Several people have been injured or killed in the gym recently lifting weights, such as Stefan Johnson of USC, correct weight lifting technique form can help avoid injury or death. Watch as Blaze Driscoll demonstrates the proper way to hold the barbell when bench pressing. Proper alignment will give you stronger lifts, more strength, more power.
March 18th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
What the hell is wrong with some of you people?
This is valuable advice that could save people from serious injury.
I realise that the “cool kids” like to lift with thumbs in, but do a little search on Youtube for “Bench press accident”…
Notice anything?
Yeah, most of the accidents were bar slip caused by thumbs in.
March 18th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
nice farve shirt lol loser ;p joke
March 19th, 2010 at 12:26 am
WRONG!
March 19th, 2010 at 1:15 am
i think just about anybody can lift the bar….cmon dude put at least 135 punds on it…BTW….vikings suck…bears down chicago bears!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 19th, 2010 at 1:27 am
thank you~
March 19th, 2010 at 2:24 am
lmao i had 360 pounds dropped on my neck with three proffesional spotters around me lol and i still hold the record 355 at hebronville high PURO TIGER POWERLIFTING!!!!!!!!
March 19th, 2010 at 3:14 am
Thanks for the posting. I lift with my son. Our rule is have a spotter and make sure the spotter understands we want him to apply positive force to the bar as we lift. It’s not about ego for us, it’s about getting stronger. If while spotting we lift too much the lifter either says let up a little or we add more weight the next lift. We think the positive force applied is necessary just in case we drop it weight. That way the spotter is already set to apply more force, quickly.
March 19th, 2010 at 3:34 am
Lets hope that this advice helps to eliminate an accident that was waiting to happen during someones routine!
Thanks for the advice!