Spotting?

[needsize]

Nothing worse than the guys trying to do an upright row while I bench, I'll signal the spotter if I'm in trouble, otherwise, don't touch the damn bar.

 

[bignate73]

most people that ask me for a spot, or i ask if they want a spot, generally know they will get the weight. they are just cautious. i leave the fockers that attempt more than they can handle to their friends with the wife beaters, ultra long shorts and beanie caps on.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Nothing worse than the guys trying to do an upright row while I bench, I'll signal the spotter if I'm in trouble, otherwise, don't touch the damn bar.

Exactly! I flip out when someone touches the bar. I recently did a meet and on the video my gf took, while I was struggling on my last bench attempt, I actually nodded my head yes to let them know I was gonna get it. Don't know why I did that, but I do remember many a times yelling I got it when a spotter started to move towrds the bar. They learn quick after that.

 

[Ingram]

My gym has allot of idiots in it! Last week some kid asked me for a spot on a 225 flat bench, I said 'sure'... <--- This was a stupid idea!

He started his lift and couldn't get it back up after the first time it touched his chest, so I helped pull it off. Then the fucking kid looks up and says '7 more'

I fucking racked that bar in a jiffy, Christ! I took at least 40lbs of his first rep and he wants to do 7 more!?!? I simply told him to lower the weight or I wouldn't spot him. He said he'd get someone else to spot him, I watched as he did the same thing to some other guy. Except the new spoter fell for it and pulled the weight off his chest for every rep. Sure enough after the kid was done that set he added more weight...

Fucking idiots!

 

[Haz]

LOL, what an idiot. You should have let the weight sit on his chest for a minute or so. I'm sure he'd lower the weight for the next set then.

The only time I wouldn't spot someone, is if they are doing more weight then I could handle. For example, I probably wouldn't spot someone who's doing more then 405. If he loses control I probably don't have the strength to get that up without alot of his help. However I wouldn't deny him a spot if there isn't anyone bigger that is willing to help. A scrawny spotter is better then none at all.

 

[needsize]

I don't mind spotting a guy whose lifting more than I can handle if he knows what he is doing. My old training partner is a nationally ranked powerlifter with, at the time, a 525 bench. If he failed, the most you had to pull was about 10-15lbs, the rest he could get. People should have an idea of what they can lift, and not try to go too far above that, anytime you have to pull more than 10-20lbs of the lift for them, then they had no business lifting that much.

 

[maxellyz]

Would you ever deny someone a spot??

Nope

 

[Realgains]

Yes....if they were an ass hole