This is why you always have a spotter when doing exercises like this. Call me a bitch all you'd like, I will not bench without a spotter. Never know when an injury you don't know you have might flare up during intense exercise. And if you're really pushing yourself, you might need a little assist after your last rep to get the bar up. There is no shame in this. There is shame in looking like a fucking retard as you flop about like a fish out of water while being suffocated.
She didn't even need a spotter; she had safety bars right there but didn't extend them for some dumb reason. She put more thought into how slutty she could look with panties and a homemade crop top than she did in basic safety.
Exactly. I bench alone at home all the time, inside my rack with the pins set just below my lifted chest muscles. If I miss the rep, I can relax my arch and deflate my chest, then the bar is on the pins.
I'm guessing a man tried to explain this and this dumb whore had too much hubris to listen.
Can just imagine the FB post after:
“Eww creepy white guy standing right next to my head while I was working out.
He was like “want me to spot you” and I was like “umm I already know you spotted me, can you now look away again?!”
definitely, if I don't have a spotter available Ill use dumbbells instead and press those. Back in the day I would grab two 80 pounders and go with those as a bonus it probably actually works different types of muscle tissue
Dumbell presses are actually really solid- they work some of the smaller, less-used stabilizing muscles in your shoulders. And of course, the risk of breaking your neck or suffocating yourself is far lower. If you lose control of the dumbell mid-press, and you just drop it to the side, you might pull or tear something if it's dropped awkwardly but I've never seen that happen.
I've seen plenty of shit like in the video, though. People trying to show off, "Look at me, me so stronk, me do this alone!" Fucking stupid. You're not impressing anyone, and the people you're trying to impress would probably suggest using a fucking spotter because they know what they're doing. If the gym is really empty, like in this video, an employee should be available to spot for you. Looks like the employee rescued this woman.
It's videos like these which make me cringe, for the reasons you mention. People showing off in the gym are there for precisely the wrong reason - for attention whoring points and not there to be stronger. It fucking disgusts me - and these are usually the same clowns who look down on beginners like myself because we're not able to lift much.
Well said. I wouldn't call you a bitch, rather, pragmatic and wanting to get the absolute most out of a workout.
also shouldn't use those plate clamp things. if the weights can slide off you can free yourself by getting the bar at an angle.
Those clamps are for people who are unsure of their ability to do the exercise properly. If you hold the bar parallel to the ground and KEEP it that way during your reps, the weights will not move (unless the bar as been dented/bent somehow). And like you said, in an emergency, all you have to do is tilt the bar left, then right, and you're left with only the bar on you, easily shoved aside or back onto the rack.
This goes back to my statement on spotters- if you're not 100% confident in your ability to do an exercise properly, get a spotter, even if it's not a particularly dangerous exercise. Most folks in the gym are friendly, and if you approach them and politely ask for help, they'll help you real quick.
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