I DID IT I DID IT I FFFFUCKING DID IT OOOOOOOH YEAH BUDDAAAY

>>39593967
>using clips on bench

why

>>39593979
i typically don't

>>39593967
Noice

>>39594011
Don't humor these idiots by giving in to their dumb trolling bullshit.

Congrats on the 2pl8, babe.

>>39593979
>Not using clips on bench
why

You some kind of retard who thinks it's a good idea to dump them if you fail?

>>39594045
You some kind of retard who thinks it's a good idea to die if you fail?

>>39594045
what the fuck is wrong with you? there's no reason to have the clips on if you're lifting alone

>>39594035
wait, i thought that is we are here for? making dumb, useless remarks about unimportant shit because that's all we can achieve in life.

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>>39594066
>lifting alone

>>39594057
>Dying from 2pl8
If you drop it in your neck you'll die, clips or not.
If you try to dump the weight you could injure yourself more than gently resting it on your chest and asking for help, or doing the roll of shame.

Dumping weight to one side only to have to stabilize the bar once the other side is heavier is much more difficult and higher prone to injury.

>>39594045
It's better than slowly choking to death because the bar rolled onto your neck.

>>39594057
What kind of shitty form do you have where you press it from your neck?

op here, im not at all afraid of failing, the weight isnt heavy enough that i cant just rest the bar on my chest and call out "spot", someone will always come over

i didnt want a spotter because i dont want the mental escape, i needed it to be all or nothing

same reason i squat in front of the rack, not inside over pins

>>39594057
>>39594066
>>39594098
>what is a roll of shame
>completely failing on LMAO2PL8

cucks.

>>39594085

roll of shame is dangerous as fuck

>>39594109
What? If you had 3+ plates on there and the bar lands on your chest you're fucked. Hell if 225 falls fast enough you're still fucked.

>>39594139
>the weight isnt heavy enough that i cant just rest the bar on my chest and call out
Exactly.

>same reason i squat in front of the rack, not inside over pins
This is stupid though. There is no saving you from a failed squat. Put the safety pins low enough to where it'll save you from being crushed like a grape at the very least.

>>39594160
Having clips or not wont make the bar magically not land on your chest. It's about how hard it's hitting your chest. Which you should be able to gently lower it assuming you're not a fucking retard loading up more than you can handle.

>>39594045
>failing on bench

When I lift alone I don't fail... why would you push your max if there's no one around? If I'm getting anywhere close to my max I ask for a spot cause I'm not a sperg.

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>>39594139
>i didnt want a spotter because i dont want the mental escape, i needed it to be all or nothing

Same, bro

Finally someone who gets it

>>39594045
>>39594057
>>39594066
>>39594076
>>39594076
>Not using smith machines to burnout on bench
>Not having someone there when maxing with dead weight

>>39594208
I completely agree. Even when pushing myself I do it safely.

My bench is pretty OK. 2pl8 3x5. I've done 245 for one set as well, because I knew I could handle it.
People need to stop ego lifting.

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>tfw last rep of last set and you don't have a spotter

>>39594139
>same reason i squat in front of the rack, not inside over pins

this is going to give you a hernia sooner or later

>>39594208
i'm a shut in with a homegym. I've been lifting two years and only rep 190 on bench because I don't add weight to the bar until I'm sure I won't fail a set of five.

>>39593967
> using clips
fucking lol

>>39594175
>>39594238
eh? i just unhook my fingertips and it rolls right off my back

granted i only squat 3pl8 so maybe at heavier weights itll be more dangerous?

>>39594229
>Smith machine
Is it already New Years?

>>39594262
you using bumper plates? If I dropped a squat I'd likely shatter the plates at teh very least.

Anyway, my concern has alway been falling forward. I really don't want a surprise 225lb good-morning while on a cut.

>>39594160
how fucking frail are you? 315 landing on your chest might break a rib or two, nothing more.

>>39594229
>locking in the bar path on an exercise that can cause shoulder impingement
>lifting your max weight this way

ok

>>39594289
look at the op image, even the non-bumpers in my gym are rubberized, and the floor is all stiff-rubber-matted too, thats not a risk

>>39593967
Congrats OP

>>39594294
lol the irony of this is that you prolly dyel af

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>>39594291

>>39594341
That does not make what he says inaccurate, dyel or not

>>39594160
under 350 is fine if it falls.

>>39594341
The irony is that a nigger is fucking your mother

>>39594139
At our gym, your xfit partner is always there for a spot when it's your turn to lift.

>>39594357
hahahahahahahah

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>>39593979
FUCK YOU /FIT/

I thought the clips meme applies everywhere INCLUDING FUCKING SQUATS

do I didn't use any clips there, first trial on the weight I am comfortable with (LMAO 1 PL8), balance is a bit off, left plate falls off and breaks the glass right next to me, then the right plate falls off and hits the guy squatting in the next rack

the amount of embarasment I had to endure on that day was ridiculous

>>39594417
i dont think this is real
but if it is, you shouldve been more careful

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>>39593979
>>39594045
What the fuck is this bullshit meme of using clips? It's a safety precaution you autistic retards. Takes two fucking seconds to put them on.

