The lost art of spotting

[Lustral]

How come almost no gym rats these days can spot a lift properly? I'm not talking the 18 year olds with flat baseball caps at a jaunty angle, serious juicers and vets of the iron.

They either wait until you're pinned before nonchalantly placing one hand on the bar or else, for the bench press for example, upright row the weight from the first rep thus completely removing any tension and skewing your normal numbers.

How fucking hard is it? Let the person lift til you see signs of struggle, hover hand when you can see the reps getting shaky, fingers under bar when the concentric reps lose momentum and lift and rack when they hit complete failure.

Gyms are full of retards now.

[Mr Anabolic]

How come almost no gym rats these days can spot a lift properly? I'm not talking the 18 year olds with flat baseball caps at a jaunty angle, serious juicers and vets of the iron.

They either wait until you're pinned before nonchalantly placing one hand on the bar or else, for the bench press for example, upright row the weight from the first rep thus completely removing any tension and skewing your normal numbers.

How fucking hard is it? Let the person lift til you see signs of struggle, hover hand when you can see the reps getting shaky, fingers under bar when the concentric reps lose momentum and lift and rack when they hit complete failure.

Gyms are full of retards now.

For the most part, yes.  What really irks me is bozo's who are addicted to text messaging during their workouts.  Then again, those morons aren't really working out.  I saw some idiot benching today, he was texting while loading the bar... he puts two 45's on one side and one 45 on the other.  Lays down and takes it off the pins... it almost tipped over.

[Lustral]

For the most part, yes.  What really irks me is bozo's who are addicted to text messaging during their workouts.  Then again, those morons aren't really working out.  I saw some idiot benching today, he was texting while loading the bar... he puts two 45's on one side and one 45 on the other.  Lays down and takes it off the pins... it almost tipped over.

Lol. Some tards were preacher curling earlier and didn't put clips on. Everyone turned around upon hearing the mighty clang of 2.5kg discs hit the wooden floor.

Main retard issue in my gym is people who are embarrassed to be curling 7.5kg when my gf curls 10kg so they shadow box after the set in front of the dumbell rack.

[Man of Steel]

Brutal 2004 throwback thread

[Lustral]

Brutal 2004 throwback thread

In 2004 I was training in a gym of guys in their 30s and 40s who had a fucking clue. It was a good hardcore gym. Past 3 years been training surrounded by generation nothingness. Few of the young guys are sound, most are clueless tards setting themselves up for a life without children or an education.

[bigkid]

I hate spotting strangers.  I do know how to do it when I have to though.

[wes]

There isn`t one person in my gym I would trust to spot me,not that I ever need one anyway.

[Lustral]

There isn`t one person in my gym I would trust to spot me,not that I ever need one anyway.

Few people I did trust have left the gym, considering it myself.

It's owned by guys who did the Irish version of Jersey Shore, Tallafornia... well, their name is associated with the ownership.

[Mr Anabolic]

There isn`t one person in my gym I would trust to spot me,not that I ever need one anyway.

I get asked for a spot a lot... mostly from veteran/mature trainers.  They tell me they do not trust anyone else.

[Palpatine Q]

I always tell people " don't TOUCH the fkng bar, until it starts moving in the wrong direction, or I say "spot"...."   pretty straightforward, right ?   They fuck.it up.every time....LOL.

[Lustral]

I get asked for a spot a lot... mostly from mature lifters.  They tell me they do not trust anyone else.

I'm happy to spot most people except one guy. He does quarter reps with way more than he can lift. From the first rep you're having a heart attack he's going to dump the bar, only on his shoulders or chest. You never know when he's in trouble cos he is from the first rep and his ROM is atrocious. If I see him looking around when at the shoulder press rack or bench press I make myself scarce.

[anabolichalo]

I always tell people " don't TOUCH the fkng bar, until it starts moving in the wrong direction, or I say "spot"...."   pretty straightforward, right ?   They fuck.it up.every time....LOL.

that's why i never ask for a spot

i'd rather leave a rep in the tank than have some shit head fuck up my day

[Mr Anabolic]

I'm happy to spot most people except one guy. He does quarter reps with way more than he can lift. From the first rep you're having a heart attack he's going to dump the bar, only on his shoulders or chest. You never know when he's in trouble cos he is from the first rep and his ROM is atrocious. If I see him looking around when at the shoulder press rack or bench press I make myself scarce.

