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Weightlifting & Exercise - how to spot on deadlift?


Expert: Rick Karboviak - 9/20/2005

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how would you spot a deadlift on a hexagon bar?

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Try to spot it on the sides, as the bar's design doesn't really allow you to spot the individual.  The bar's design is meant to distribute the weight outside of the body's sides so typically good form happens naturally for most who use this.  Your best bet in spotting the lift then is to have a person on each side of the bar to catch it or guide it if something fails in the lifter.

Hope that helps you out,
Rick Karboviak, CSCS
http://trinitytraining.bravehost.com

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