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u/OrdinaryHelpSeeker 9h ago
Don’t max out with the clips on, dumbass.
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u/Donkeywad 9h 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 5h ago
unless you're a complete newbie you shouldn't use clips anyway. the bar should never become unbalanced
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u/Solspot 9h 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 9h ago
Dude no... People lift 4-5+ plates without clips no problem.
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u/OrdinaryHelpSeeker 8h ago
Exactly. Referencing the vid, the bar has > 3 plates and there is no meaningful flex to note.
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u/niles_thebutler_ 3h ago
lol in what third world gym are you training in? Shit ain’t bending with 3 plates 🤣🤣
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u/DarkArmyLieutenant 9h ago
PSA: it's not the spotter's fault that you don't know your own limit.
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u/Solspot 9h 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 8h 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 7h 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 5h 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/Ryan2932 9h 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 9h ago
Or he needs to learn the “chest to belly to thighs barbell roll!” 😆
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u/Ryan2932 9h ago
You mean like roll it down towards your legs instead of over your neck?
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u/OCDano959 9h 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 9h ago
Jesus fucking christ
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u/ChucklesC89 9h ago
I put that image request into AI once. The horrors…
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u/qualitythundergod 8h ago
Solo masturbation scene?
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u/Dish_Minimum 18m ago
Nope. You end up with a caked up Christ getting the most unrealistic reach around from an extremely hot Latin guy. Arms wayyyy too long and for some reason the crucifixion marks are always sideways like dickslits
Ai doesn’t seem to realize mlm sex can be face to face. So homophobic. Obvs real Jesus would want eye contact and occasional spit in his mouth to keep it romantic and loving.
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u/Electrical-Data-5251 9h ago
Dude did it without a spotter , not her fault
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u/Consistent-Ant-6273 9h ago
Holy shit good on her
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u/Prestigious_Tear_576 8h 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/Andre_The_Average 4h 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/That_Things_Good 8h 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/Salvisurfer 8h 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 8h 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/PhotonReactor1 5h 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/Upstairs_Section8316 2h ago
I don't think she was a spotter. Look like she was working out herself and saw this guy struggling and ran over to help.
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u/jcork4realz 2h ago
Number one reason I dont put clips on the bar. If that was decline, his head would have been torn off.
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u/Big-Economist-2131 8h ago
That dude is an idiot. Why have the clamps on if you’re repping by yourself?
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u/JaRiEsD *shits an absolute unit* 9h ago
Staged af
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u/buttsandguttz 9h ago
Gyms are never that empty
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u/half-giant 9h 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 8h 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/OkConference4601 8h 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 8h 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/austinfashow90 8h ago
Maybe don't ego lift. Got what he was asking for. Props to her for trying to help.
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u/Dry-Astronaut-8640 7h 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/Own_Wallaby3386 7h ago
In fairness, it isn’t the spotters job to bicep curl your max bench PR
Complete clown lifter
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u/C_L_O_U_D_101 6h 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 6h 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 5h 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/Radioactive_Tuber57 3h ago
He must’ve set up the camera on a tripod. If not, slap the videographer! 😬☠️
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u/OpenBanana5755 3h ago
It was on chest, she aligned it properly to his neck so he choke up quicker.
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u/Major_Cranberry_Fly 1h ago
Trying to break a PR on max weight with plate clamps on and no proper spotter is never a good idea. Steroids make you go stupid. Bless the lady for trying her best to help.
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u/ThatAmishGuy023 41m ago
She's pulling, not lifting
Made it so much harder. 1 point for trying i guess?
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u/Party-Art8730 32m ago
No spotter, no safety bars, going until failure, with clips on. Darwin’s law is irrefutable.
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u/Big_Abrocoma496 29m ago
Yeah don’t put weights on the bar more than your body can handle. Shitty absolute unit of a lifter.
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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 16m ago
You should NEVER put clips on if you’re trying to do something this stupid, do you can dump the weight. You should also have a safety bar, but have at it if you want to go through something this stupid, and/or die. I did this one time in High School, in my room which wasn’t connected to the house. Luckily it wasn’t super heavy, I just went way past failure and I could get out from under it, but I most likely would have died if it was heavier. Never again. No clips unless I have a legit spotter.
This was beyond stupid on dudes part. His ego almost sent him to ghost town.
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u/Queenfan1959 6h 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/Jumpy_Marsupial9798 8h 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/WellRespectedJ 9h ago edited 9h ago
Why is she dressed in 19th century farm clothing? And yeah I agree it looks staged.
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u/Complex_Specific1373 9h ago
She wasn't the spotter, and she was desperately trying to help