Triple J
New member
you need to be very careful with that open grip, if the bar is even slightly bent or anything is not balanced it can roll on you very easy. also the hand off from the spotter if one is taking an open grip is critical. its easy for a spotter on a heavy lift off to spin the bar on release which can be deadly. i am not sure if that is what happened in the vid. the spotter should probably been a little more on the ball but i am not sure anyone could stop a roll off drop like that, it happens too fkn quick. the other thing is, once the spotter releases the bar, i prefer a hands off spot. its too easy for a hands-on spot to throw you off. but the spot can wrap around the bar and follow you.