For your safety, as well as others, we strongly recommend the following safe practices:

• Use extreme caution when lifting weights to avoid potential injury to yourself or others.
• Lift weights in a controlled manner refraining from slamming weight stacks.
• Weight belts that may damage equipment must be removed or covered appropriately.

Free Weights and Functional Equipment

• Always return equipment to its proper location and always re-rack your weights. All free weight equipment must be kept in the free weight area and should not travel to different levels of the facility.
• Allow others to work in with you while doing multiple sets.
• Weight clips are required on all barbell and curl bar exercises.
• Do not drop dumbbells, kettlebells, slam balls, med balls, weight plates and other equipment the floor.
• Throwing of medicine balls permitted in designated racquetball courts when available.
• Do not leave weight plates and bars on the floor or leaned against the wall, mirror, or equipment. Patrons must remain at least one arm’s length away from mirrors.

Olympic Platforms

• Compressed chalk is allowed on the lifting platforms. Loose chalk is prohibited. Clean up chalk residue using the brushes and rags provided.
• When performing lifts on the platforms, the barbell and bumper plates must be returned to the ground in a controlled manner. Do not slam or drop your weights.
• Weight plate collars must be used with all Olympic bars.
• Olympic lifts that are performed above the head are not advised. Perform at your own risk.
• Bumper plates must remain on the lifting platforms.
• Spotters are strongly recommended while using free weights. Campus Recreation staff are not available to act as a spotter.