Originally Posted by
Root
I asked a bro for a spot today. Told him I was going for 3, and wanted no help unless I completely failed. Bro seemed to understand.
So I laid down and unracked the bar while bro offered no help. Rep one, bro keeps his hands out of the way. On rep two, the bar speed slows significantly, but bro keeps his hands out of the way. Rep three starts coming up and gets stuck about halfway up. Bro stays out of the way until the bar begins coming down, at which point bro steps in and lifts the bar onto the hooks.
It was...unspeakably beautiful. Thanks bro.