Facts lol

    • @roadking0073
      @roadking0073 3 роки тому +1

      Your comment actually made me laugh out loud! I was thinking pretty much the same thing. My uncle would have made me go through the whole thing just to show him I understood what he was talking about.😂

  • @jasonbyrd6737
    @jasonbyrd6737 4 роки тому +779

    That gym looks empty. Probably because he kicked everyone out for not reracking lol

    • @rfm1313
      @rfm1313 2 місяці тому

      “Hi, I’d like to join your gym.”
      “Get the fuck out.”

  • @labaguette2728
    @labaguette2728 4 роки тому +817

    As a courtesy to other gymgoers, I just leave the weight on the barbell so it's ready for the next person after I'm done doing bicep curls in the squat rack.

    • @timtrainage
      @timtrainage 3 роки тому +24

      🤣

    • @MangalFaisal
      @MangalFaisal 2 роки тому +29

      I like those people. And once I'm done, I leave the weights there as well because I didn't rack it in the first place.

    • @Anthomra
      @Anthomra Рік тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @louienasad5228
      @louienasad5228 Рік тому +11

      Yes, and leave one of the gyms spray bottles and wipe down towels hanging on it so that the next user knows that they can go ahead and use it

    • @jamisona.5639
      @jamisona.5639 Рік тому +5

      Bicep rack

  • @IsaiahPierson
    @IsaiahPierson 4 роки тому +50

    When he said “see how I flipped it up? That’s a hand skill I’ve learned over the years.” I died😂😂

  • @taoisttiger4702
    @taoisttiger4702 5 років тому +2118

    Sounds like my dad telling me shit I'm still not gonna do.

    • @teamgitusome
      @teamgitusome 5 років тому +7

      TaoistTiger lol

    • @tonymiami5480
      @tonymiami5480 5 років тому +9

      Sounds like you have daddy issues. Sorry for you

    • @Zeno-js4fj
      @Zeno-js4fj 5 років тому +9

      tonymiami54 I’m pretty sure it’s Normal too disobey your parents here and there. If you’re a teenager that is. Don’t act like you’re an angel and do everything you’re told to do.

    • @Acdeportivo2
      @Acdeportivo2 5 років тому +28

      @@tonymiami5480 why you gotta make it gay lol

    • @giovannijohnson5867
      @giovannijohnson5867 5 років тому

      Lmao!!!!!

  • @TheRealCountDancula
    @TheRealCountDancula 5 років тому +983

    Me: “Rip is about to school these dummies.”
    *watches video*
    Me: “Oh, I’ve been doing it wrong.”

    • @VladTepesVEVO
      @VladTepesVEVO 5 років тому +13

      Truth be told, no one ever told me how to handle the plates like this. It makes so much sense now, it's like I've been living in a lie!

    • @SpinningSidekick
      @SpinningSidekick 5 років тому +6

      Ha! I know, right? Now, I've been putting the plates on the rack correctly, but I haven't been doing so on the bar. Huh.

    • @lh1690
      @lh1690 5 років тому +10

      Yeah, I honestly assumed the side with the numbers on faced outwards.. Thankfully all my plates are symmetrical though.

    • @azmtb93
      @azmtb93 5 років тому +6

      LH it does face outwards when you want everyone in the gym to see how much you lift bro!

    • @bakerbrown6
      @bakerbrown6 5 років тому

      Dan Mitu wait... I’M the dummy?! 😂

  • @thohangst
    @thohangst 3 роки тому +241

    Before the age of hypersensitivity, we had actual gym teachers like this, mildly abusive and a little short of patience, and thank goodness for them all.

    • @narigon3942
      @narigon3942 3 роки тому +29

      Right, and everyone just laughed at them, even back then. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @anthonysosa9299
      @anthonysosa9299 3 роки тому +1

      💀

    • @Gauntlet1985
      @Gauntlet1985 3 роки тому +22

      @@narigon3942 Fools laugh at wise instruction... A wise person will look past the delivery and accept the truth that's presented.

