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      Sep 7, 2012
    1. suighja

      suighja Well-Known Member

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      So, is it possible to see good gains in the chest without going to failure?

      I admit using a spotter to failure with a heavy weight isnt smart, but, meet me in the middle will ya, i dont have te option of a spotter, so, forget spotters for a second, please.
       
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    2. remstation

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      it is dumbbells... Hit failure more often than not on my own.
       
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    3. jailynn24hb

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      Always started the weight on my thighs and kicked them up as I lay back
       
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    4. Raleoxilevz

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      I'm sure you don't go to the point where you are going to drop them on your head.
       
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    5. laxgoaliesrhs

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      Yeah, but what if youve reached utter failure with heavy dumbells...? huh?
       
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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      The db are never near my head so no never, don't know why it would for anyone.
       
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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      Stop short of failure?

      + There are multiple kinds of failure. When you can't push the weights up anymore is positive failure. That isn't absolute failure. Your arms won't just give out resulting in you crushing yourself.

      It is a troll question, because if you are too stupid to come up with the option of "lower the weight all the way down, rest against your chest, then sit up", I weep for the future of humanity.
       
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    8. defelqy

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      The way OP is describing his arms collapsing and the 20kg dumbells crushing him had me worried for his safety.
       
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    9. wakamjibu1n

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      Listen, yeasterday i lifted these dumbells to failure, my arms were extended and i couldnt lower them in a controlled fashion because i feared my arme would fall in on me, they would have!
      Also, i felt like my hands were giving up too, this would have meant that the db's could have come in on my head or chest had i not dropped them...so...i did drop them.
      Then my neighbor went crazy.

      I wanna avoid that again, u understand
       
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    10. crormaSoila18

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      How do i bench dumbells safely with no spotter? Im a noob..

      if you cant lower the db down safely, you cant lift them up safely either. if you cant lift them up safely, you might as well dont lift them up at all. do slow controlled motion not just throwing them up and down.
       
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