no spotter on bench

[gottabadrash]

this is mainly directed toward pullinbig, but any mod's info could be just as helpful... i just did chest today, but my problem isnt in strength or form its the lack of a spotter. i tried using smith machine b4 but hate the way your hands have to roll back and forth to lock and unlock the bar. i was just wondering if its ok to use the barbell curl station and set the stopper bars directly at chest level and just push the weight up instead of a normal bench where you start by lowering the weight. is the pushing first gonna hinder any significant increases in strength? or should i just do moderate weight on a regular bench without a spotter?

 

[Mudge]

On the benches at my gym even if I fail I can still rack it because there are many places to rack the bar, I never fail right off the chest. So if I aimed for 3 reps or greater I could train just fine by myself.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

Try using a power rack. You can set the bars to catch the weight right about chest level (set it so that if you RELAX, the bar will touch the stoppers, but while you're pressing the chest will be higher than the stops), and set the bar up like normal.

 

[pullinbig]

set the pins up about 1" off chest and set it down and relax each rep if you wanna blast that chest. good way to work sticking points as well. there are some clips of this in the video section. however IAs site (link for clips) is down for upgrade now so hopefully he be back up soon.

 

[blackbeard]

all good suggestions so far..im assuing your at a gym and not at home..
i train alone as well but i always ask someone for a spot when i get to my work sets..its piece of mind for myself that i know someone is behind me..having them touching the bar and spotting me is a different story lol

 

[hornedfrogs07]

all good suggestions so far..im assuing your at a gym and not at home..
i train alone as well but i always ask someone for a spot when i get to my work sets..its piece of mind for myself that i know someone is behind me..having them touching the bar and spotting me is a different story lol

Peace, not piece.


Spikey, the grammar nazi.

 

[pullinbig]

no he meant piece. he said "knowing someone is behind him"

that could be me. =0)

ah........ the smells of the gym.

 

[DADAWG]

no he meant piece. he said "knowing someone is behind him"

that could be me. =0)

ah........ the smells of the gym.

i would be a nervous wreck if you were backspotting me while squatting , i would be so worried about being molested i would have to dump it .

 

[gottabadrash]

thanx for your suggestions... i did set the racks about 1 " above my chest and was wondering if that was fine and you said it is so im gonna keep going at it alone i guess this means i should try to go heavy like 3 reps a set but just wanted to say thanx

 

[blackbeard]

Peace, not piece.


Spikey, the grammar nazi.

trust me ive already graduated LOL
do you remember the quadratic formula?????
you knew exactly what i meant you ball buster

 

[pullinbig]

i would be a nervous wreck if you were backspotting me while squatting , i would be so worried about being molested i would have to dump it .

i love a plump hiney, so you would be in trouble. just think i f i was spotting you on bench. all up close and personal.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

trust me ive already graduated LOL
do you remember the quadratic formula?????
you knew exactly what i meant you ball buster

Shit, I never bothered to learn the quadratic formula. I just put a program in my calculator that did it for me. I entered values, and it gave me an answer.

That's what us young'ns do -- use technology.

 

[Toranaga]

For any quadratic eqn (power of 2) of the form: ax^2+bx+c=0
The roots of the eqn are given by:
x1, x2 = {-b +/- [ b^2 -4ac]^(1/2)} / 2a

 

[Toranaga]

BTW, that's from memory. Learnt it in high school, used it during Engineering, never used it in my research ......

THAT's how good I am.



Gimme a medal.

 

[pullinbig]

BTW, that's from memory. Learnt it in high school, used it during Engineering, never used it in my research ......

THAT's how good I am.



Gimme a medal.

you on the wrong boards. go to the "i am full of myself boards" then all you brains can brag on your selves.

 

[Toranaga]

you on the wrong boards. go to the "i am full of myself boards" then all you brains can brag on your selves.

what's the url for them boards ?