Do you think if one of your classmates gave you a couple slaps before you benched you could break records!?!? I know you guys are as excited as I am to be bench pressing. Ahhh, the sighs of relief from some members of our gym when they saw that on the board. And then, the looks of horror on the faces of others. Like, can I sneak out without anyone noticing?? Bench pressing is maybe the quintessential lift that sort of still says “giant sweaty guys crashing stuff around in weight rooms”. For those of you without much weight room experience this might feel like the last frontier. Laying on your back, someone holding a barbell out of over you, hoping your shorts fit appropriately with regard to the people standing in front of you…so many things to wonder about. What we won’t be wondering about inside CrossFit Works is whether or not anyone will get hurt bench pressing. It is the most dangerous lift primarily because people are sloppy and careless, not because benching is inherently dangerous. We will not be sloppy or careless of course, especially after you all listened to my stern speech on spotting technique. Remember locked out, fully, spotted while the bar travels over your neck and face. Congratulations to Erin, Angelica and Kim who had never benched before yesterday. Nice work!
I love the efficiency of the slapping lady. She did her job quick and well and then left. All those guys are huge!!!
This is Scot Mendelson on the bench and his wife doing the slapping =) I imagine his record attempts are very therapeutic for their marriage.
Wait just one damn minute….I didn’t know I get to bench after being slapped around like that. Me and the wife are gonna have a talk.