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Originally Posted by Meridae'n
it was going to happen whether or not a spotter was there.
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I totally disagree. Just like Seaver said, a spotter is there for safety and to keep you from getting injured. If doing my bench press and am trying to get the most out of my workout then I'm going to want to go till failure. And so if I'm trying to push out that one last rep but just can't muscle it back up then I've succeeded in going until failure, however, I've screwed myself because now I've got a weight on my chest that I can't get off and could possibly do real damage to my ribs and lungs. This is where the spotter comes in, not necessarily to help me out with that last rep but to keep me from dropping the weight on myself and not being able to get it off. Spotters are there for your safety, and you should never do heavy weight without them.