Always take a thumbs around grip on the barbell.
Weight bench no spotter needed.
With barbell bench press if you fail the weight could crush your chest neck or face.
I even bench press without collars when i do have a spotter.
If you don t have a spotter you might head straight to the smith machine to bench press.
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.
Otherwise there are usually people on staff that will assist you if you need a spot.
That s why people often do this exercise with a spotter a friend who can help you get the weight back up.
You will often be lifting with other people around.
Don t lift until you end up like this.
The very definition of training to failure is that your form will fail.
Even with a strong reliable spotter s accidents can and do happen.
Why you should bench press inside of a rack.
The biggest problem with this solution is that 99 of weight lifters have no clue how to spot or they only feel safe spotting their way rather than your way.
But ever wonder why it s so much easier to bench heavy weight on it than it is with a standard barbell.
The solution to bench pressing safely without a spotter is to do it inside of a power rack or squat rack that has safety pins or spotter arms designed to catch the weight in the case of a failed rep.
Simply ask one of them if they would mind spotting you.