Zcenter Decorum

I realize some may chuckle at the fact that this post is coming from me...
but given some of the recent rumblings I've been hearing from some of the desk staff I'd just like to remind this general group of the decorum that we as powerlifters try to adhere to as a sort of compromise for all the rules they let us break and stuff we can get away with.

-Try not to yell. We all get it, that PR feels great, but if you're training properly in 6 months you'll look back and realize that it was nothing. So just relax and generally try to keep it down.

-In the vein of keeping it down...dont drop crap unnecessarily. Put some effort into the negatives on your deadlifts, use the bumper plates if you really see the need to just release from the top. This will always be a recurring problem as long as we have platforms on the 2nd floor, but there have been complaints...so be mindful.

-Clean up your goddamn chalk. This one comes from me. I make it a point, every night after I finish, of going over all my weights, the floor around where i lift and my bars with a wet rag. We're not supposed to have chalk and the fact that the staff looks the other way is a favor to all of us. Don't abuse this situation. Too many times over the past month I've been cleaning up other peoples chalk residue and I'm getting tired of it.

Other than that, great progress all around. I'm glad to see this group keeps growing, just remember that powerlifters are not always the most accepted group of people in the world and we should make any effort we can to grease the wheel.