PB's without a spotter?

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samue1son		PB's without a spotter?	03-07-2013 @ 15:12
Member 4416, 1371 posts SQ 210, BP 175, DL 240 625.0 kgs @ 122kgs UnEq	I GUESS this applies mainly to bench press, given you can drop a pull or squat, although squat might be taken into account. Do you guys ever do such things as trying for a max bench or squat without a spotter? If so, have you had drastic results? I mostly train on my own - there are occasions I've been forced to call over a 9 stone kid to spot me as I'm a long wolf in a council run gym. I do and have squatted without a spot for max effort which was probably stupid given the rack I was in. I want to hear horror stories!!!

Tom_Martin		...	03-07-2013 @ 15:21
No one believed him anyway. Member 958, 11411 posts SQ 410, BP 215, DL 425 1050.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	samue1son said:I GUESS this applies mainly to bench press, given you can drop a pull or squat, although squat might be taken into account. Do you guys ever do such things as trying for a max bench or squat without a spotter? If so, have you had drastic results? I mostly train on my own - there are occasions I've been forced to call over a 9 stone kid to spot me as I'm a long wolf in a council run gym. I do and have squatted without a spot for max effort which was probably stupid given the rack I was in. I want to hear horror stories!!! Squatting in a rack isn't the same as squatting without spotters! I never bench heavy without a spotter but... I never squat heavy WITH a spotter except for the rare times when someone forces me to and most of the time I don't squat in a rack either. Nothing bad has ever happened, I failed a squat once and I just took it back to the bottom and jumped forwards while letting go of the bar...

deleted2_20210523		...	03-07-2013 @ 15:30
Member 2606, 11453 posts SQ 170, BP 117.5, DL 215 502.5 kgs @ 91.6kgs UnEq	deleted

fong		...	03-07-2013 @ 15:35
really really interesting Member 3474, 2816 posts SQ 170, BP 120, DL 260 550.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	i do that thing where if i fail a bench i roll it onto my hips, sit up with it, grip it and stand up with it. bruises a little but it's perfectly safe for little weights.

DomRedshaw		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:05
Uk limbo dancing champion Member 2666, 6551 posts SQ 202, BP 170, DL 255 627.0 kgs @ 88kgs UnEq	fong said:i do that thing where if i fail a bench i roll it onto my hips, sit up with it, grip it and stand up with it. bruises a little but it's perfectly safe for little weights. this used to be a weekly occurance for me pretty much. failed a squat once in the rack n lowered it the safeties but got stuck between the floor and the bar still lol. worst fail iv had was wen i was working in a gym n i used to train wen i opened up as it was dead quiet so its wen i had the time and nobody was using any equipment so didnt need to wait etc. anyway 1 day i was benching and not paying attention when i went to rack the bar i over shot the racks on 1 side, not realising i wasnt over the racks i went to drop it on n almost ripped my arm out. if id of let the bar go id of been crushed as the other side was still above me, luckily for me it was only a warm up weight (90kg i think) and just managed to pull it in back over to rack it. i swear if it had been 5-10kg heavier or if id of been tired i wudnt of made it n been seriously hurt. nothing to do with no spotter just my fault for not paying attention, seen as it was a warm up i didnt think i had to focus 100%. lesson learnt even with light weights they can be dangerous

Slugworth		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:10
P.S must learn to deadlift Member 3457, 700 posts SQ 230, BP 180, DL 235 645.0 kgs @ 148.5kgs UnEq	Wouldnt dream of a bench PB with no spotter, pinned myself yesterday as my spotter wasnt paying attention

MattD90		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:15
Skaven for the win !! Member 2490, 3589 posts SQ 180, BP 120, DL 230 530.0 kgs @ 82kgs UnEq	This is the bro-est of the bro of internet horror lifting stories and may be entirely fictional but I heard on more than on occasion of "some guy" who rolled his bench down his body when he got stuck, and ruptured some large artery somewhere


unit94		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:16
what is everyone's fran time? Member 3986, 10449 posts SQ 340, BP 200, DL 400 940.0 kgs @ 129kgs Eq	I bench on my own in a rack so just use the pins, same with squats. I need to learn to dump the bar from squats though.

deleted2_20210523		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:17
Member 2606, 11453 posts SQ 170, BP 117.5, DL 215 502.5 kgs @ 91.6kgs UnEq	deleted

DomRedshaw		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:24
Uk limbo dancing champion Member 2666, 6551 posts SQ 202, BP 170, DL 255 627.0 kgs @ 88kgs UnEq	kirkynick said: Sure you're not thinking of the Russian guy who dropped the bar in a comp and died? that was very sad and unfortunate. i always bench inside a rack now with safeties just incase

samue1son		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:25
Member 4416, 1371 posts SQ 210, BP 175, DL 240 625.0 kgs @ 122kgs UnEq	kirkynick said: Sure you're not thinking of the Russian guy who dropped the bar in a comp and died? I recall watching that video and reading the news article. At first I thought it was an out of proportion "In Russia" news but the video showed a deep compression when that weight dropped. I felt so bad man, so so bad after watching that. Suicide grip too wasn't it?

General_ill		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:25
3rd place Europes strongest man 2016 U90kg Member 1239, 13275 posts SQ 280, BP 155, DL 310 745.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	What's a spotty ?

IrishMarc		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:26
no really Irish Member 1196, 5908 posts SQ 312, BP 230, DL 320 862.0 kgs @ 114kgs UnEq	If you must bench in a rack. I myself wouldnt even entertain the idea.

Philhx1		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:28
Member 3782, 168 posts SQ 200, BP 180, DL 260 640.0 kgs @ 146kgs UnEq	I heard a story of a big body builder over in Keighley who'd been granted permission to use his gym out of hours early on a Sunday morning. When the owner came in to open up he found the bloke under something like 200kg on the smith machine, dead. This would have been in the late 90's and I can't remember if the guy was crushed or had a heart attack

samue1son		...	03-07-2013 @ 16:29
Member 4416, 1371 posts SQ 210, BP 175, DL 240 625.0 kgs @ 122kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 03.07.2013 @ 16:29 PM by samue1son General_ill said:What's a spotty ? It's a pimp term for when you stuck your thing inside one of your hoes knowing full well that she had the clap. "I just risked giving myself a spotty"

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