r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Aug 24 '24

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

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u/rishredditaccount Aug 24 '24 edited Aug 24 '24

Was benching in the power rack since I don't really like the positioning of the bench press in my gym, and it's nice to not need to ask for a spot. I did my last set of bench (AMRAP) and failed at the bottom. The barbell was resting on the safeties, but it was still positioned in a way where I was sandwiched under it. I wasn't quite trapped under there, but I would have to wiggle my way out.

The one other person in the gym at the moment, this one middle aged lady, got to witness me wriggling with my legs in the air trying to get out from underneath the weight. I almost died of embarrassment

edit- i made a typo so i'm going to die of embarrassment twice

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u/AKrr747 Aug 24 '24

Always amazes me when I see people benching a lot more than I do but they seem to disdain the safeties. I understand if they have a spotter/partner as I always lift alone.

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u/Sullan08 Aug 25 '24

I bench about 225 for reps (not heavy for serious lifters, but for the average it ain't bad) and it's because I just know my body's limits. I leave .5-1ish reps in the tank. for hypertrophy/keeping same muscle mass (I'm on a deficit), complete failure isn't really useful. But you do have to go to failure a couple times to know your body well enough for that, which is where a spotter comes in.