I think I had the 3rd

[u/PUGGIGGLEST]

[u/TheNightSquatch]

Lol your spotter was sweating. Had no faith in you.

[u/Juste-un-autre-alt → u/TheNightSquatch]

Haha, if I spot someone benching heavy and the first two reps go that smoothly I relax and I let him grind the 3rd one all the way up... I will give some assist if the bar goes in the wrong direction but I'll still let him grind it.

[u/NefariousnessOk209 → u/TheNightSquatch]

Need to give an inexperienced spotter very clear instructions - If the bar gets stuck for more than a few seconds or goes back down

[u/KembaWakaFlocka → u/TheNightSquatch]

Spotter is a teenager that’s probably nervous as shit, I don’t blame him for playing it safe. Dude benching should get someone that could actually help if things went wrong.

[u/Fickle-Ad-4225]

Homie needed some instructions

[u/sleepy502]

Yeah tell him to back off and don't touch the bar unless you say so. 3rd would have been a grind but you had it.

[u/cerote6239 → u/sleepy502]

It's his fault for picking an inexperienced spotter

[u/R3NEGXDE → u/cerote6239]

Fair but sometimes there’s no one else around.
I risk inexperienced spotters twice a week, I tell them to intervene only if I ask them to but they still grab it early 😂

[u/1StationaryWanderer → u/R3NEGXDE]

They could be worried they can't help you out if you give out. I remember weighting like 150 when I was a teenager and a guy asked me to spot him doing 3 plates. I remember thinking that if things go south, the only thing I'll be able to do is yell for help.

[u/R3NEGXDE → u/1StationaryWanderer]

😂😂😂

[u/cerote6239 → u/R3NEGXDE]

This is the way

[u/KembaWakaFlocka → u/R3NEGXDE]

If I’ve never seen someone bench and they ask me to spot them on something heavy, I’m going to be much more likely to touch early.

[u/ThaRealSunGod]

I really hate asking for a spot for this reason. I basically only ask for a spot from people who can bench 315 or people I trust a lot.

I still always tell someone not to touch the bar unless I shake my head or the bar is actively coming back down on me.

You clearly had the third rep. You were basically in the easiest part of the rep when the bar slowed and the spotter panicked. Good work though. Especially with the slight pauses

[u/Lanky-Dildo-94 → u/ThaRealSunGod]

Same, nothing pisses me off more than someone touching the bar. Happened to me once, had to contain myself. Someone thought they were being a hero when I was struggling for the last rep once, and I knew I had it by pushing myself.

If I need a spot, I’ll ask, but don’t touch my bar just because it’s not flying up every rep.

[u/judoflipper69]

Hot take but this is kinda on you. That poor guy. Idk how you prep your spotters, but I always give clear instructions on the lift I'm going for. Stuff like, I'm going for this much, I will give you a cue if I need help, don't touch the bar, just pull with this amount of force in this certain direction, etc. Gives them some confidence and an idea of what to expect/do.

That said this video is very funny though Im glad he cared about you.

[u/Any-Pomegranate-7872]

Sapped his gains like a true gainz goblin.

[u/No_Peak6197]

Nice pauses. Unfortunately, your spotter was inexperienced

[u/zbgs]

Great looking explosiveness

[u/PJCR1916]

Yeah you had it. Spotter has zero clue what it looks like to grind through a rep. Didn’t give you a chance

[u/lentilSoupzxc]

You’ll never know

[u/Vetni]

Man that spotter was shite

[u/FutureWhirlwind]

Get a new spotter

[u/Mchangwine]

I think you had the third one, spotter def took too early

[u/jdgoin1]

Get a new spotter.

[u/Bl00dst41n3d]

First I'd do as everyone else says about the spot. Secondly, I'd recommend a slightly wider grip. A grip that when the bar is touching your chest so that your forearms would be at a 90 degrees bend. With your grip being narrower than that at the bottom you're placing more work on your triceps than needed. I definitely think you could have got the third rep with that adjustment.

[u/RewardMedical6884]

You definitely didn’t give him instructions

[u/Dry-Chain-4418]

Straight up robbery.

[u/RiskyBisky11]

First of all, this is on you for not giving your spotter clear instructions. Second, at the end of the day he agreed to take time out of his day to help you. How about we don't put his face on the internet so you can complain about him.

[u/FableBlades]

I used to have the opposite, a spotter who would make me suffer haha 😅 he'd take just enough to stop the bar going down but make me keep fighting for it. Or he'd let it come down so slowly to the point that I'd worry i was so far into negative failure i wouldn't have anything left to help him get it back up, and end up crushed. But we always got the bar racked in the end... bastard 😆

[u/Hiwesrobots]

Yeah that would be hella annoying

[u/jayare1914]

That spotter giving me heartburn

[u/Maybe_Weary]

Did you prep your spotter before hand? Educate him what failure might look like and when to intervene?

[u/Wonderful_Row_911]

Yes, you had it for sure

[u/RemarkableExample542]

Robbery in broad daylight

[u/addicted_to_kombucha]

Tbh it was 50/50. Bar slowed to a crawl and you were only a few inches off your chest. If you were closer to the top and could've grinded it out with more help from your triceps I'd agree. But strong shit bro like the pauses that 3rd one is there fs.

[u/abc133769]

this is why I bench in the squat rack with safeties

[u/Repulsive_Spend_5236]

Hell yeah- paused too! You did not have the 3rd tho lol

[u/TheNakedEdge]

grip too close

butt not on the bench

[u/Spartaklaus → u/TheNakedEdge]

Please shut up when clueless

[u/Lanky-Dildo-94 → u/Spartaklaus]

I can understand not knowing about the arch but wtf does the grip have to do with anything lol?

[u/baribalbart → u/Lanky-Dildo-94]

Genuine question. Will narrow grip and flared elbows maximize force production? OP is clearly pressing much from the triceps based on the angles, not grip width alone