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Please share & subscribe! Spotting squats in weightlifting is less about safety than allowing greater performance. All athletes should learn how to bail out of a failed squat safely and never have to rely on a spotter to save them from death or disfigurement—if you’re not comfortable bailing out of a squat, you shouldn’t be pushing squats to potential failure. Spotting squats in this case does two important things: First, it provides a sense of security to the lifter, who will then be willing to push harder through a tough squat rather than shut it down early to bail out. It’s not unusual to see squats at the same or even heavier weights move more easily with a spotter behind the lifter, even if that spotter doesn’t even have their hands near the bar. Second, it allows a failing squat to be turned into a forced rep. This lets the lifter complete the lift with minimal assistance, which means more work and better training, and it avoids the unwanted
