I think she meant that she places a 5# disk below the barbell. At least that's my interpretation.. if so, then I still can't see the use of a power cage.
If you are actually using the safety pins of a power cage to raise the barbell for a deadlift, it no longer is a deadlift but a .... rack pull
But yeah, it's damn frustrating to see they got rid of a useful part of the gym and add yet another Smith machine