    • @finestjellybeansrawlol9486
      @finestjellybeansrawlol9486 3 роки тому +22

      Before the age of hyper sensitivity we didn't have fat boomers making whiny videos crying about plates being backwards

    • @anthonysosa9299
      @anthonysosa9299 3 роки тому +4

      @@finestjellybeansrawlol9486 LMAO facts.

  • @ThePerro
    @ThePerro 5 років тому +2583

    “Join me next week when I show y’all how to put the toilet paper roll the right way on the holder”

    • @conorsmith636
      @conorsmith636 5 років тому

      Haaaaa

    • @Gregasaki
      @Gregasaki 5 років тому

      Damn beat me to it

    • @muffemod
      @muffemod 5 років тому +12

      for real tho niggas don't know

    • @leesonneville1817
      @leesonneville1817 5 років тому +1

      Hmmm underhand or overhand? Which is better?

    • @muffemod
      @muffemod 5 років тому +3

      @@leesonneville1817 sidehand

  • @caseykerkstra9831
    @caseykerkstra9831 5 років тому +669

    The "get off my lawn" speech for the gym.

    • @abprepboy33
      @abprepboy33 5 років тому +1

      he should have the lip facing outward when the weight is on the bar. I think thats more important for drop sets- then the speed of taking the plate off the rack before you load your bar

    • @jasonsperry5575
      @jasonsperry5575 5 років тому +1

      Lmao!!!

  • @CallMeNacho_
    @CallMeNacho_ 4 роки тому +50

    POV: your dad is yelling at you about gym etiquette

  • @OgAndretti
    @OgAndretti 5 років тому +538

    My biggest pet peeve is when people put a 45 lb plate on a spot where a 10 lb plate goes

    • @92Pyromaniac
      @92Pyromaniac 5 років тому +67

      bonus points when they put it over the top of all the 10's

    • @jameswood6121
      @jameswood6121 5 років тому +12

      Or when it looks like a discombobulated Christmas tree.

    • @josephdevisfruto7196
      @josephdevisfruto7196 5 років тому +5

      Swank Mastermind I believe the smallest should be on bottom

    • @jnapier6484
      @jnapier6484 5 років тому +2

      Joseph Devisfruto I agree. Same with the dumbbell rack. Why put 120lb dumbells on the bottom rack? Or the 45 lb plates. I guess the pros have never pulled thier backs out.

    • @OgAndretti
      @OgAndretti 5 років тому +4

      J Napier Learn how to pick the weight up from a low position properly and stop being lazy

  • @bigdawg9237
    @bigdawg9237 5 років тому +297

    Just thinking about what happened in his gym that lead to this video.

    • @VladTepesVEVO
      @VladTepesVEVO 5 років тому +5

      "A lot of you people"... yup, you can tell he's seen it a thousand times, tried to educate people along the way but never got the message. He's pretty damn annoyed.
      Like I mentioned previously, no one has ever told me that plates are to be handled this way, so I appreciate the lecture. I feel like I should atone for my gym sins now!

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 5 років тому +1

      *led to this video

    • @bigdawg9237
      @bigdawg9237 5 років тому

      DieFlabbergast sick bro

  • @scannon90
    @scannon90 3 роки тому +53

    I’m glad I have Rip to show me how to put the plates on correctly, I was putting them on laterally and they always fell to the floor.

  • @MrCrazyshoe8778
    @MrCrazyshoe8778 4 роки тому +149

    I love how you can see this guy actively try to manage his rage as he talks about how to properly handle those damn weights.

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 2 роки тому +5

      How many weights has he seen been dropped in his career? Probably a lot because people didn't know how to handle them correctly.

    • @matthewbartke4424
      @matthewbartke4424 Рік тому

      That's his general personality from what I've seen.

    • @matthewbartke4424
      @matthewbartke4424 Рік тому +3

      @@rxonmymind8362 They weren't drinking their gallon of whole milk a day, so they were too weak to hold onto the weights.

