5 Rules for Being a Great Spotter For Your Buddy On The Bench Press
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A good bench press spotter is not there to turn a hard set into an assisted set. Their job is to make the lift safer, help the lifter keep ownership of the bar, and act decisively if the rep genuinely fails. That sounds simple, but poor spotting is common. A spotter may hover too close, touch the bar early, miss the liftoff, or let their attention drift at the exact moment the lifter needs them. The research on spotters is limited, but it gives us a useful starting point. In trained people performing bench press sets to failure, simply having visible spotters present improved total repetitions and total load lifted compared with a condition in which spotters were hidden from view. The participants also reported lower perceived exertion and greater self efficacy when spotters were present. In other words, a reliable spotter can improve both safety and performance, provided they do not take work away from the lifter. Here are five rules that make you the training partner people want behind the bench.