The lost art of spotting

[Nails]

Im a master at spotting, however , never ever ask me to spot you on a squat fagggot

Hey booty , ever get tea bagged by a spotter on the bench?

[booty]

Im a master at spotting, however , never ever ask me to spot you on a squat fagggot

Hey booty , ever get tea bagged by a spotter on the bench?

Never.  But I have had sweat dripped onto me, which I am totally grossed out about.  And once I gave new meaning to the term "skull crushes" when I accidently stepped back without looking behind and found my butt pushing down on a guys ez bar curl while he was doing skull crushes. 

[cephissus]

haha yes the joys of being 18 and shouting at your bro, "COME ON, ONE MORE REP"; as he grinds out a brutal 95 lb bench press for 15 seconds, you periodically give the bar a gentle nudge in the right direction

[polychronopolous]

haha yes the joys of being 18 and shouting at your bro, "COME ON, ONE MORE REP"; as he grinds out a brutal 95 lb bench press for 15 seconds, you periodically give the bar a gentle nudge in the right direction

Yeah but back in those days it was more about trust.

Nowadays you would expect the youngsters ADD to kick in and he's walking off scratching his ass and checking his Facebook halfway through your set.

[ESFitness]

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.

I don't know that it was ever something ppl were 'good at', in general.

one of my biggest pet peeves is the morons who ask me for a spot right after I finished my set (and I'm usually in a hurry, with 30mins to get a workout in and 30seconds rest), and take 2 mins to get ready to start the lift, and have piss-poor form from the start with 185 on the bench. I'm like.. fuck dude, you see the look on my face? you see me looking at the floor avoiding eye-contact? you see my ear-buds in? you see me wiping sweat from my eyes and trying to catch my breath? do I look like I have time to spot you and chit-chat for 3 mins after? ask somebody else who's spending 5 mins between sets bullshitting with his buddies and not breaking a sweat.

[Novena]

The lost art of spotting
Gyms are full of retards now.

Everyone knows the greatest spotter ever was Georges Seurat.

[anabolichalo]

bottom line is, if you can lift it on your own, don't get a spotter

if you can't lift it on your own, use less weight


fucking morons never learn

[Lobstah]

I just like to wait for babely dudes to be anywhere near the squat rack, and then just VOLUNTEER to spot them.  Only one of three things can happen:

1)  dude says "yes, thanks"  and then I attempt to flirt.  Because let's face it- if you're letting some broad spot you at the gym on a squat, even if she's KINDA jacked,  you're still probably just not squatting that much and you know it.  No dudes who are serious about their squats are letting me spot them EVER.  You saying yes =  I'm going to treat you like I just bought you.
2)  dude says "no, thanks," but continues talking to me for some reason. This signifies that chatting up the girl is more important than squatting...which means I am SO in, and when is our first date?
3)  dude says  "no, thanks," and then goes about his business, which means I'm definitely not in, but since I was smart enough to volunteer for what could be a legitimate favor, I don't have to be super embarrassed for being rejected. I will probably never make eye contact with the dude again, but at least HE doesn't know how embarrassed I am.

So I pretty much can't lose.

[anabolichalo]

I just like to wait for babely dudes to be anywhere near the squat rack, and then just VOLUNTEER to spot them.  Only one of three things can happen:

1)  dude says "yes, thanks"  and then I attempt to flirt.  Because let's face it- if you're letting some broad spot you at the gym on a squat, even if she's KINDA jacked,  you're still probably just not squatting that much and you know it.  No dudes who are serious about their squats are letting me spot them EVER.  You saying yes =  I'm going to treat you like I just bought you.
2)  dude says "no, thanks," but continues talking to me for some reason. This signifies that chatting up the girl is more important than squatting...which means I am SO in, and when is our first date?
3)  dude says  "no, thanks," and then goes about his business, which means I'm definitely not in, but since I was smart enough to volunteer for what could be a legitimate favor, I don't have to be super embarrassed for being rejected. I will probably never make eye contact with the dude again, but at least HE doesn't know how embarrassed I am.

So I pretty much can't lose.

are you a gay man in a woman's body?


 

[MORTALCOIL]

A good spotter is hard to find these days. 

Bad spotter in Booty's world: one that doesn't shove his preferably over 8-inch dick down her throat when she benches.

[Simple Simon]

I never get asked to spot anyone, I dont make myself available.

[anabolichalo]

I never get asked to spot anyone, I dont make myself available.

me too, i can "spot" a moron looking for a "spot" from a mile away


make sure i keep looking the other direction



reduce the weight pumpkin head if you cant lift it your self or perrish and die

[booty]

Bad spotter in Booty's world: one that doesn't shove his preferably over 8-inch dick down her throat when she benches.

Not in my case ever, since I don't do flat bench press after I got implants placed under the muscle.  I only do incline chest work.  But thank you for sharing " your personal experiences".

[Lobstah]

Bad spotter in Booty's world: one that doesn't shove his preferably over 8-inch dick down her throat when she benches.

Okay but seriously, if the guy is not face fucking you while you lift,  why is he even there?
I mean wait...

[MORTALCOIL]

Okay but seriously, if the guy is not face fucking you while you lift,  why is he even there?
I mean wait...

Brutal honesty right there. You're a true getbigger.

[anabolichalo]

Okay but seriously, if the guy is not face fucking you while you lift,  why is he even there?
I mean wait...

to check out your bobbys

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Putting your life in the hands of a total stranger is risky behavior. The CIA would gloss over your resume and stamp it BETA.

[bigmc]

[bigmc]

[Palpatine Q]

I don't know that it was ever something ppl were 'good at', in general.

one of my biggest pet peeves is the morons who ask me for a spot right after I finished my set (and I'm usually in a hurry, with 30mins to get a workout in and 30seconds rest), and take 2 mins to get ready to start the lift, and have piss-poor form from the start with 185 on the bench. I'm like.. fuck dude, you see the look on my face? you see me looking at the floor avoiding eye-contact? you see my ear-buds in? you see me wiping sweat from my eyes and trying to catch my breath? do I look like I have time to spot you and chit-chat for 3 mins after? ask somebody else who's spending 5 mins between sets bullshitting with his buddies and not breaking a sweat.

Have to agree.  I'm like "really? Do.I.look like I fkng spot people?"....ask a civilian....LOL

[Man of Steel]

Have to agree.  I'm like "really? Do.I.look like I fkng spot people?"....ask a civilian....LOL

AHHAAHAHAHA!!!  "ask a civilian"

[funk51]

all these replies and not one pic of that old guy spotting bob chicerillo doing some strange squatting exercise, i'm shocked. shocked i tell you

[funk51]

 

[funk51]

 

[The Abdominal Snoman]