When spotting a bench press, the spotter stands with a straight back, hands under the arms of the lifter, and carefully watches the bar. This demonstrates __________. A. good technique because the form is appropriate B. poor technique because the back should be bent C. poor technique because the spotter should be moving up and down with the lifter as they lift the weight D. poor technique because the spotter should have their hands underneath the bar

During a bench press, it is the posture of the lifter as well as the spotter that matters the most. While doing bench press spotters should stand behind the lifters. The spotters should place their palms or fingertips under the bar. They should provide grip so to help the lifter to lift the weights. They should focus on the lifter's movement.

Therefore Option D is the correct answer.

jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-12-15T19:04:10+01:00

When spotting a bench press, the spotter stands with a straight back, hands under the arms of the lifter, and carefully watches the bar. This demonstrates

D. Poor technique because the spotter should have their hands underneath the bar

According to the given question, we are asked to show what is demonstrated when a spotter r stands with a straight back, hands under the arms of the lifter, and carefully watches the bar.

As a result of this, we can see that this shows a poor technique as the spotter should have his hands underneath the arms of the lifter so that he could help the lifter when he is exhausted and can no longer lift.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D