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New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
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Do I need a spotter?

kaydee1
kaydee1
Posts: 4
Joined: 2008/10/09
United States
2008/10/14, 04:03 PM
I am only on my second day of training, but I have to do some Incline Presses. Do I need a spotter for this exercise, or do I just lift what I can without having to worry about tha?(I always see spotters at the gym, but they are lifting an enormous amount of weight):angry:
returnofplex
returnofplex
Posts: 801
Joined: 2007/10/26
United States
2008/10/15, 12:00 PM
Depends on how heavy you're lifting. If you're ever worried about not being able to get the weight up, then definitely have a spotter.
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2008/10/22, 08:30 AM
kaydee - as a beginner you probably don't want to be lifting so much weight that you need a spotter. In the beginning stages of working out you need to teach your muscles/mind to work together and learn movement patterns. you also want to let your joints/tendons/ligaments get used to the new workloads by starting at a manageable weight and gradually increasing it. One guideline for beginners is to pick a weight you can lift 15 times and do 12 rep sets with it. Once the number of prescribed sets feels easy with that weight, you can go up.

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