[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
SWR-1240 wrote:
She knows how I like it
HIGH FIVE![/quote]
Thanks! That’s why I married her.
Squatting:
I’ll have to remember the one-hand-chest, one-hand-belt move. My lifting partner and I actually apply some pressure to the low back; we don’t push forward, rather we give the lifter something to brace against and keep himself upright.
O-Bar Bench:
If I’m asked, I say three things:
- Do you want help unracking it?
- How many reps are you going for?
- I won’t touch the bar unless I see it heading back down.
DB bench:
I prefer the spotter’s hands to my wrists, so if I’m losing control the spotter can push them wide and they don’t come down on my torso (or worse, my handsome but at that moment completely red-with-effort face). My partner prefers elbow support, but his left arm is a little weaker lifting than his right, so when it starts to slow down, I put my left hand under his left elbow, BUT I also put my right hand up to the inside of the DB, ready to push it away before it comes down on his sternum like it did the very first time I spotted him in this exercise.
Squat-SWR 1240 explained it best.Squat with the person arms under their armpits come up with them make sure they dont fall forward.
Bench-I dont care to spot any more than I can deadlift.If the weights get to heavy we do a three person lift off.Up,out,release.
When spotting someone on bench press, do not lean over them so that your sweat drips off your chin directly into the lifter’s eye.
This experience led to my not entering a gym for several years.
[quote]JammieBane wrote:
On any type of Dumbbell press(chest, shoulder)I’d have to vote strongly for the spot to occur at the wrist or forearm.
Being a compound movement, if the spotter pushes under the elbow at a rate that is not what the presser plans for… someone has problems.
The benefit of a wrist/forearm spot is that a few well timed pulse squeezes will help the presser press more than usual. Noticeably. Give it a try. [/quote]
I can’t think of one good reason to need a spot on dumbbell bench (the one exception is decline).
For the regular bench, wait until he says “spot” or the bar has come to a complete stop for over two seconds. He does not need you to grab the bar the second he slows down or comes to a partial stop. (or if he loses control of the bar, obviously you need to grab it).
Put your forearms under the bar and lift with the bar in the crooks of your elbows. This will allow you to lift far more weight than an upright row.
And finally, DON’T TOUCH THE BAR WHILE HE’S LIFTING. This aggravates the shit out of me when people do this.
[quote]cvb wrote:
If I have someone spot me, I tell them how many reps and to let me struggle a little bit. I have had guys rip the bar out of my hands when I know I could have benched it.[/quote]
and the dangerous part of un-attentive/too aggressive spotters is injury to you potential. i’d rather cut a few pounds on the attempt than have other people get me hurt.
[quote]medevac wrote:
One thing I absolutely hate is when you spot someone and they really make you work to finish the rep and then like a jackass they go for another rep as if you didn’t do half the work. When they pull that crap I let it go all the way eccentric until they get the fear into their eyes so they don’t try another rep.[/quote]
I admit I’m guilty of this almost everytime I get spotted.
Most people confuse “spotting” with “assisting”
I don’t understand why people need spots on all these various lifts. Bench press, I can see, but squats and overhead presses? Why do you need a spot with those? And anything dumbbell – why the need for a spot there?
Bench press. I’ll help a guy up to 405. After that then you need 1 man on each side as far as I’m concerned. If I’m shooting for a 1RM I want two guys spotting me.
Incline bench. Just make sure you are guiding it to the pins. Some people have a tendency to sway forward.
Squat. Same method. I wouldn’t spot a guy from behind by myself. One on each side is better. I’m taking the brunt of it if he let’s go or can’t get up. The only person I would spot this way is my kid but he’s 11 and I can lift the bar off him…for now.
Dumbell presses I wouldn’t spot someone nor ask them to spot me on this excercise.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
I don’t understand why people need spots on all these various lifts. Bench press, I can see, but squats and overhead presses? Why do you need a spot with those? And anything dumbbell – why the need for a spot there?[/quote]
Agree. Squat in a rack.
[quote]chainsaw5vent wrote:
cvb wrote:
If I have someone spot me, I tell them how many reps and to let me struggle a little bit. I have had guys rip the bar out of my hands when I know I could have benched it.
and the dangerous part of un-attentive/too aggressive spotters is injury to you potential. i’d rather cut a few pounds on the attempt than have other people get me hurt.
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Oh yeah, thats why I’d rather do 6 good reps on my own than have someone spot me from rep 4 and get me to 12, when they’d done most of the work!
For this reason I find women sometimes make the best spotters, cause they don’t go on an ego trip and start pulling the weight off you too soon. Also having a nice girl watching somehow makes me complete more reps anyway…funny that! SWR, you’re lucky you have your wife to do it for you…thats the kind of woman I need lol!
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
malonetd wrote:
I don’t understand why people need spots on all these various lifts. Bench press, I can see, but squats and overhead presses? Why do you need a spot with those? And anything dumbbell – why the need for a spot there?
Agree. Squat in a rack.[/quote]
What if someone is already curling there? 