This is why you use a spotter

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Very important to not go to heavy, or push past your exhaustion point while alone.

I will be honest, days without a spot I will jump in a smith machine.

One more rep is not worth the months of training potentially missed if you miss it and injure yourself.

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That's crazy, he even had stands setup.. But that's the same problem I have with my power rack, if I have the supports low enough to hit my chest, the supports do me no good.. If the supports are high enough to save me, I don't get a full stretch..
 
DigitalB said:
That's crazy, he even had stands setup.. But that's the same problem I have with my power rack, if I have the supports low enough to hit my chest, the supports do me no good.. If the supports are high enough to save me, I don't get a full stretch..
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Get up on your traps and poke your sternum to the ceiling when you bench. Solves your power rack problem and will add years to your benching career by saving your shoulder joint. If you fail, just flatten out and wriggle out from under it.
 
herderdude said:
Get up on your traps and poke your sternum to the ceiling when you bench. Solves your power rack problem and will add years to your benching career by saving your shoulder joint. If you fail, just flatten out and wriggle out from under it.
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I'll have to give it a try..
I lift alone so sometimes it poses a problem unless I'm at the gym..
 
DigitalB said:
I'll have to give it a try..
I lift alone so sometimes it poses a problem unless I'm at the gym..
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I bench alone at times as well and it has saved me in the past. I have a big arch, but benching should always have at least a small upper back arch to stretch the pecs and set the shoulders in the socket properly.

And my contribution of why you should not only have spotters, but also make sure they are paying attention:

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herderdude said:
I bench alone at times as well and it has saved me in the past. I have a big arch, but benching should always have at least a small upper back arch to stretch the pecs and set the shoulders in the socket properly.

And my contribution of why you should not only have spotters, but also make sure they are paying attention:

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OMG!!!!!!!!
 
I've been a bit freaked out lately about going heavy because I don't have a spotter. ? Better safe than sorry.
 
See the bar slide behind the stand on the one side. Ouch. He took the right precautions but that's just unlucky. Whenever I bench without a spotter I generally hit the Hammer Strength machine. I actually feel I get a better pump on the HS than the regular bench.
 
Weight should of probably never been in his hands..

But it's all about common sense though, I just leave a rep in the tank at least and not push past 90% or so of my max.
 
I won't attempt to bench heavy because of my messed up shoulder.
 
That's so scary!! Luckily anytime I've failed under the bar- I've been able to lay it on my chest or lap and it was obviously nowhere near that much! tuff49 has a story of failing like that! Damaged his neck permanently!
 
AntM1564 said:
Whenever one is near their 1RM, grab a spotter, even if you're feeling good that day.
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This was me at benching. I was already fatigued from the high reps and decided to go for a 1RM. I almost took my neck off. ?
 
I can't understand how the bar got past the safeties. That's not bad luck, that's just bad. He should have lowered it to the safeties when he realised he wasn't going to make the lift, but he freaked out instead and tried to push it.
 
herderdude said:
Get up on your traps and poke your sternum to the ceiling when you bench. Solves your power rack problem and will add years to your benching career by saving your shoulder joint. If you fail, just flatten out and wriggle out from under it.
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Phenomenal post.

Also, not having a spotter can very easily be fixed by using a smith machine or like others have said, power rack.
 
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