    • @Bast-kavothe
      @Bast-kavothe Рік тому +2

      Serenity now!

  • @paulk6399
    @paulk6399 5 років тому +790

    Neighbour: Hey Rip! Have you seen the new Avengers movie?
    Rip: Why yes I have, I gave it 8 fingers up
    Neighbour: 8 fingers?
    Rip: Yes because 8 fingers is better than 2 thumbs

  • @daved8858
    @daved8858 3 роки тому +41

    Mark Ripptoe is a national treasure. Hard to find better books on strength building than the ones this man turns out.

  • @daveb5416
    @daveb5416 5 років тому +531

    practice this for fahve sets of fahve, until you get it right

    • @r.lohengramm8709
      @r.lohengramm8709 5 років тому +22

      What is this heresy, its only THREE SETS OF FAAHHHHVE
      Unless its accessory work hmmm?

    • @kevinw6814
      @kevinw6814 5 років тому +20

      Don't forget yer heyip draaaahve

    • @daveb5416
      @daveb5416 5 років тому +8

      @@r.lohengramm8709 use the fahve pound plates for accessory work, for three sets of fahve

    • @hsharma3933
      @hsharma3933 5 років тому +3

      dave b three sets of fahve

    • @francislegaspi2923
      @francislegaspi2923 5 років тому +1

      ahahah I see what you did there

  • @Blindvanish
    @Blindvanish 5 років тому +126

    I suddenly have a desire to break into his gym just to turn all the plates around

    • @robertcastaneda1772
      @robertcastaneda1772 5 років тому +4

      I'll help you!

    • @G1stGBless
      @G1stGBless 5 років тому +5

      For all his grumpiness and growling about working out he certainly isn’t going to be running you down any time soon. Provided you aren’t in a wheelchair.

    • @ricardotriana6217
      @ricardotriana6217 5 років тому +1

      LMAO

    • @benroberts3537
      @benroberts3537 5 років тому +1

      Change his toilet paper to under the bottom while you’re there

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +2

      That or super glue them all together.

  • @xxChacaronXX
    @xxChacaronXX 3 роки тому +8

    This guy is a highly trained plate handler!

  • @daymonhouston695
    @daymonhouston695 4 роки тому +307

    "A hand skill over the years" that was some crazy shit

    • @majortomsdmf1
      @majortomsdmf1 4 роки тому +22

      Lol master of his craft

    • @tuni2303
      @tuni2303 4 роки тому +1

      Youpron grandmaster

    • @zdenek3010
      @zdenek3010 3 роки тому +6

      10 000 hours to master this thing

  • @uboii
    @uboii 4 роки тому +185

    1:32 that face he makes when he says “now when I want to take this off” had me dying

  • @davidtomlinson2239
    @davidtomlinson2239 Рік тому +3

    Your no - nonsense approach to presenting common sense knowledge is very practical . Common sense is the most uncommon thing these days . Love your videos .

  • @neilvandeloo429
    @neilvandeloo429 5 років тому +204

    This video was made specifically for the bottom 3%. And here we all are.

    • @dessertstorm7476
      @dessertstorm7476 5 років тому +3

      it's weird because I thought only smart people did starting strength

    • @larrydickman1094
      @larrydickman1094 5 років тому +4

      @Crockett Eight fingers are better than two thumbs.

    • @craneman42
      @craneman42 5 років тому +2

      @Crockett you have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs, you figure it out.

    • @robertmarbella7715
      @robertmarbella7715 5 років тому

      We are trying to understand

  • @chucknoob7041
    @chucknoob7041 5 років тому +870

    Brings back memories of working on the car with my dad, “hold the flashlight right there, RIGHT THERE SO I CAN SEE GODDAMNIT!!”

