LP training on own

[Brodie Butland]

Thanks Brodie, presumably only spotters can provide bench press safety if not using a smith machine?

Don’t ever use a smith machine for any of these lifts. Spotters can provide bench press safety as can safeties in a rack. I wouldn’t recommend benching alone without a rack, but if you’re inclined to do so then at least don’t collar the weights so that you can dump if you get stuck...but that has its own safety issues, and of course that will not help if you have a sudden muscle tear.

[James7]

Thanks for the advice. Gym changed today. 3 racks now all with safeties.

Cheers.