Deadlift shrug bar and a ‘level 4 PT Gym Manager’
There is a deadlift area at my gym but it’s only equipped with a shrug bar, and you therefore have to pinch a barbell from one of the cages. This causes issues during busy periods. I asked the manager to get another barbell and his response was ‘the shrug bar is safer and enables you to lift heavier’. I told him I wanted to use a double overhand grip at first so that wouldn’t work. His response was ‘I’m a level 4 PT, been doing it 8 years and you should NEVER use that grip’. Please can get some suitably educated responses so I can get him to put his hand in his pocket.
I mentioned starting strength LP, to which he acknowledged it and knew what I was talking about, but still dismissed my request.
Cheers.