When I work out at the Greenwich Y and you see a bunch of guys doing bench presses without a spotter, a staff member who works at the Y will go around asking if they need a spotter. Guess what? Many of the guys refuse to get a spotter. This leaves me scratching my head a lot. This is very popular at the Y. Guys benching without a spotter.

Why do guys think they can bench without a spotter? I see them lifting heavy weights by themselves with no one behind them to watch. Sometimes I even see them have trouble putting the bar back up when they are done.

I tell ya right now everyone. When you put that bar back up when done benching, if you lose control of the bar, you’re going to drop the bar on your fuckin’ neck. Guys think they know what they are doing and they think they are doing it carefully.

Accidents can happen anytime doing benching by yourself. I just can’t wait for the day a 911 call happens at the Greenwich Y and an ambulance will be taking some dude away because he didn’t have a spotter. The bench maybe a great exercise for the chest, but very DANGEROUS doing it by yourself.

Many people have gotten injured, even paralyzed from the neck down or even death from benching accidents. I love how guys don’t think these things will happen. I’m not sure why guys at the Y refuse a spotter.

I’ll probably give up benching for a while again ’cause I found better chest workouts. There are better chest workouts out there, you don’t really need to bench if you don’t want to. It’s not really an important exercise to do.

Dumbbell flies are amazing, they work your chest better than the bench, in my opinion. So does the cable cross overs.

Kev