Do you bench press alone?? so GTFIH!!

[britishguy]

I myself bench press alone, and theres always a worry for me when im bench pressing.. you properly know what it is....yes failing the bar, not being able to complete that last rep! pinning you down like a nail on a cross.

How do you cope with this, and when do you know when your last rep is coming..?

[lajoo]

Roll of shame ftw!if you know what i'm talking about.

[Bruno93]

Didn't you made a thread regarding this a couple weeks ago? If so, why are you making a new thread regarding the same problem when you already got the answers in your old thread..?

Either way, just don't bench press to failure and you should be good. Don't put clips at the end of the bar, so you can tip the weights off incase you get stuck with the bar.

[LukeSport16]

I myself bench press alone, and theres always a worry for me when im bench pressing.. you properly know what it is....yes failing the bar, not being able to complete that last rep! pinning you down like a nail on a cross.

How do you cope with this, and when do you know when your last rep is coming..?

i dont usually bench,
but when ido i make sure im laying on a large flat surface(not a bench)
so when i fail the bar doesnt quit land on me, allowing me to roll under the thing.
i wouldnt bench press alone though brah,

[LukeSport16]

Didn't you made a thread regarding this a couple weeks ago? If so, why are you making a new thread regarding the same problem when you already got the answers in your old thread..?

Either way, just don't bench press to failure and you should be good. Don't put clips at the end of the bar, so you can tip the weights off incase you get stuck with the bar.

nice tip!

[SEADAWG]

You got two things you can do when you're pinned :

1) The roll of shame. As soon as you feel yourself utterly failing throw all your strength into rolling the bar down your chest onto your legs.
2) Tip the bar to one side violently, causing the weight to slide off.

Everyone fails eventually, it's just a matter of know what to do when it occurs.


On knowing if you can really crank out one more rep it's all just feeling it out.

[tomasbird]

Yea I do bench alone. With Safety Chains. Ain't gonna risk that the bar will fall on my neck and kill me lol.

[CasinoApe]

I bench/squat alone becuase i'm a fearless bastard!

In all seriousness tho, i will be doing SS soon, and theres no way on ****ing earth i'm doing bench/squat alone in my garage without a spotter, the bench is one thing and the roll of shame is gd enough, but chucking the weight during a squat on the floor is not an option for me, my bro will be back from uni for the summer so i'll just get him to spot me.

[xQzt]

Just say to yourself, if I drop this on me I WILL die, mind over body.

[Qwertyshaw]

You got two things you can do when you're pinned :

1) The roll of shame. As soon as you feel yourself utterly failing throw all your strength into rolling the bar down your chest onto your legs.
2) Tip the bar to one side violently, causing the weight to slide off.

Everyone fails eventually, it's just a matter of know what to do when it occurs.


On knowing if you can really crank out one more rep it's all just feeling it out.

HEHE nice thread. roll of shame ftw!
i fear DECLINE bench presses so i dont give much weight on it because you know, it might fall deep into my neck! XD

[stan47islav]

I basically tell myself I either lift this or die...i was able to do 265 for 2 reps without a spotter thinking like this.

This was also when no one else was in the weight room.... stupid...i know

[tomasbird]

^Yea, great advices. If you don't have spotter or anybody near you to help in emergency, that's just plain stupid.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/817...ifting-weights

[Dunknoe]

You got two things you can do when you're pinned :

1) The roll of shame. As soon as you feel yourself utterly failing throw all your strength into rolling the bar down your chest onto your legs.
2) Tip the bar to one side violently, causing the weight to slide off.

Everyone fails eventually, it's just a matter of know what to do when it occurs.


On knowing if you can really crank out one more rep it's all just feeling it out.

3) Lie there wailing with the bar on your chest until someone finds you (kicking feet in the air is a +)

[SEADAWG]

3) Lie there wailing with the bar on your chest until someone finds you (kicking feet in the air is a +)

lol'd

[bobbysto]

I do my benchin on smith machine so it has safety catches that can be adjusted.

[Roman_God]

Yeah I bench alone, even when I was training with weights in the upper 400s. Usually if I start to fail, I release a burst of adrenaline, but that'll be the end of the exercise there, cause you feel so drained and weak and sore afterward.

[stan47islav]

^Yea, great advices. If you don't have spotter or anybody near you to help in emergency, that's just plain stupid.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/817...ifting-weights

I was doing a program that was suppose to increase bench and I was on the last day of it which was to max and it was a good thing it did...
BTW I know a kid that went to the same school and was a year young that died from dropping the bar on his neck... this was in a school weight room ... this kid was on drugs half the time and he always looked high...

[Elliotuk]

yeah the smith machine.. i remember i could not lift the last rep and i it was stuck on the first catch so i had to slither under near from it.. was the single most embarrassing thing in my life lmao

[RainingBlood]

I just dump the bar if it gets stuck. It happens to everyone.

[Elliotuk]

i dont think you could get worse then what i went though today.. fell backwards whilst trying to squat : ) i am da man.

[Nom Z]

Simple fix...bench in a cage with safety pins, I've even maxed out alone.

[musclefreak69]

dont go to failure. its pretty simple

[Elliotuk]

dont go to failure. its pretty simple

does that not mean that you wont progress to higher weight though?

[TheSoupster]

I myself bench press alone, and theres always a worry for me when im bench pressing.. you properly know what it is....yes failing the bar, not being able to complete that last rep! pinning you down like a nail on a cross.

How do you cope with this, and when do you know when your last rep is coming..?

It's not rocket science, man. Use a weight you're positive you can get. If you can barely get a rep up then don't go for another one, simple as that. Ask for a spot when needed. /thread

[Nullery76]

Dont go to absolute failure, your body will still gain strength.
Also, ask someone to spot if you plan to. But i've learned when i have enough for one more rep, just the feeling/confidence in pushing it.

If it takes you more than a couple seconds on the way up or if you stall midaway through. i would say stop there

[musclefreak69]

does that not mean that you wont progress to higher weight though?

why would you not progress to higher weight?

nobody has to go to failure. its more taxing on the CNS and its just not neccessary

[gravite]

I do Push Ups alone.

[Dunknoe]

I do Push Ups alone.

I tried doing them alone but my face always hits the floor when i cant do anymore and it hurts. To make a long story short, im now properly secured by heavy cables.

[blazersfan7]

at my gym theres usually a second place where u can rest the bar at if ur failing

[JustinOpinion]

Roll of shame ftw!if you know what i'm talking about.

This... Lol definitely