    • @RossMalagarie
      @RossMalagarie 5 років тому +59

      WHAT'S THE MATTER SON WHY CAN'T YOU HOLD THE LIGHT POINTING TO THE CARB? Well dad I was never taught what a carb is, what it looks like, or where its usually located. Dad you have to remember this is the first time I looked under a car hood trying to fix something. THAT"S NO EXCUSE! LUL
      Chuck Noob yep brings back memories. LUL ;)

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +26

      Can't you do anything right!!

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +16

      I 'm dying laughing!!!!

    • @UncertainSurgeon
      @UncertainSurgeon 4 роки тому +13

      😂😂😂😂 I needed to read this today. Thanks for the laugh

    • @Todestrieb21
      @Todestrieb21 4 роки тому +13

      My dad is a car mechanic. I can totally relate.

  • @markkidman9535
    @markkidman9535 3 роки тому +5

    I was actually taught this without an explanation and naturally intuitively do this. It is at the point where the weights the other way “feels funny” because my peripheral vision would see something it wasn’t supposed to see!
    It was never explained but muscle memory makes me do it like this every time. Thanks to my coach who showed me the right way and thanks for exposing why!

  • @chuckg7441
    @chuckg7441 5 років тому +100

    I want this guy to teach me all aspects of my life I’ve been doing wrong.

    • @arnoldduran4953
      @arnoldduran4953 5 років тому +2

      someone Pin this comment🤣😂🤣 Have you been using a single square of toilet paper as efficiently as possible? if done right all you need is 1 sheet when you have a BM

    • @ForwardTu
      @ForwardTu 5 років тому +2

      @@arnoldduran4953 gross.

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому

      We don't have that much time.

  • @RonaldRumRaisin
    @RonaldRumRaisin 5 років тому +692

    Grandpa's porridge wasn't at the right temperature today.

    • @Stormung
      @Stormung 5 років тому +8

      John Kleemeier ikr, like ok boomer

    • @BrickFilmsCinema
      @BrickFilmsCinema 5 років тому +2

      Lmao

    • @kozmo7
      @kozmo7 5 років тому +8

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Jesus that killed me good thing I wasn’t in public when I read that,, I looked insane

    • @giovannijohnson5867
      @giovannijohnson5867 5 років тому

      Lmao!!!!!

    • @G1stGBless
      @G1stGBless 5 років тому +1

      William Storm #teentwatTriggered

  • @jaymcbakerk
    @jaymcbakerk 2 роки тому +4

    I properly lol’d when the video started with his gut entering from stage right

  • @lukes8495
    @lukes8495 5 років тому +344

    "8 fingers are better than 2 thumbs" Rip - 2019

  • @gaiuscatullus3829
    @gaiuscatullus3829 5 років тому +186

    This is gonna be the voice I hear in my head whenever I pick up a plate from now on.

  • @matthewbartke4424
    @matthewbartke4424 Рік тому +8

    I think it is easier getting it off of the rack "backwards" because the way he shows it, you have less grip on the pickup because it is angled away from the lip. You're going against gravity and optimal angles.
    When he takes it off of the barbell, it is the other way which optimizes grip.
    Either way doesn't really matter because you have to make compromises either way, so it really doesn't matter.

    • @griffdog141
      @griffdog141 11 місяців тому +1

      i agree. he also a rack my gym doesn't have, the weights being at an angle. with the rack being parallel to the floor, its really easy to grab the plate with 8 fingers and transfer directly to the bar, the front of the plate facing away from you the whole time

    • @ronaldkonkoma4356
      @ronaldkonkoma4356 3 місяці тому

      They all have handles cut into them now anyway

  • @codythrive5154
    @codythrive5154 5 років тому +307

    I’ve been using 2 thumbs my whole life and never dropped a plate on my toes. I guess I’m just a freak athlete.

    • @TheRsbigreddog
      @TheRsbigreddog 5 років тому +9

      2 thumbs stronger than 8 fingers.

    • @FuzionBranz
      @FuzionBranz 5 років тому +3

      Cody Thrive r/iamverybadass

    • @G1stGBless
      @G1stGBless 5 років тому +5

      😂🤣🤣🤣 the old dude has it right but yeah, same for me

    • @Jry088
      @Jry088 5 років тому +1

      So is everyone at my gym. That includes this 70+ year old man.

