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[musefan]

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i remember it was a 4th yr dental student doing that. had some shoulder issues as well. ahahaha

i knew you would say that but I thought you would be mature enough not to rip me lol i was attempting 100kg 3reps x5 sets. i was going too heavy too quick lol going to try it again sometime!!

[dope540]

haha you know i love ya dude. after jess ennis.

[connor2792]

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"In almost all cases you should be concerned with spotting the bar… not the lifter. If you’re behind a guy squatting, you should be reaching out for the bar to help the lifter–not trying to lift the guy if something goes wrong."

all sounds great apart from this bit. How are you meant to lift 200kg at arms length if something goes wrong? In my experience it's best to spot the lifter by giving him/her an extra push under the arms.

Sounds about right but for squatting should you not assist the person squatting (if required) by grabbing their lats area and also lifting with your legs. Not only would it be difficult to lift the weight with arms out at full reach because you will be far behind the person squatting you would also destroy your back in the unlikely case you are able to lift 200kg with your arms at close to full reach.