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Wellness Wednesday for January 28, 2026

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I lift alone at home and I've started leaving the collars off and never pushing close to failure. I'm scared about this.

Just get a rack with safeties. Trying to shimmy the plates off sounds like a terrible idea that will result in the bar whipping uncontrollably.

I already lift in a half rack with safety bars. This is for when I'm benching as a fail safe.

You're worried about your safety bars failing? It's probably more likely that you'll accidentally dump the plates than that.

For incline it should be easy to set up where the safeties don't get in the way. For flat bench you should also be able to set up with a modest arch and find a decent spot to put the safeties, if you have Westside hole spacing. If you don't have tight hole spacing or dislike hard stops, I like safety straps or soft safeties. They feel better if you make a soft accidental touch while moving.

It's also easy to customize a DIY solution if you are too cheap or they do not sell safeties for your rack. Make sure to set them where you will never get a finger or hand caught. I misracked 405# once. Those $20 Harbor Freight recovery straps saved my life, or at least prevented getting seriously maimed.

It's also easy to customize a DIY solution if you are too cheap

That actually looks pretty good. As a certified cheap fucker I might have to rig up something like that. Doesn't help that my rack's manufacturer once had a bit of a fucky wucky with the straps and I place more faith in Hazard Fraught's stitching.

That's why you should practice the roll with low weights first, do it at the end of your workout session. Put 10kg plates on the bar and just let it rest on your chest, then roll it off. Then add some weight and repeat.

I'll look into it.

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