    • @viper1vols
      @viper1vols 5 років тому +7

      Mathieu Lafreniere no he’s just explaining it poorly. When he says don’t use your thumbs he means don’t just have your thumb under the edge. Which is the way you’d pick it up if the plate was facing the other way.
      This same thing was taught to me at 13 the first day I was in the weight room.

  • @MikeSilv
    @MikeSilv 5 років тому +78

    This guys so genuinely pissed at just how incorrect people can be at the gym & I love it. His face at the end is my favorite

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +1

      Immediately after the video ended ,we missed him yelling FUCK !!!!

    • @BillyBob-jb3yy
      @BillyBob-jb3yy 4 роки тому +1

      This guys great 👍 and true people r just lazy especially steroid heads

    • @T0YCHEST
      @T0YCHEST 4 роки тому

      Billy Bob thats a retarded statement gg mate

  • @vz3_
    @vz3_ 2 місяці тому +3

    1:18 “It’s very demure. Very mindful.”

  • @deplorableb.r.4211
    @deplorableb.r.4211 5 років тому +107

    One thing at a time, Rip. I'm still working on rolling up extension cords.

  • @NickYourHomeLoanFriendKrehnke
    @NickYourHomeLoanFriendKrehnke 5 років тому +105

    "Hello Rip, this is the casting director for Grand Torino. We decided to go with a Mr Clint Eastwood for the role, but thanks for coming out."

    • @RossMalagarie
      @RossMalagarie 5 років тому

      I heard Rip was Clints stunt double for that movie. :)

  • @alexb9039
    @alexb9039 2 місяці тому +1

    With the back of the plate facing out, it tends to want to move out with vibration as there is more mass on the back of the plate. With cheap spring clamps, it will move. I always face the back of the plates in, towards each other to minimize this movement.

  • @IncredibleMD
    @IncredibleMD 5 років тому +854

    I'd trust this guy's advice. He looks like an expert in carrying an extra 45 pounds at waist level.

    • @Michael-ft3rc
      @Michael-ft3rc 4 роки тому +7

      DocIncredible my thoughts too

    • @parksgore
      @parksgore 4 роки тому +11

      Haha holy shit

    • @slick_Ric
      @slick_Ric 4 роки тому +68

      yeah fat jokes don't really work in the powerlifting field. I've noticed a lot of the strongest guys have enormous waists, not least of which is Eddie Hall. look elsewhere for bodybuilding advice

    • @williamgalvan4934
      @williamgalvan4934 4 роки тому +35

      @@slick_Ric He's saying the guy has a massive dick. There's the fucking joke, guy

    • @BlueDuck211
      @BlueDuck211 4 роки тому +27

      Do you know who he is? If you do not, carry on.......you opinion doesn't matter.

  • @dggarcia89
    @dggarcia89 5 років тому +73

    When you have a 10 page paper to write and only 2 pages of actual content.

  • @Neurocalypse
    @Neurocalypse 4 місяці тому +2

    Glad I've been doing it right out of OCD sense all these years

  • @temperedwell6295
    @temperedwell6295 5 років тому +114

    At the gym where I work out, I am lucky if anyone even returns weights. My first place to look for plates is the floor.

    • @andrewharris3417
      @andrewharris3417 5 років тому +4

      tempered well this pisses me off to high heaven. I train at 2 different gyms and one of them is atrocious for weights and dumbbells on the floor. It’s almost like people have a disease of putting plates away and if they do it will sabotage their gainzzzzzz

    • @craneman42
      @craneman42 5 років тому +1

      And then all 8 fingers and 2 thumbs are required.

    • @larrydickman1094
      @larrydickman1094 5 років тому +6

      I hit the gym early and the bars are pre-loaded for my work sets. Trouble is, I don't start with work sets.

