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Anonymous
how would you dismount on failure in these. The supports on the rack at my gym is fixed and is about 5 inches lower than the bar when i'm at the very bottom (atg) and i'd have to "fall" forward to rest it. Luckily i haven't had a failure rep yet but i'm coming up at a plateau and i'm gonna need the bars soon.
>> Anonymous
Drop the barbell on the saftey bars.
>> Anonymous
>>365862
you can't just drop 200+ lbs from your shoulders while you're squatting down. Hence the need for a rack.
>> Anonymous
Turn around and fall backwards. Or just let the bar drop the last bit.
>> Anonymous
how would you turn around if you're at failure, you'd be in the full squat position. it'd be difficult to move much less do a 180.

my answer is, ask someone at the gym how to get out of this.

your question reminds me of that horrifying picture of the olympic lifter with his knees crushed, his leg folded back lying on the ground... like the bar just crumpled him.
>> Anonymous
If you can't get up from a squat just "fall" backwards.
>> Anonymous
>>365974
> that horrifying picture of the olympic lifter with his knees crushed, his leg folded back lying on the ground... like the bar just crumpled him.

Shaer
>> Anonymous
>>366007
>>365974
any pics?
>> Anonymous
>>365974
i am one of the only two persons who squat at my gym and the other guy doesn't even go at least parallel. Everyone else are just your typical lifters.

Guess i'll just fall forward. It's the easiest way i've tried so far.
>> Anonymous
Barrel roll
>> Anonymous
>>365974
I mean face your back to the rack before picking up the bar.
>> Anonymous
NEVER fall forward.

let go of the bar and try to scoot forward.. even if you fall backwards and land on your ass, thats better than trying to throw the bar over your head

sort of like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBK-4Q-IlP4
>> Anonymous
>>366239
wut? if i let go of the bar it's gonna roll down my back, hence me leaning forward and lowering my torso will be lower than the safety bars.

This is not a regular dismount but a failure dismount. Meaning you're at the bottom and can't push up.
>> Anonymous
I think he meant at the bottom just let go of the weight and let it roll off your back and unto the bars behind you. shit looks scary tho. better warn the people behind you that you're doing this else they're going to have a 200lbs barbell come rolling for thier asses unnanounced.

I'm not sure but it looks like these kind of safety bars are meant to be used with a spotter who can help you deload while standing behind you, or a pair of spotters. you could always search youtube trying to find someone deloading in one of these things.
>> Anonymous
>>366337
>at the bottom and can't push up.

Can that actually happen?
>> Anonymous
They have this at my gym. It's easy to bail out of. You load up facing the rack, and if you're in a full squat and need to bail, you just take a knee and roll it forward over your neck. I've done this safely on a number of occasions.
>> Anonymous
>>366500

if you're going below parallel like you're supposed to, yes. i almost had a failure rep myself my other squat day.
>> Anonymous
looking at the safety bar in the picture, there's these nubs at the end of the flat part that looks like they're meant to keep a bar from rolling off onto the ground.

I wouldn't roll it forward over your head, wouldn't that guillotine you, and damage the knee you're kneeling down on?

Just rolling it off your back might be the answer.
>> Anonymous
NEVER EVER roll it over your neck. Jesus christ.

If you think you have even the slightest chance of failing - ask someone to spot you beforehand. Not that hard.
>> Anonymous
Roll over neck? who suggested that?
Just drop it over your back.

Any suggestions on how to dismount while front squatting?
>> Anonymous
I went to failure in one of these today.
I was in the full squat position, I couldn't get up and I just let myself fall down while leaning forward.
I didn't roll it over my head, I just fell on my knees and placed the barbell in the safety bars.