Absolutely and sometimes a break from doing them can even make a difference. Man, gyms get carried away with this banning stuff at times. I see some of these hairy 300lb. men and women at times sweating and slobbering all over the cardio equipment and it's for a lack of a better word vulgar.lol Someone banging out a set of deads or rack pulls gets asked to not do them because they are intimidating the other members. We are becoming a world full of damn sissy's.