Newfag here. Someone mentioned "safeties" in the context of lifting in a power rack. What are "safeties"?

Newfag here. Someone mentioned "safeties" in the context of lifting in a power rack. What are "safeties"?

those adjustable metal rods in the rack that prevent the weights from falling on and crushing your chest in a bench

Okay thanks

Also, are they used in overhead press and squat too? or just bench?

use them in squat and ohp so u dont plop the weight on the floor and chop your neck off if u fail,

If you're scared of the barbell falling on your neck, you're doing standing incline bench press, not OHP.

>OHPing with safeties

those are some tall safeties man

u dont wanan fuckn pass out and h ave the weight fuckn slamming u into the ground, i have the safeties set the same height for my squats

if you're passing out while lifting then you don't need to be lifting brah

that or learn how to fucking breath properly

>happens even to elite powerlifters (for deadlifts mostly but still)
>hurr just fix your breath

with that being said it happens much less for me lately, but still does once in a while

For OHP tho i get massive quad cramps because i get so stiff

FUCK off cunt its called safety for a reason
anything can happen brah
chad can come behind u and give u the old snakeye
WHO knows bar could slip u could sneeze fuckn called safety for a fuckn reaSON

yeah and elite powerlifters die at early ages. Go fucking figure
you. you're just a pussy.

I don't give a shit if you're the world champion at deadlifting. If you pass out while doing it then you're a fucking retard and need to stop.

so ur that autist who takes the safeties off if there already on the rack
ok

>not doing pin press

>I have no real argument so let me resort to calling you autistic.
Good conversation, now fuck off.

oh so no answer then
nice one autist

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