Thread: benching by yourself

you can still use the barbell, just know your limits, if anything dump the barell to the left or right side

Originally Posted by wilwn

so my workout partner flaked out on me, and i have no one to spot me.

for dumbbell bench presses, i find it hard to get the weights up initially even in the 8RM range. any suggestions?

Lower the weight.

Originally Posted by wilwn

so my workout partner flaked out on me, and i have no one to spot me.

Sorry to hear about your friend. To think that he was taken out by anti-aircraft fire while at the gym. What's the world coming too?

Originally Posted by wilwn

for dumbbell bench presses, i find it hard to get the weights up initially even in the 8RM range. any suggestions?

My advice would be to stop using your friend to do your work. Drop it to a weight that you can lift.

There's nobody else at the gym that could spot you for a couple sets??

Originally Posted by DOMS

Sorry to hear about your friend. To think that he was taken out by anti-aircraft fire while at the gym. What's the world coming too?



My advice would be to stop using your friend to do your work. Drop it to a weight that you can lift.

LOl

If im DB pressing i just sit back and jerk the weights onto my chest

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=layne+norton

I used to have problems getting the weights up with db presses, practice makes perfect.

Originally Posted by TBAR

There's nobody else at the gym that could spot you for a couple sets??

Yeah, thats what I was thinking.

I always workout by myself. And when it comes down to doing a shady bench, Ill grab someone with some muscle. If there are just old people and women around, I either lower the weight, reps, or take a chance.

Come to think of it, I havent asked for a spot on anything else other than bench for maybe...years?

[QUOTE=DOMS]Sorry to hear about your friend. To think that he was taken out by anti-aircraft fire while at the gym. What's the world coming too?QUOTE]

Hahaha... that's some hardcore gym you got there
squatting some panzers

Off topic, but on the page Brutis posted I found this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=layne+norton

That is fucking nuts! I don't think I can even do 1 BW GHR like that.

wow i gotta try those

I've seen that before.... I'd rearrange my nose doing it that way LOL! It's impressive to say the least

Originally Posted by fufu

I used to have problems getting the weights up with db presses, practice makes perfect.

What he said. My first rep is horribly bad form and I don't count it....it's just to get myself to the start position. Once I get situated, I'm good to go.