>>39594417
just use the fucking clips

>>39594490
no idea, /fit/ is starting to suck because they are making shit memes with actual bad advice

>>39594341
The irony is you're calling someone dyel and recommending smith machine
pls kys

Roughly how much do I need to be able to bench for 5 reps before I try 100kg for 1 rep?

>>39594510
I bench 85x5, I did 95x1 but failed 100x1
Next month it will be my turn

>>39594510
op here, my leadup sets to this were:
160x5
185x3
205x1

in between each of those sets, i did 75lb bent-over DB rows x10 (each arm) to make sure my back and rear delts were totally warmed up and set

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>using clips on bench
>using clips on deadlift
>not using clips on squat
mfw

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>>39594549
>lb

>>39594570
>>39594549
however, its important to note that 160 is almost deffo not my 5rm -- thats probably more like 185 lbs (~80kg)

>>39594587
Yeah that's more what I was wondering. My 5rm is around 75 kg so I have a bit to go yet I guess.

>>39594604
youre gonna make it my man
youre so close

>>39594568
clips on DL are the most important imo. You easily sway just a little to one side and if that heavy-ass weight starts moving it can fuck your back up hardcore from suddenly changing side while you're doing the lift

https://youtu.be/3NuFVQk_CCs

>>39593979

I never used to on solid iron plates, but bumper plates can slide off the bar pretty easily so I'd wholly recommend clips on any covered plate especially if you don't have a spotter

>>39594417
Clips are a meme. You should really only use clips for deadlifting multiple sets or olympic lifts where shock weight is present. Not using clips on bench or squat isn't for bailing the weight off one side or another, it's about building stability. If you always use clips, how do you know if you are ever tilted slightly? Large plates will hardly slide from a slight imbalance but smaller plates will. It's good to note after you lift if any of the 2.5lb or 5lb plates slid or not and adjust accordingly.

You don't have to dump the weight when you fail a bench, just do a roll of shame. No clips required for this method. A better rule would be to avoid going amrap, 1rm, or to failure w/o a spotter being present.

In squatting, you could easily dump the weight off your back by releasing your hands. Even if you fell forward flat with the weight, it won't hit you aside from you initially bouncing off the floor unless you are a fatass. The distance of half a plate to the bar should be greater than any point on your body for a normal fit male. As stated, if you are fucking jacked or a lard this won't hold true. You should probably know how to lift properly and your limits if you are jacked though. Just my 2 cents.

>>39594641
more than that -- if you're doing a multi-rep set, the plates shift a little every time the bar hits the ground. THAT part is a bitch.

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>>39593979
>Not counting the clips

>>39594294
I burnout chesty on the smithy weekly, so come at me

>>39594678
you're correct about building stability. but when i'm going for a 1RM, whether it's squat or bench or OHP or whateverthefuck, i need 100% focus with absolutely zero distractions. I'm fucking neurotic. And if i misstep coming off the pins or the weight shifts a little and i notice that a 10 pound plate has slid over a couple inches, that's going to FUCK with my head, potentially enough to make me miss the lift. Has that happened? No, but it's not a risk I feel like taking, so I just clip the fucking weight

>>39593967
nice!
congrats man

took me 3 months to go from benching the bar to 2 plate

>>39594766
what a very special boy you are

>>39593967
Congrats OP. As an award for 2pl8 you can now come join the cool kids on /fit/ chat.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DQc1uEewovb19IWOvUQOah

>>39594678
>>You don't have to dump the weight when you fail a bench, just do a roll of shame.
That makes no sense.

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>>39594531
I hope those are killograms anon

>>39594932
Actually it's stones

>>39594718
>tfw using the iron attachment over the rubber attachment on lat pulldowns so the weight comes down easier.

>>39594531
kind of this

Last time i benched 180x15 easy while being sick but im not sure if i could push 2pl8.

I never managed to bench 2pl8 for one rep, last time i tried the guy who was spotting me touched the bar so i couldn't coun't that. It was long time ago so maybe i should try it again.

>>39595150
>180x15
you can

>>39595001
look at you trying to be all funny
what a funny guy you are

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>>39594237
mfw doing 225 for reps in squat rack with pins and realized I set them too low and just maxed out last set without a spotter

>>39594208
>expecting the autismos on /fit/ to ask a stranger for a spot

>>39594731
Maybe who ever comes can bring you gains, because they ain't coming to your smith machine pressing retarded ass.

>>39594531
>failed a 100lb bench

kek

>>39593967
Grats op.

