Learn how to freakin' spot (rant)!
Yesterday the gym was packed with the aforementioned new year's dorks who think they are going to stay dedicated. Anyway, I grabbed one guy who, believe it or not, was a regular, to spot me on a set of heavy bench. The long story short is that this jackass kept his hands on the bar the *whole time* I was doing reps.
Now, ordinarily, this is where I would tell people, "Hey, you're not supposed to keep your hands on the bench, otherwise I'M not doing the full rep," and go into some diatribe about what I want them to do, but this guy was actually pretty huge, and I couldn't believe he didn't spot correctly. I was already pissed that the place was so packed, so I didn't even feel like bothering with it any more. Freakin' morons.
/rant off
Re: Learn how to freakin' spot (rant)!
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Originally posted by Strut99GT
Yesterday the gym was packed with the aforementioned new year's dorks who think they are going to stay dedicated. Anyway, I grabbed one guy who, believe it or not, was a regular, to spot me on a set of heavy bench. The long story short is that this jackass kept his hands on the bar the *whole time* I was doing reps.
Now, ordinarily, this is where I would tell people, "Hey, you're not supposed to keep your hands on the bench, otherwise I'M not doing the full rep," and go into some diatribe about what I want them to do, but this guy was actually pretty huge, and I couldn't believe he didn't spot correctly. I was already pissed that the place was so packed, so I didn't even feel like bothering with it any more. Freakin' morons.
/rant off
Maybe he thought you looked too small for the bar :lol: :lol:
Seriously next time either use dumb bells or be thank full he gave his time up to spot you. One small tip for benching without a spot, NEVER EVER put the collars on the bar. If you should drop the weight hopefully the plates will topples off one end and your saved.
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