Mark Rippetoe: Spotting the Bench Press Pt. 2

[TheYouwontgetit]

well... it would kill you if you dropped it on your chest as well... as it does... given the neck doesn't need your max to do that...

[Damithe909]

This guy is bare funny hahah

[oxygenownz]

mmmokay

[hofacorax]

is that a female or male

[Isferd]

@hofacorax Female..

[aneeko]

@hofacorax

You fucking retard.

[MrJasonBkn]

the bar slips out of yur fucking hand numb nuts

[ThomasJeffersonIV]

This guy seems very smart, I am glad I seen this, I have to spot for a lot of people.

[cbass5511]

Riptoe = the best

[benchfordeath]

@cbass5511 *Rippletoad

[yufeizhou]

LOL no more ATG

[AgentK17]

3:20 i luled

[Skyoneer2007]

bench press in the power rack

[flex78er]

Your right but I got strong with the form and way that I lift

[ninjeleia]

I've seen a lot of people using the thumbless grip, some guys even swear by it. I'd like to know what's the problem with it.

[2e4L]

Your thumbs secure the bar from slipping out of your hands. It is somewhat more comfortable than using a thumbed grip, but it's definitely not worth it when the bar comes crashing onto you.

[DrumItUp50]

@2e4L Exactly, I don't even know why people use the thumbless grip for.

[PLUOSVSEYR]

It's like the deadlift. You use the mixed grip so the bar doesnt roll out of your hands. In this case, your thumbs keep the bar secure.

[armil365riza]

When weightlifting..you have to always take safety into consideration.

[sbowesuk]

@ninjeleia It's really quite simple. If a lifter's thumbs aren't wrapped around the bar, the bar has a much greater chance of escaping their grip and crashing down onto them. Such a grip has a smaller margin of error, and only needs to go wrong once for things to turn very ugly very quickly. It's not called the suicide grip for nothing, and anyone who swears by it is most likely a moron.

[captainmorts]

this guy cracks me up,all this shit is so true i see this week in week out on the bench

[Markohoppis]

I think i'll stick to dumbbells for now on.

[maanneharlrich]

great vids. he is famous

i also wnt to attnd in his class someday