    • @craneman42
      @craneman42 5 років тому

      @@48Boxer the rack is fine just not against the drywall.

    • @Fortress333
      @Fortress333 5 років тому +1

      See it as a light deadlift session, picking up those weights off the floor. Always look on the bright side of life. I now got that song in my head again. Argh!

  • @Tevyn843
    @Tevyn843 5 років тому +125

    RIP needs a “you know what grinds my gears?” Show

  • @slayrisk
    @slayrisk 3 роки тому +4

    Alternative title: *Man finally figures out how to use opposable thumbs*

  • @garrettcochran3492
    @garrettcochran3492 5 років тому +349

    “Then I catch it, see I flipped it up.. it’s a hand skill iv learned over the years”

    • @automatedcomment
      @automatedcomment 5 років тому +34

      Took him 10 years to master

    • @sfcd4757
      @sfcd4757 5 років тому +3

      That WAS a skill! Haha

    • @TheShapingSickness
      @TheShapingSickness 5 років тому +21

      I thought that was sarcasm

    • @djgiga2
      @djgiga2 5 років тому +13

      See how I grabbed it then pumped it up and down really fast? That's a hand skill I learned over the years but only my right hand.

    • @rorybray7356
      @rorybray7356 5 років тому

      @@djgiga2 😂

  • @greghood1552
    @greghood1552 5 років тому +79

    You got 4 reps left, Rip.

  • @teeq985
    @teeq985 4 роки тому +5

    In the UK we have employed an even safer measure to not hurt yourself and significantly decrease the chance of injury in the gym.
    We set up the bar, load up the weight, and when we're done we just walk away. No de-rack, 50% less chance to injure.

  • @zstrode.8953
    @zstrode.8953 5 років тому +377

    I love how his belly got into frame before he did 😂 sorry dude

  • @neutronfpv
    @neutronfpv 5 років тому +48

    When he said “2 hands, 2 thumbs. 2 hands, 8 fingers.” I felt that

  • @nikolaskatanjian4226
    @nikolaskatanjian4226 Рік тому +2

    Sounds like my boss when I’m not getting his demands quickly done

  • @ImSweatin
    @ImSweatin 4 роки тому +52

    “Sorry sir you didn’t leave enough slop so I can manipulate it with only 4 fingers securely. Please re-rack it.”

  • @bakerbrown6
    @bakerbrown6 5 років тому +212

    Next video: “stop peeing on the toilet seats people!!”

    • @giovannijohnson5867
      @giovannijohnson5867 5 років тому +5

      Lmao!!!

    • @aragonesalvarez4397
      @aragonesalvarez4397 5 років тому +5

      Open the toilet both parts and here is a tip if u dont wanna let nobody know u r peeing just aim at this walls right here!!

    • @jurgeysamuel
      @jurgeysamuel 4 роки тому +2

      Honestly though, stop peeing on toilet seats

    • @grantberkery8830
      @grantberkery8830 4 роки тому

      Ya see here, there's a seat... And you lift it up! then, you pee...!

  • @littlerockstar5729
    @littlerockstar5729 4 роки тому +4

    I've developed this technique of using my four fingers and opposable thumbs to grip things

  • @Gods-bad-boy
    @Gods-bad-boy 4 роки тому +182

    This guy looks like someone who is just mad about everything all his life

    • @antieverything1
      @antieverything1 4 роки тому +5

      yeah, he can't say anything without coming across as irrationally upset or maligning guys who weigh under 200 pounds.

    • @danielday8979
      @danielday8979 4 роки тому +7

      He's mad because you didn't re rack your weights you scrub.

    • @allnightfright619
      @allnightfright619 4 роки тому

      @Anarchyfan You're not as insecure or as easily intimidated as @antieverything1

    • @fiyahspinnah
      @fiyahspinnah 4 роки тому

      Haha I got the same feeling

    • @willcresson8776
      @willcresson8776 4 роки тому +3

      Its guilt from ripping off Bill Starr's 5x5.

