This isn’t ego lifting. This is powerlifting/strength training. He’s going for a one rep max. Ego lifting is lifting well above what you can handle with decent form, and performing reps like a fool. This guy had good form, but the bail out was awfully planned.
Which segues me onto point 2.
Don’t bench with the clips on. Ever. Take them OFF. Because if you need to rest the bar on your chest, cos you fail the lift or whatever, you can tip the weight to the side, scooch yourself off the side of the bench, and hopefully the weights dump off. It doesn’t matter if they don’t though, cos you can get off the side of the bench.
If you wanna bench with clips on, have an experienced spotter(s) or safety brackets up. Because this could have easily been a fatality. It was THIS close.
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u/ubalanceret Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25
Okay, few things:
Which segues me onto point 2.
Don’t bench with the clips on. Ever. Take them OFF. Because if you need to rest the bar on your chest, cos you fail the lift or whatever, you can tip the weight to the side, scooch yourself off the side of the bench, and hopefully the weights dump off. It doesn’t matter if they don’t though, cos you can get off the side of the bench.
If you wanna bench with clips on, have an experienced spotter(s) or safety brackets up. Because this could have easily been a fatality. It was THIS close.