Why do you ask blubbard? Oldschool is a strong mofo and picks up some heavy shit, not that that should have anything to do with the question.
OS, I understand that guy's reasoning, but fucking up the gym equipment isn't cool and you may be missing some of the benefit of the negative portion of the lift. Now if you have bumper weights and platforms at your gym, have at it, though I still think the negative can be important.
Oldschool, you don't want to get in the habit of just dropping it b/c in a meet you have to pull and than wait for the down signal (and you don't drop it when you get the signal). I've seen guys get red lighted for dropping their shit like that. You should train like how you compete at a meet. Get set, pull the bar w/out hitching, hold it at the top, and than lower it. Don't slowly lower but don't let go.
Great post OldSchool.
What's "pull the bar w/out hitching" mean?
When you "hitch" a bar your knees drop and so the upper leg helps hold the load making it easier to lift. That is not allowed in PLing.
Here's an exaggerated hitch. This is great way to get 3 red lights at a meet:
This is the PROPER way to pull a bar:
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