What's wrong with benching in the rack?
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Regarding "safely spotting a squat" it depends on what type of gym you are at.
It's hard enough getting a competent bench spotter -- unless I'm at a powerlifting gym the odds of getting a competent spotter on a squat are pretty darn low in my opinion.4 -
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Nothing wrong with it at all. Do your thing.0
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distinctlybeautiful wrote: »ArmyofAdrian wrote: »distinctlybeautiful wrote: »Thanks for y'all's opinions I don't think I'd ever ask a stranger to spot for me for a few reasons. One, I don't think I'd trust it as much. Two, I don't like to ask people for help, especially strangers, so I'd be more worried about taking up their time than my own lift. And last, I don't think anyone would have the patience to spot me! I can be pretty slow when it comes to increasing my weight because I'm gonna get all my reps in no matter how many times I gotta put it down in between!
I do appreciate the perspective on using the rack when I could just get a spotter. I guess I just figure if you're going to be annoyed instead of asking me to work in, I don't have much sympathy. No offense intended. That's just how I feel.
So you understand you could simply ask for a spot, but you're going to hog up the squat rack for something other than squats anyway. I don't have much sympathy. That's just how I feel.
No, sir. I'm going to use the power rack and share with whoever asks to work in
Which means you'll have to move the bench, move the safety bars, move the bar rack up, change the weights out, and then reverse the process between each set. That's completely unreasonable and you know it. No one's going to bother to ask to work in because they're not going to want to deal with all that crap. All to save you the "massive" inconvenience of asking someone for a spot once in awhile.3 -
Shawshankcan wrote: »ArmyofAdrian wrote: »distinctlybeautiful wrote: »Thanks for y'all's opinions I don't think I'd ever ask a stranger to spot for me for a few reasons. One, I don't think I'd trust it as much. Two, I don't like to ask people for help, especially strangers, so I'd be more worried about taking up their time than my own lift. And last, I don't think anyone would have the patience to spot me! I can be pretty slow when it comes to increasing my weight because I'm gonna get all my reps in no matter how many times I gotta put it down in between!
I do appreciate the perspective on using the rack when I could just get a spotter. I guess I just figure if you're going to be annoyed instead of asking me to work in, I don't have much sympathy. No offense intended. That's just how I feel.
So you understand you could simply ask for a spot, but you're going to hog up the squat rack for something other than squats anyway. I don't have much sympathy. That's just how I feel.
I could, but no matter how direct I am with my instructions, people don't listen. It's really
Bloody simple - unless the bar is ok my throat and I am turning blue, don't touch my bar.
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