...and no power cage, is it worth doing..or is it not safe enough. I usually have a spotter but the person I workout with has a very different schedule than me, and I've been considering going alone when I need too. Do any of you bench with no spotter, and how can I do it as safely as possible? thanks
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Thread: Bench Pressing with no spotter
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09-02-2008, 08:19 PM #1Registered User
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Bench Pressing with no spotter
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09-02-2008, 08:21 PM #2']['{[]}{[]}[[_
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Surely someone is willing to spot you.
If not then you're not going to be able to go to failure without running the risk of hurting yourself.A pattern in the chaos.
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09-02-2008, 08:22 PM #3Registered User
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Well, this topic has come up quite a bit, but, saying "use the search" is way over done.
If you fail, lower the weight to your chest and roll it down your abs quickly, then slide out from under it and dead lift it to the floor."Starting Weight" 3/21/08: 161 lbs
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09-02-2008, 08:23 PM #4Mind over Muscle
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It's dangerous. If you work within your limits you reduce the danger. In your sitation use dumbbells if you want to go heavy.
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09-02-2008, 08:24 PM #5Registered User
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x2 agree.Originally Posted by Leyton Stone
If you cannot have a spotter and want to go to failure then just use dumbells. I get more out of DB then a BB when benching anyway.Began Bulking May/08 @ 183lbs
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09-02-2008, 08:25 PM #6Physicist in Training
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Use dumbells.
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09-02-2008, 08:46 PM #7Mind over Muscle
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Further to my last comment, even with a spotter this exercise can be very dangerous. A power rack with the pins positioned correctly is the only way to 'guarantee' safety.Originally Posted by Leyton Stone
"I not only don't use gloves, I file the skin off my palms before each workout. I also wrap double sided tape about the bar, sprinkle broken glass on it, dip it in acid, then wrap it in razor wire. I also plug the bar into an outlet, and stand in a bucket of water." - Defiant1
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09-02-2008, 08:50 PM #8bodybuilding pretty boy
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most ppl can't spot for ****. it's hard to find someone that won't pick up the bar the second you start to strain.
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09-02-2008, 08:59 PM #9']['{[]}{[]}[[_
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Yeah their are two types. The ones who spot to much and the ones who spot bugger all.Originally Posted by JoeyDaFool
Just explain to the spotter beforehand how you want them to spot you.A pattern in the chaos.
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09-02-2008, 09:06 PM #10Mastermind
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I hate it when I ask for a spot and the guy helps me too much. I feel like I just wasted my energy on a pointless set. I need someone to use their damn fingertips when the bar stops moving completely.
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09-02-2008, 09:17 PM #11Recovered Ameribrah
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Use dumbells, they work you more anyways.
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09-02-2008, 09:20 PM #12Registered User
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I've only had a spot maybe 3 times. I told them before hand that when I need it I'll say "spot".
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09-03-2008, 07:55 AM #13Lifetime Member
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Solo all the way. You cant trust other people. I dont want to be strong enough to pick something up with the possible aid of someone else if it gets too heavy. I want to do it myself.
On heavy days I use my bench and a pair of sawhorses. Just high enough to squeeze under if i get trapped. I do 1 rm work and everything without problem."To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other."-- Carlos Castaneda
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09-03-2008, 08:03 AM #14Chicks dig me
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dont collar the bar, if you get stuck dump the platesOriginally Posted by MattOne1
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09-03-2008, 08:21 AM #15Registered User
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Being able to drop DB at failure makes it hands down the best way to go.Originally Posted by Fukes12
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09-03-2008, 08:31 AM #16Registered User
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i do skull crushers with no spotter, at home. Even when lifting heavy weights. I know my limits and i am the safest i can be, i havent had any problems. I also bench press without a spotter.
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09-03-2008, 08:32 AM #17Goldfinger
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x2, If you must bench solo, this is the way to go.Originally Posted by Elvisthegoalie
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09-03-2008, 09:37 AM #18Team Ground Zero
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Yeah dude, dont be shy. I dont have a partner but luckily there are a handful of guys in the gym that know what they are doing and I trust to spot me correctly. Ill ask any of them. They are more than happy to lend a hand.Originally Posted by flangmasterj
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09-03-2008, 10:32 AM #19Registered User
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I agree w. DB's
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09-03-2008, 11:45 AM #20Registered User
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I've been doing bench without a spotter. I've also been maxing out without a spotter as well. I guess I should probably stop before I hurt myself. I've never had a problem before, but I guess it only takes one time for me to have it slip out of my hands or for me to not be able to get that last rep up.
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09-03-2008, 11:46 AM #21USAF
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if I need a spotter and since I dont work out with anybody I usually just snag someone in the gym...most people are willing to help out...
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09-03-2008, 12:37 PM #22Registered User
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Why not just use intensity principles?
Rest-pause works really well and when done properly isn't dangerous.
Drop sets
Supersets (bench + flies)
If you get pinned, just get rid of the bar in one of the ways mentioned here. I've never had to use it but I would probably use the rocking side to side.
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09-03-2008, 12:39 PM #23Ghost Negger
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Power racks with safety bars have been around for years and years yet some people continue to refuse to use proper equipment when lifting. What a shame.
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If you do it, stop short of failure. I have been stuck before and it isn't fun.Originally Posted by MattOne1
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09-03-2008, 12:46 PM #25Bodybuilding.com
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Dumbbells, smith machine or just get someone in the gym to help you
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09-03-2008, 12:52 PM #26
I do it
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09-03-2008, 12:53 PM #27Registered User
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I just ask different people to spot. I doubt people are gonna be like "NO!"
If not use dumbbells.
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09-03-2008, 12:53 PM #28BodyBuilding Starts Now
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If you still don't feel comfortable with these things to try. Deffiently look up a smith machine on craigslist. I got a smith machine in AWESOME condition, for $25 from craigslist. If you can't do the weight anymore, twist the bar and boom, its locked in where ever you twist the grip. I squat with it, do military presses, bench press, incline press, decline, tons of things, it was so worth it!
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09-03-2008, 12:54 PM #29French Train
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i bench with no spotter, you should know ur limits bro
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09-03-2008, 12:59 PM #30BodyBuilding Starts Now
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Its not the limits thing that worries him I believe. I think it just he rather be on the safe side to make sure that he can get that rep up. And usually its the last rep for me that really tears my pecs, usually I struggle with the last rep, since my muscles are tired. And rolling it off your chest down to your abs hurt me actually. When it was at the end of my rib cage I thought my ribs were gonna break.
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