Spotter Bench Press

Always take a thumbs around grip on the barbell.
Spotter bench press. With barbell bench press if you fail the weight could crush your chest neck or face. The bench press spotter study in what was the first study of its kind british researchers compared how using a pair of spotters affected the number of successful smith machine bench press. Sure it s nice to think you have a 315 pound bench press but if you can t lift the weight even once without a spotter then you can t really lift the weight at all.
Bench presses would be a lot safer if it was standard practice to include adjustable metal spotter arms on the bench like the ones on a squat rack or power rack. If the spotter can t help you lift the bar off your chest because it s too heavy they ll at least be able to help you tilt the barbell to one side so the weights can slide off the sleeves. The bench press is one of the most popular exercises in the gym but it s also potentially one of the most dangerous if done alone without a spotter or performed outside of a power rack or squat rack.
I even bench press without collars when i do have a spotter.