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    Thank you rack safeties

    Rack saved my ass the other day, we're always talking about saftey so here's a recent example.

    Doing my heavy BP routine a week or two back, for the first time in my life bar literally jumped out of my hand and came crashing down. Thumb was around bar. Did my first BP with the some concrete weights I got from Sears when I was 12 years old, no telling how many thousands of rep since then. I've talked to people it's happened to, some of them were doing stuff so stupid it was not a surprise. This was a complete surprise.

    No clue as to what happened, was absolutely destroying the workout. Every single rep had felt perfect to that point.....even that rep felt perfect until about half way back up. No warning, nothing, just crash. Ended the workout in case I had injured myself, escaped with only a scrape where the indestructible knurl slid down my forearm.

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    Did your wrist roll or something? Is it sore?

    I've purposely gone to failure under my safeties while benching but never had an unplanned event.
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    Haven't had that happen but have had an issue once reracking. I had the same question too about the wrist roll.

    Glad they did what they were supposed to.
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    On spread. Glad you are okay. Whose safeties, rack?
    You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?

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    Good to hear you're OK, must be scary as hell. I've failed many times but always relatively controlled.
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    Glad to hear you weren’t injured.
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    Thanks for sharing this - it is a good reminder of just how important safeties are. On spread now.
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    It's lucky you didn't injure your wrist/forearm. Never lost complete control of the bar when performing bp, but I've missed on re-rack a few times, mostly I missed the left hand j hook, (weak left arm) it's scary as hell when the bar drops.

    Decent quality rack, with properly set safeties, every time.
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    Safety racks are the unsung heroes of the gym.

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    it always amazes me how many of those gym fail videos have accidents that would have been nothing at all with a set of safety bars installed. this is a good reminder to use them every time all the time.
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    It was my GPR378 and it's swing in safeties. No pain anywhere other than the scrape. It will be one of those things I go to the grave not understanding. How did it get over my thumb without at least a minor sprain?
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    It was my GPR378 and it's swing in safeties. No pain anywhere other than the scrape. It will be one of those things I go to the grave not understanding. How did it get over my thumb without at least a minor sprain?
    I suspect you read somethig that enraged you, you hulked out, and shoved the bar up so hard it just levitated off your palm at the top and fell back down towards your face.
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    Always a great reminder, Chad.

    Benching without safeties is just plain and simply a terrible idea, even on "light" days.

    something as simple as 225 could change your life forever- anything could happen. Pretty extreme, but- seizure, stroke, simple mishap such as yours. Not worth the risk!
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    Originally Posted by chadsalt View Post
    It was my GPR378 and it's swing in safeties. No pain anywhere other than the scrape. It will be one of those things I go to the grave not understanding. How did it get over my thumb without at least a minor sprain?
    Not sure how the safeties worked in a rack without a ton of accessories or custom paint.
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    Bench is the most dangerous exercise. After owning a full rack I don't think I'd ever want to bench without safeties again. Even 135 can cause catastrophic damage if it lands on the throat/neck.

    Glad to hear you are okay. Scary stuff.
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    Glad you're okay bud.

    You have me re-thinking my safety strap height. They work for the "normal" bench press fails, but I really need to make sure they're high enough for a catastrophic, unplanned fail like you had there..
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    Originally Posted by thejosef View Post
    You have me re-thinking my safety strap height. They work for the "normal" bench press fails, but I really need to make sure they're high enough for a catastrophic, unplanned fail like you had there..
    The setup at 2:00 will save your face but your sternum is going to take full impact.

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    Originally Posted by keyboardworkout View Post
    The setup at 2:00 will save your face but your sternum is going to take full impact.

    Thanks for the video!

    Yeah, this is what has me thinking... I currently set up the straps higher near my legs and lower near my head.. say #11 for & #14 for legs. It's always worked fine, leaving me room to scoot out my turning my head and sliding under, but it may not be ideal for an "epic" fail. I need to work on this over the weekend and see what the ideal strap setup is, or if straps may even not be the best option for bench press??
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    The shorter Rogue straps on Leo's rack look like they work well.

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    Originally Posted by lsi1 View Post
    I suspect you read somethig that enraged you, you hulked out, and shoved the bar up so hard it just levitated off your palm at the top and fell back down towards your face.
    Possibly. Alien interference maybe?

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    Not sure how the safeties worked in a rack without a ton of accessories or custom paint.
    Got a few, BWTG pullup bar, monos, extra angle iron, paint is custom---scraped, dinged and otherwise beat to hell......
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    Originally Posted by keyboardworkout View Post
    The shorter Rogue straps on Leo's rack look like they work well.

    I think he uses Sorinex straps not Rogue's
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    Originally Posted by C123C View Post
    I think he uses Sorinex straps not Rogue's
    You are right. Rack dimensions must be different making them tighter.
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    Originally Posted by cwcmac View Post
    Not sure how the safeties worked in a rack without a ton of accessories or custom paint.
    Sounds like a titan customer full of regret.
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    These flukes freak me out.
    So the majority of you guys want or have straps as your primary safety?
    I've been tempted to actually get straps that hang from the top of the rack so I can adjust them perfectly, depending on the type of bar I'd be using.

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    Originally Posted by Synthetickiller View Post
    I've been tempted to actually get straps that hang from the top of the rack so I can adjust them perfectly, depending on the type of bar I'd be using
    If I put my 1/2 rack into action this is what I had in mind to do as well, thought this would offer protection if I fell backwards on a squat for example.
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    Originally Posted by irongrandpa View Post
    If I put my 1/2 rack into action this is what I had in mind to do as well, thought this would offer protection if I fell backwards on a squat for example.
    That's exactly why I have a full rack. I'm too paranoid to not be covered in every possible scenario. I've seen stars on too many heavy reps to not want to be 100% enclosed just in case. It also helps since I'm short enough to OHP inside my rack.
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    I had an incident 4 years ago. Catastrophic tear of my left rotator cuff and bicep tendon. Snapped like a rubber band while doing 320 on a BP. Lost all strength in left arm. Bar came crashing down on the safety at an angle, about a 1/2" above my chest. Nearly pissed myself. Thank goodness for high quality power racks with safeties.
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    Originally Posted by cwcmac View Post
    That's exactly why I have a full rack. I'm too paranoid to not be covered in every possible scenario. I've seen stars on too many heavy reps to not want to be 100% enclosed just in case. It also helps since I'm short enough to OHP inside my rack.
    I have a Magnum multi rack that I use now for the same reason you stated. The 1/2 rack i mentioned using straps with isn't being used at this time but I would want to use straps from the top of it to prevent going back too far and missing the safeties.
    Now OK for Sig line to be a novel
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    BP is definitely the most dangerous exercise you can do (especially solo). I went with pin & pipe safeties myself and set them about an inch over my neck, so I don't have any interference as I lower to my chest. Never could figure out how to get straps set up for bench, but straps seem ideal for squats. No one should be benching without a rack and safeties - veterans or newbs.
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