Hey Friend,
For most guys Monday is chest day. It's the first workout of the week and you gotta start things off with "Chest". Don't ask me why this is, it just is for some weird unknown reason...
So, on Monday afternoon you can walk into any gym in the country and
see several eager young muscle building enthusiasts doing the...
It's like a workout ritual or right of passage of sorts. Most young
guys have been guilty of this at one time or another. I'll admit it... Yes, I've been guilty of doing this in my younger days and that's why I can spot this situation a mile away...
The workout consists of one guy doing the bench press with two or
three big 45 pound plates on each side of the barbell. While his
faithful spotter is standing by preparing to deadlift the barbell off
his friends chest.
After pacing back and forth the gym and getting "psyched up"
our bench presser plops down on the bench and takes the weight off the
rack. The bar drops towards his body like a rock.
As the bar makes
impact with his chest it bounces nearly half way back up, but then all
of a sudden the bar comes to a Dead Stop!
Our bench presser pushes and struggles with all his might, screaming
out some primitive growls and grunts, while arching so much that his ass
lifts eight inches off the bench...
But it's to no avail, the bar doesn't budge!
Now it's time to call for backup as our faithful spotter / deadlifter
jumps in and starts pulling on the bar, while simultaneously yelling "Come On, It's All You!"
With the combined effort of our bench press & deadlift dynamic
duo, the barbell somehow defys the force of gravity and gets pressed and pulled to lockout. Then the bench
presser jumps up, raises his hands in the air, and victoriously shouts: "YES, I Did It!"
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