More a statement rather than a question

[Dragon]

Nothing worse than asking for a spot on heavy bench, only to find your new spotter has one eye on the TV screen and the other on the girl in the singlet. If you are spotting - keep your eye on the bar!

[psi_brg]

thats so tru, plus i love words of motivation or just the usual come on u got 2 more in ya push it out..

if somebody said lightweight baby i would probably crack up

[ramy]

I'm 4 weeks into this (lifting weights - feel too stink to qualify myself as doing 'bodybuilding' right now). As I am progressing I am going from lifting 'small' weights to 'still-small-but-not-as-small'. My PT (who I now only see once a month or so to stay on track) has suggested that, when my weights get slightly heavier and I need someone to spot me, to simply ask someone who's in between sets to do it.

I have problems with that because 1. I don't know how someone would feel having their workout interupted. 2. I feel embarresed asking for a spot for a 20kg bench press (when I eventually get up to that weight!).

Also, I have found the guys 100% more friendly when it comes to asking questions about my workout (and not in a poser creepy sort of way either), eg if Ive forgotten what a certain excersise is, compared to the women (at the gym, not on this site!). No idea why! I think I come across as a nice friendly sort of person, not up myself or anything, and I may not be a big strong thing like you, but come on gals, would ya stop with the looking me up and down and giving me a half assed answer! :shifty:

hey debz this is what i do

i just go up to someone even someone i dont know( if i have no other choice) being a male who lives quite a bit i like to get spotted from reliable spotters but if i cant i have no choice. i go up to them acknowledge them " hey man,how you going...."zZzZz".. could i get a spot?" if theyre sitting down or your not sure if theyre about to have a set you can ask them if theyre about to have a set usually they wont mind even if they are they might put it off for a min and thats fine because i or you would do the same too.