Thoughts on spotters helping unrack weight

[BiggT]

After a certain point weight-wise, like Tweakle said, it is hard to stay tight and stable if you unrack yourself. Mendolson's world record 713 raw bench he had a liftoff....I'm an old school stickler when it comes to everything in a weightroom, and I take liftoffs on bench work. NOW, if the spotters hands so much as graze the bar during the lift then it doesn't count and it's time to find someone else.

 

[Sets]

Train safe, Train smart, Train hard and use a spotter when needed.. Keep it tight on both sides of the movement...

 

[ar6]

NOW, if the spotters hands so much as graze the bar during the lift then it doesn't count and it's time to find someone else.

qft I always tell a spotter, "Please don't touch the bar unless it starts going down instead of up"

 

[Y_lifter]

Con -

Dying due to a crappy spotter dropping it on your head

 

[silver_shadow]

tweakle said it all. there are no cons unless the spotter bungles with his hand off. the problem without the handoff is that it's difficult (or impossible actually) to get into the correct position unless the weight is really light..

 

[blut wump]

qft I always tell a spotter, "Please don't touch the bar unless it starts going down instead of up"

I tell them not to touch it unless either I call for help or I'm unconscious.

Usually, I train alone so I unrack alone. I've never noticed any difficulty holding an arch and getting the bar into the right plane. Maybe my bench is still too crap to have encountered the problem.

 

[Lee]

i train alone as well blut, but i also probably dont move as much weight as you.

also with DBs, i think it is important to get them into position yourself because you have to be able to control the weight your using with a DB moreso then with a barbell.