>>39594208
>expecting normies to spot your properly
>practically rows the bar for you at the first sign or struggle after informing then not to even touch the bar unless I have visibly failed the set
Its a waste of time

Grats /fitizen/ welcome to the club.

>>39594098
why is the bar EVER above your neck other than for one split millisecond to unrack and re rack?

>>39593979
Gym is autistic about it

>>39594175
Bailing on a squat is easy, unless you lift in the Rippetoe meme style, in which case you likely don't squat a whole lot anyway.

Bench is by far the most unsafe lift, that's just how it is. But even that is not so bad as long as you don't fail explosively, which should never ever happen outside of a competition anyway.

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>>39594813
what doesn't make sense, learn to roll of shame and you're fine on non-clip bench

>>39594208
I've had a pec strain with 75% of my 1RM for 5s and had to dump it on the safeties of the power rack I was in

>1rm
lmao come back when it's your working set

>>39594741
If you are going for a 1rm you should have a spotter assist with liftoff so you don't lose your upper back tightness on the bench. Also, you can't see anything smaller than a 45 from your point of view of your peripheral vision on the bench, unless of course you are using bumper plates but even then in your peripheral they shouldn't be visible. Balance and form should take precedence over ego lifting.

>>39594813
Dumping the weight to one side will cause it to teeter totter across your chest. Rolling it down your chest, belly, then legs and sitting up is a preferred and safer method.

>>39596526
Dimes in the trough anon

>>39594057
If your that stupid to lift too much while alone....Darwinism might be a good thing.

Yee my man

>>39596984
>>39596864

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>>39595165
Wew lad

>>39596872
Who cares if its 1rm or 5rm? the difference is miniscule.

>>39593967
but did you get all faaave?

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>>39593967
Nice work OP. Now do some single alternating dumbbell presses to really work out your chest.

>>39597360
t. your dumb

I can't believe you actually believe that lmao

>>39593979
>doing bench till failure without clips
>bar pinned on chest
>roll of shame
>pl8 slides off one side
>snaps wrist instantly

Thats why.

>>39597408
Unless you have four pl8s I don't see the problem here.

>>39597427
1/10

>>39597465
Are you mad m8?

>can't even get two pl8s up
>still dyel
>1/10

Always the shrimps that are mad

>>39597523
>till failure

Lick my ass, smelly noob

>>39597408
>doing bench till failure
>without a spot
>roll of shame
What did you think was going to happen when you hit failure?

>>39597408
>without clips
>roll of shame
The whole point of doing it without clips is so that you don't have to do the roll of shame. You dump the weight off one side, then the other, easy peasy.

>>39594289
They're fucking iron, not glass. You might fuck up the floor if you're lifting over bare concrete, but unless you are using some cheap ass retardo plates they're not going to break.

>>39594291
>might break a rib or two
This definitely falls within the definition of fucked. No you're not dead, but broken ribs hurt like shit, take a long time to heal, and will definitely set your training back a couple months.

>have a good arch with heels raised but butt firmly on the bench
>easily able to set the safety pins high enough that you can just bail out no problem
>also feels better for shoulders/rotator cuff
doing completely flat bench is retarded

>>39598245
>dumping the weight

enjoy everyone looking at your like youre a fucktard while the bar slams into mirror or something

just ask for a spot

>>39594678
>Even if you fell forward flat with the weight, it won't hit you
This is 100% not true. If you fall forward with the bar on your back you are fucked in a big way. Best case scenario you fall straight forward and your face goes straight into the floor but the bar has enough ground clearance not to hit you. Worst case scenario you get accordioned and seriously damage your neck/spine. If you find yourself falling forward in a squat and were stupid enough to be without safety pins or a spotter your best option is to try and dump it over your head, which isn't a very good best option.

>>39596526
Grab someone who looks like they've been lifting for a while, explain what you want. I rarely have a bad experience.

>>39593967
good work OP now keep going!

>>39598369
>just ask for a spot
I do. This is for if you're lifting in a home gym or you're the only one there. A spotter (or safety pins if they're available) is definitely the preferred method, but I'll take dumping the bar over rolling it any day of the week. Safer, easier, louder sure but if you're alone who cares.
>while the bar slams into a mirror or something
Don't let go of the bar dummy. I guess I should have mentioned that, but it just seems so obvious.

>>39593967
Good shit bro, only up from here
Lightweight.png

>>39593979
Succeed the lift or die
Ya fucking pussy

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>>39593979
you derailed the entire thread with the first post.very nice

>>39594045
because clips are a surefire way to determine if someone is a beginner or not. there is actually no need for clips whatsoever. stop using them and just be confident in your form and strength dude

>>39593967
Wow cool now you're average.

Btw after this it gets a lot tougher.

>>39600152
me on the right

>>39594490
The safety is not to use them if you're alone so you can remove the bar and not die. If you have to use clips your form isn't proper and you shouldn't put on that much weight anyway