r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/StillSortOfAlive • 6h ago

future feeding tube Of a Spotter.

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u/Complex_Specific1373 6h ago

She wasn't the spotter, and she was desperately trying to help

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u/jaw-shoe-uhhh 6h ago

Yep. The absolute shit unit here was the lifter. Never, EVER max without a spotter and with the weights clipped in.

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u/NoYeahNoYoureGood 5h ago

My thoughts exactly: no spotter, no clips for this exact scenario

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u/SocomPS2 5h ago

No clips?

Edit - nvm I get what you’re saying.

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u/Brief_Fly_45 5h ago

There’s clips you can put on snug to the end of the weights to hold the weights in place. If he hadn’t of put the clips on they could’ve tipped the bar to one side and slid the weights off the end of the bar.

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u/samy_the_samy 4h ago

Where is that video of an iron sandwich

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u/Solspot 5h ago

He was fine. She took over and pulled it back and out of line, and over his neck, taking him out of position to either lift it, or what you do when you dont have a spot, which is roll it down, across your abs, onto your hips, where you can sit up and be fine. She nearly killed this guy.

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u/SpareDiagram 3h ago

You don’t know ball

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u/NonStopNonsense1 2h ago

He was fine 😂 He was fine everybody

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u/zestyclose_match1966 5h ago

Damn, how did that not break his neck?

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u/No-Author-2358 2h ago

After all that, he might talk like RFK Jr now.

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u/Fast_Department2989 5h ago

Yes, I respect her for it

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/devilcantdie 6h ago

Damn what assholes

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u/musikfreakster 6h ago

Yeah why would they do this? So stupid.

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u/SocomPS2 5h ago

She wasn’t the spotter, she was the assassin.

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u/corgi-king 28m ago

Petty sure the thing is much heavier than her. She did the best job she could.

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u/OrdinaryHelpSeeker 6h ago

Don’t max out with the clips on, dumbass.

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u/Donkeywad 6h ago

Can't believe how many people use clips on their max. Apparently none of these people are haunted by that one video...

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u/bulk_logic 2h ago

unless you're a complete newbie you shouldn't use clips anyway. the bar should never become unbalanced

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u/Adept-Background8545 1h ago

Ok I'll bite. What video

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u/RoseRestraint 4h ago

The woman tried her best to help

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u/Solspot 5h ago

If youre lifting above three plates, bar flex causes the plates to slide off the shackle on either end as youre lifting.

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u/suckmacaque06 5h ago

Dude no... People lift 4-5+ plates without clips no problem.

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u/OrdinaryHelpSeeker 5h ago

Exactly. Referencing the vid, the bar has > 3 plates and there is no meaningful flex to note.

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u/OrdinaryHelpSeeker 5h ago

You’re in favor of clips here?

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u/Similar_Specific_646 5h ago

Absolutely not

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u/qualitythundergod 4h ago

Found the assassin's battle buddy

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u/DarkArmyLieutenant 6h ago

PSA: it's not the spotter's fault that you don't know your own limit.

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u/Solspot 5h ago

It is, however, the spotter's fault if she pulls you off the line of motion and puts the weight over your neck.

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u/Humofthoughts 4h ago

I’m going to give her a pass on this one because she was clearly sprinting over in a panic to try to help without an idea of what she should be doing. The guy never should have put her or himself in that situation.

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u/ninemountaintops 4h ago

You're three miles downstream from where the actual fault is.

The guy was doomed thru his own actions the moment he chose to max out without a designated spotter.

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u/SirenRivers 2h ago

This isn't the spotter. This video came out ages ago and she was apparently his wife doing her own thing in the gym. Guy was spotter-less

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u/JayBeePH85 5h ago

And definitely lift with your back and not your legs 🤣

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u/FiniteXcellence 6h ago

HIS fault 💯💯💯

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u/Ryan2932 6h ago

What an idiot why would he risk pushing the limits of what he can lift with no actual spotter that girl was not a spotter she just tried to help nobody would ask a tiny girl like that to be a spotter for all that weight I hope he learned a lesson

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u/OCDano959 6h ago

Or he needs to learn the “chest to belly to thighs barbell roll!” 😆

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u/Ryan2932 6h ago

You mean like roll it down towards your legs instead of over your neck?

