I always used dumbells to do my chest, but i'm wondering if anyone here works-out without a spot and didn't get any injured or the olympic bar getting stuck to your chest.
2006-08-29 17:07:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
If you really can't get a spotter don't put the clips the keep the weights from falling off. If you can't get the bar back on the rack, slowly put the bar on your chest, roll it to your stomach, and "shake" the weights off.
But a spotter is best
2006-08-29 17:49:06 · answer #1 · answered by scuba_nj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got stuck with 200 pounds on my chest, the first time I tried it. I had to drop my legs off the bench & roll the bar down & onto the bench without crushing any body-parts.
Just glad I was enough of a wimp to have trouble with 200 pounds - had it been much more I'd have been in big trouble. I did eventually get up to 250 pounds - but had recurring shoulders ligament/tendon problems & gave up weight-training. Do more cycling, rollerblading & trekking now.
2006-08-29 17:16:32 · answer #2 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i workout by myself with the olympic bar but I don't put on a lot of weight. If you are average size, the routine I do is:
3 Sets of 10 reps, 135 lbs.
It'll give you a real burn but not a lot to make you drop the weight on your chest and not be able to pick it up.
Just workout safe and know your limits. I hope that helps.
2006-08-29 17:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by aalkatib_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dumbbell's are frequently extra good to enhance as extra stabilizing is had to stability the burden, through fact of this human beings can frequently carry extra with barbells while in comparison with dumbbells. In my case i'm able to hold lots extra on a flat bench/incline barbell than i'm able to with dumbbell's. in my opinion dumbbell's are lots extra advantageous for coming up your chest because you may administration the contraction of your muscle (ie, squeezing your %. on the top of the circulation), yet asserting that, you need to objective to alter between barbell's and dumbbell's on your workout consultation. version is top! additionally, are not getting caught up attempting to examine the weights, do in basic terms what you may. in case you may bench 35-40kg dumbbell's you need to be waiting to bench over 100kg on the barbell. wish that helped.
2016-12-17 19:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just have to know your limitations and resist the urge for that one last rep
2006-08-29 17:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by chetahbill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never work out without a spotter!!!
do you have a death wish?
2006-08-29 17:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