If I know I'm going to be doing upright rows while spotting someone on the bench, I lie and say I have a bad back... find someone else to spot you.

[Lustral]

I always tell people " don't TOUCH the fkng bar, until it starts moving in the wrong direction, or I say "spot"...."   pretty straightforward, right ?   They fuck.it up.every time....LOL.

I've broken the process down to the point that a chimp could understand it yet still they nod with vacant eyes and do their thing.

I asked my gf to spot me on bench before, alls I need is fingertips to complete last rep. After 7-8 reps I said "ok spot me", she panicked, bar slowly dropped onto my chest and my face started turning red - she ran away, hands in air like a damsel in distress and pointed towards me. Embarrassing to say the least.

[wes]

Few people I did trust have left the gym, considering it myself.

It's owned by guys who did the Irish version of Jersey Shore, Tallafornia... well, their name is associated with the ownership.

There`s two guys that I would trust,but they train later in the day.....the rest are useless idiots that shouldn`t even be in a gym. 

[Man of Steel]

real men don't need a spot

[MORTALCOIL]

Shitty spotters are like prostitutes and tramps : a key figure of the human condition. Which leads to those unanswered questions men have tortured themselves with since the beginning of times: Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Does she tell the truth when she says she only does this things with me?

[Lustral]

Shitty spotters are like prostitutes and tramps : a key figure of the human condition. Which leads to those unanswered questions men have tortured themselves with since the beginning of times: Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Does she tell the truth when she says she only does this things with me?

Bit out of left field but we've all thought/wondered that.

She only went to the swinger party to observe, so I'm told.

[Icelord]

real men don't need a spot

I remember testing my 1RM by putting a third plate on the bench. Three guys offered to spot me, as if what I was doing was suicide. I go on the bench, did the press three times, and took the weight off. Wondering why guys need a spotter for 225?

[Lustral]

I remember testing my 1RM by putting a third plate on the bench. Three guys offered to spot me, as if what I was doing was suicide. I go on the bench, did the press three times, and took the weight off. Wondering why guys need a spotter for 225?

Any weight can be too much. I started off training at home, remember loading different weights each side, must have been around a 95kg lift (give or take the 2.5kg or 5kg whatever I forgot on one side) and got trapped. Had to roll weight down body, was punctuated by red lines across my chest and stomach for some days.

[Palpatine Q]

I've broken the process down to the point that a chimp could understand it yet still they nod with vacant eyes and do their thing.

I asked my gf to spot me on bench before, alls I need is fingertips to complete last rep. After 7-8 reps I said "ok spot me", she panicked, bar slowly dropped onto my chest and my face started turning red - she ran away, hands in air like a damsel in distress and pointed towards me. Embarrassing to say the least.

Hahahahaaa....gotta love chicks   

[wolfrittner]

I always tell people " don't TOUCH the fkng bar, until it starts moving in the wrong direction, or I say "spot"...."   pretty straightforward, right ?   They fuck.it up.every time....LOL.

Lol True!

[Van_Bilderass]

The trainer needs to explain to the spotter exactly how he wants his spot. Not everyone
wants the same type of spot, some want a little assistance once the weight starts slowing down,
some only want a spot when it starts moving in the wrong direction. Even a liftoff for benching may be serious business for some lifters, has to be just right, not too much assistance or they lose the feel of the weight etc.

I hate spotting. Almost tore my pec a while back spotting a missed 700lb squat.

[BigRo]

Guys who feel entitled to get your help passing them one of their dumbbells to help them to starting position, dont you feel like a pussy not being able to get your own dumbbells moving, I mind a guy asked me to hand him 60kg dumbbell for shoulder press and with arms wrapped up couldnt do one fucking rep but wanted 3 heavily forced reps. Not doing that shit again.

[booty]

A good spotter is hard to find these days.