the importance of closed grip

**bartman314** · 12-31-2016, 05:43 PM

Weightlifter killed when barbell drops on his neck | New York Post

unfortunately, i don't practice what i preach. rip to a fellow lifter...

**Obs** · 12-31-2016, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by bartman314

Weightlifter killed when barbell drops on his neck | New York Post

unfortunately, i don't practice what i preach. rip to a fellow lifter...

Damn shame

**Tigershark** · 12-31-2016, 07:03 PM

This was unfortunate. When I first saw the title on CNN I thought it was because of no spotter, then read he had several. Very sad indeed.

**Jonbana** · 12-31-2016, 07:18 PM

RIP to him and all his loved ones

**hellomycognomen** · 12-31-2016, 07:31 PM

For heavy bench I always prefer the squat rack for added safety. Anything else is a risk not worth taking.

**Obs** · 12-31-2016, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by hellomycognomen

For heavy bench I always prefer the squat rack for added safety. Anything else is a risk not worth taking.

Im gonna weld one up when I get a place to put it. Bad joints anyway, I dont need that.

**jwh7699** · 12-31-2016, 08:26 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgYDfporX00

Not for the squeamish.

**BRUTAL** · 01-01-2017, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by jwh7699

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgYDfporX00

Not for the squeamish.

RIP for the guy and for one linked in first post.

Sad but that's life, bad spotter/too much ego and you get what's to come, sad but true.

Be smart about your weights, ways of lifting and who you trust your life to at that one moment, it could be one and the last one you ever have

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**600@50** · 01-01-2017, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by hellomycognomen

For heavy bench I always prefer the squat rack for added safety. Anything else is a risk not worth taking.

This^^^^^. I always use the power rack for benching. No spotter is quick enough to prevent a weight from falling on you. They can only help to get it off you afterwards.

**JDToronto** · 01-01-2017, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by 600@50

This^^^^^. I always use the power rack for benching. No spotter is quick enough to prevent a weight from falling on you. They can only help to get it off you afterwards.

People at gyms should drop the ego's, really, if I went to the gym I couldn't care less how much one lifts, I have better things to worry and think about, I would be there to get my work out and leave.

I lift alone in my own apartment using a rack, many times I experienced times when I couldn't lift the weight back up and it landed on the rack not my body.

D'oh. Too many stupids walking around, it's an epidemic.