  • @michaelkramer2417
    @michaelkramer2417 5 років тому +26

    I keep imagining him explaining which direction the toilet paper roll was supposed to be facing when put back on the dispenser.

    • @K-bob_45
      @K-bob_45 5 років тому +2

      I’m thinking this is just a test, much like the toilet paper scenario, who’s true intention is to draw serial killers out into the open

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +1

      @@K-bob_45 Wow!! That cat is deep!!

    • @michaelkramer2417
      @michaelkramer2417 Рік тому

      So upset. “Finger Supremacy” Thumb Lives Matter!!!

  • @kittenluvzu
    @kittenluvzu 3 роки тому +3

    I’d bet he has a strong opinion about the direction of the toilet paper roll.

  • @gunsandpussy3104
    @gunsandpussy3104 5 років тому +67

    His stomach looks like he really knows how to pick up plates. Buffett plates.

    • @glensims3744
      @glensims3744 5 років тому +2

      You, my friend, are a judgemental idiot. Mike Ripptoe would pound you into dust.

    • @suntzu5836
      @suntzu5836 4 роки тому +1

      Props on the comment....And your Tube handle..

  • @nadavegan
    @nadavegan 5 років тому +41

    I have a feeling like this was filmed expressly to be played at Rip's funeral one day.

    • @yessum15
      @yessum15 5 років тому +10

      Pallbearer instructions: "The coffin is designed with a lip..."

    • @RossMalagarie
      @RossMalagarie 5 років тому +1

      @@yessum15 I'M DYING STOP LUL:)

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +3

      @@yessum15 By then his gut will be larger,and the lid won't close.

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому +1

      @@yessum15 Don't put it here. Put it over there!! You people got to learn about coffins!!

  • @4Runnernguns
    @4Runnernguns 2 роки тому +1

    Things like this are what keeps me coming back.

  • @tipstolevelupinlife5837
    @tipstolevelupinlife5837 5 років тому +78

    When does he show us
    How to open a beer?

  • @realinvestor222
    @realinvestor222 4 роки тому +39

    Dude's gonna give himself a heart attack.

  • @yaslerfuj
    @yaslerfuj 4 роки тому +1

    1.4k people were taught the WRONG way to lift weights, this guy knows the RIGHT way

  • @zorkan111
    @zorkan111 5 років тому +113

    I also have a hand skill with years of experience.

    • @Fortress333
      @Fortress333 5 років тому +7

      Don't you know it's November? You gotta take it easy sometimes.

    • @jnapier6484
      @jnapier6484 5 років тому +1

      Anal fisting takes yrs to get the technique just right. The dp takes decades.

    • @VladKhomutov
      @VladKhomutov 5 років тому +1

      Yeah, but can you do it with just two thumbs?

    • @zorkan111
      @zorkan111 5 років тому +1

      Guys, what are you talking about?
      By "hand skill" I meant flipping the weight plate as shown in the video.

  • @Anarki23x
    @Anarki23x 5 років тому +24

    In the next lesson, Ripp will teach us how to use a power drill.

  • @koldplayz1
    @koldplayz1 4 місяці тому +1

    Great, basic, gym procedures and knowledge. Been to a public gym lately with 20-30 year olds? Their exercises are laughable, their cell phone use is ignorant and they put NOTHING in the right place. Thank you…

  • @dadruns1
    @dadruns1 5 років тому +8

    In 1985 a power lifter/ football coach told me the same thing. He told me that it was bad luck to put the plates on with the lip out. I have been doing what he and coach Ripp said. Now,it finally makes since. Thanks Coach Ripp

  • @Samuellos77
    @Samuellos77 5 років тому +103

    0:08 'You people'... What's he mean YOU PEOPLE?!

  • @stevenfrankowski2685
    @stevenfrankowski2685 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you Strong Swanson

  • @yogi6917
    @yogi6917 5 років тому +51

    "Now Goddamnit Janine, you grab the coffee cup by the handle damnit... And don't let me catch you loading the dishwasher with the silverware first... Damnit."