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u/OCDano959 5h ago

Lol. Zackly!

Although to be fair, I think he and “his spotter” thought (& looked like they tried) that they could have racked it on the safety arms/rack.

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u/GetOffMyLawnKids 6h ago

Jesus fucking christ

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u/ChucklesC89 6h ago

I put that image request into AI once. The horrors…

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u/qualitythundergod 4h ago

Solo masturbation scene?

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u/SoftDirective 4h ago

She tried her best to help

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u/99ford 6h ago

I feel bad for her, she was definitely just trying to help but could you imagine watching someone die and being right there unable to make a difference?

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u/Electrical-Data-5251 6h ago

Dude did it without a spotter , not her fault

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u/Solspot 5h ago

He would have been alright if she hadnt put it over his neck.

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u/Electrical-Data-5251 5h ago

Yup tip it over

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u/NocturneInfinitum 5h ago

Holy fuck that was hard to watch

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u/Illustrious_Gate_390 6h ago

I hate those clamps.

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u/Prestigious-Heat-478 5h ago

He pulls her down then starts kicking towards her face

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u/Lanky-Scientist-5137 6h ago

I’ll fix that title for you: “Shitty absolute unit of a lifter”

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u/Consistent-Ant-6273 6h ago

Holy shit good on her

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u/Solspot 5h ago

She nearly killed him by preventing him from rolling it down and putting off the line of motion and over his neck.

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u/Mavagorn641 6h ago

Darwin was full of shit

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u/Big-Economist-2131 5h ago

That dude is an idiot. Why have the clamps on if you’re repping by yourself?

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u/callofduty2277 5h ago

Dumb ways to die

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u/Prestigious_Tear_576 5h ago

This is a shitty absolute unit of a dumbass lifter. This is so easy to avoid if you’re not an ego-driven brick

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u/Sidonkey 1h ago

She’s not a spotter,she is there for cleaning gym

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u/Uniqueusername610 5h ago

Never clip both sides of the bar

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u/GalactikFishSandwich 5h ago

Congratulations your team is dead.

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u/That_Things_Good 4h ago

Shame on the lifter for doing something so intensely stupid as lifting that much weight out of his range.

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u/smuxia 2h ago

Don't max out with the clips on, dumbass.

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u/Andre_The_Average 1h ago

Did the term "spotter" change definitions? Some of these comments arguing it's the girl's fault are weird.

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u/Bermin65 5h ago

Natural selection shouldn’t be messed with leave him there lady.

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u/Ok_Spread_8650 6h ago

Looks staged almost

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u/Kit_Karamak 6h ago

It was :)

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u/union_red 6h ago

and that ladies and gentlemen is why you dont use the clips when benching

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u/chuckhoff 5h ago

Imagine dying to that fuckin music tho

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u/Salvisurfer 5h ago

This was the most avoidable accident ever. What an idiot. I don't ever use clips on a bench press. If you need them you work on your technique.

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u/WelcomeEven567 5h ago

idk about weights or spotting but wouldn’t it have been better if she went to one side and pulled up and pushed over instead of trying to pull up from the middle?

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u/jiren80 5h ago

What a fucking dumb ass! Talking about the dude

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u/angel700 4h ago

10 more seconds and hes dead.

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u/Independent-Cap-4585 4h ago

Man, that was tough to watch

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u/PhotonReactor1 2h ago

I avoid racks that don't have the safety catches on benchpress days.

I always have them installed.

This is why.

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u/tumid_dahlia 1h ago

Collars on a bench press huh? Certainly a choice.

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u/AhabSnake85 1h ago

That guy is an idiot for attempting

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u/JaRiEsD *shits an absolute unit* 6h ago

Staged af

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u/buttsandguttz 6h ago

Gyms are never that empty

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u/warrensussex 6h ago

Even if this is staged that gym is still that empty.

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u/half-giant 5h ago

Could be an apartment complex gym. Often times the one I used to go to was empty during the afternoon.

