​As someone who places a high value on safety in training, I often find myself repeatedly convincing people to use safety pins during their workouts, even those familiar with the Starting Strength method and barbell training. It seems so fundamentally obvious to me that taking basic safety precautions, especially when lifting heavy weights, should not be overlooked. Yet, it happens often enough that I feel the need to explain it over and over. In this article, I’ll make a strong case for using safeties in the bench press and the squat during every single session and explain how to do so easily.

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