    • @cbretz2578
      @cbretz2578 5 років тому +1

      Lmfao

    • @junkyard-p1s
      @junkyard-p1s 4 роки тому

      Can't you do anything right? FUCK!!!

    • @thesaint8400
      @thesaint8400 4 роки тому +2

      Mark then proceeds to extend his kinetic chain to Janine's jaw.

  • @bkrys6771
    @bkrys6771 4 роки тому +43

    Goodammit y’all, how ya expect to get a body like this with the weights facin the wrong way!?

  • @fancyphantom8103
    @fancyphantom8103 4 роки тому +2

    This is how I was taught to put in on the bar. I always thought it was unusual. Glad there is a reason behind it.

  • @frankbeans5921
    @frankbeans5921 4 роки тому +31

    If this guy is not a walking, talking gym meme I don't know what he is.

  • @its_james_fitness
    @its_james_fitness 5 років тому +38

    When your Dad sees you doing it wrong

    • @ReidEvers
      @ReidEvers 5 років тому

      underrated comment

  • @jordanmoore7235
    @jordanmoore7235 4 роки тому +1

    Were can I buy those York plates ?? Thanks

  • @RackwitzG
    @RackwitzG 5 років тому +28

    When I get strong enough to put plates on the bar I'll follow your advice. It's a promise.

  • @rodrigosouto9502
    @rodrigosouto9502 5 років тому +25

    He tells us the obvious. That's why we need more people like him

  • @CHUCKSNORRIS
    @CHUCKSNORRIS 4 місяці тому +1

    now that thats cleared up, what do i do with my hands and the plates?

  • @davidzummer9412
    @davidzummer9412 4 роки тому +71

    My favorite part was when he’s bragging about his hand skill of flipping/catching the plate. All he did was raise it to his other hand. It is so freaking funny if it wasn’t meant sarcastically.

  • @turtledude1937
    @turtledude1937 5 років тому +84

    My gym doesn't have those kind of weights what fingers should I use 😥

  • @GT_Cerz
    @GT_Cerz 10 місяців тому +1

    I watch this video at least once a day to remind myself how to handle the plates in the gym

  • @jgbecker24
    @jgbecker24 5 років тому +43

    I think this video was made with the intention of creating some "Comments From the Haters" fodder. :)

  • @samblack5313
    @samblack5313 4 роки тому +130

    If I’m ever in a gym with those exact plates and that exact plate rack, I’ll be sure to try it out.

    • @djxkoxxf6898
      @djxkoxxf6898 4 роки тому +18

      Right? Lol most gyms use bumper plates that don’t have a lip anyways

    • @samblack5313
      @samblack5313 4 роки тому +8

      Djxkoxx F
      Yep, last time I saw plates like that was at some gym in Thailand. I can’t remember the last time I saw a plate rack with skinny bars on it either.

    • @AcceleratingUniverse
      @AcceleratingUniverse 4 роки тому +1

      dyel

    • @timenavigator9643
      @timenavigator9643 4 роки тому +11

      Sam Black All metal ones look like that, as do the racks lmao

    • @Hlk9368
      @Hlk9368 3 роки тому +3

      @@samblack5313 you must be a crossfitter lol.

  • @cw3598
    @cw3598 3 роки тому +3

    They now have magical weights designed with a full grip.

  • @yousernameish
    @yousernameish 5 років тому +9

    You know what really grinds my gears . . . .

  • @matthewblackwell8031
    @matthewblackwell8031 4 роки тому +9

    He needs a spot on the local news, “what grinds my Gears”

  • @weksauce
    @weksauce 4 роки тому +2

    Shouldn't they be put onto the rack the same way they're put onto the barbell (for exactly the same reasons, 8 fingers instead of 2 thumbs)?

  • @cuppscraps
    @cuppscraps 4 роки тому +19

    Wait till he finds out I have a wrist and can just orient my fingers to grab either side of the plate.