Two questions..

[bananas007]

1.) Is there a way to do deadlifts without making that ungodly noise. I sometimes do them in my dorm and dont want to wake up the neighbors. I guess i am asking if there is a spongey mat or soemthing you guys have bought that has helped.


2.) The color used on olympic weights... does it have lead in it?

 

[gelatine]

1.) Is there a way to do deadlifts without making that ungodly noise. I sometimes do them in my dorm and dont want to wake up the neighbors. I guess i am asking if there is a spongey mat or soemthing you guys have bought that has helped.


2.) The color used on olympic weights... does it have lead in it?

The noise when you drop hundreds of pounds on the floor after the lift? That's going to be pretty hard to get around, but you could muffle it by deadlifting off of pillows or something.

The paint on the weights will depend on the manufacturer. Most paint used today is not lead based though.