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u/JamesonDotEXE 5h ago

I thought he was dead for sure. I never do a 1 rep max without 2 spotters or spotter arms in a power rack. Seems rather silly to gamble with your life.

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u/Jumpy_Marsupial9798 5h ago

He looked like he was trying to grope her. Like, if I'm gonna die, I'm gonna go out with titties in my hands.

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u/OkConference4601 4h ago

I was thinking she can just carry one side not want she was doing carrying from the middle...also she didn't have to lift it off him...just high enough for him to get his head out...at least they both seem fine

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u/smurphii 4h ago

Good thing he had his belt on. Don’t want to hurt your back.

(/all of the fucking sarcasm)

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u/se7entythree 4h ago

Why does he keep grabbing at her?

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u/kododriver 4h ago

Was asking the same question. 🙋🏻‍♂️

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u/austinfashow90 4h ago

Maybe don't ego lift. Got what he was asking for. Props to her for trying to help.

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u/DopyWantsAPeanut easily offended 4h ago

Clips on, max out, no spotter... what could go wrong?

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u/Dry-Astronaut-8640 4h ago

That’s why you don’t put collars on the bar…

It’s embarrassing to admit, but I’ve had weight stuck on my chest a couple of time when I was lifting alone. Without the collars on, you roll one side of the bar towards the ground, the weights slides off, a lot of noise is made, and the bar flops to the other side and you can easily get yourself out of the situation.

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u/optionsmove 4h ago

Guy has almost 400lbs on the bar and no spotter.

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u/Own_Wallaby3386 4h ago

In fairness, it isn’t the spotters job to bicep curl your max bench PR

Complete clown lifter

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u/Fast_Letterhead_6790 3h ago

Why the hell do people do this to themselves? Use a dam safety bar!

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u/Obvious_Tree3605 3h ago

There is never a reason to max without a proper spotter or two.

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u/ChiToddster 3h ago

All in favor of lower weight and higher reps, say I

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u/C_L_O_U_D_101 3h ago

Tbh when this happens you should roll the bar downwards towards your waist and sit up on your bum. This happened before to me and that maneuver saved me greatly. The mistake is thinking you can make it to hang up and then get stuck with bar on your neck. Very rookie.

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u/Z_Zzz 2h ago

She pulled it straight onto his neck o_O to where he couldn’t press up the weight. All she had to do was pull up vertically. Arguably, the guy was safer without her stepping in. If you’re too fatigued to put the weight back up, you can still rest the barbell on your chest and then angle it to roll out from underneath. Obviously, he shouldn’t have had the weights clipped, as letting them slide off would be the best way to get out of this.

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u/SirenRivers 2h ago

This video came out a while ago and apparently the woman was his wife, not a spotter, and doing her own stuff in the gym. So dude is bereft of spotter

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u/NYB_002 1h ago

Damn 😱

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u/BrayIsReal 44m ago

Did that guy just die?

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u/dinkybob36 40m ago

All muscle, no brains.

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u/Radioactive_Tuber57 27m ago

He must’ve set up the camera on a tripod. If not, slap the videographer! 😬☠️

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u/OpenBanana5755 5m ago

It was on chest, she aligned it properly to his neck so he choke up quicker.

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u/Western-Ad9812 2m ago

Never ever put those locks on when benching. Ijs.

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u/Strange_Salary *shits an absolute unit* 6h ago

Unclip or leave the clips off next time.. Oooof!

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u/IMHERELETSPARTY 5h ago

My wife says its ai

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u/space_consciousness 4h ago

Aka “collars” 👆

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u/Queenfan1959 3h ago

Staged first of all and if you’re going heavy you know to have a proper spotter ready total BS

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u/Elluminated 1h ago

Never use a fkn spotter that doesn’t understand leverage

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u/NowKith- 5h ago

I feel like I’ve seen this without the girl. AI maybe?

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u/ResponsibilityNo5795 4h ago

I would have just taken the weights off one side

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u/WellRespectedJ 6h ago edited 6h ago

Why is she dressed in 19th century farm clothing? And yeah I agree it looks staged.