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self-spot en · VERB

Etymology

From self- + spot (“to support or assist a maneuver”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight.
   • It can be with a partner or with a self-spotted pass. 2020, Tom Mione, Bullet Proof Guide For: Bodybuilding, Fitness, Exercise, Supplementation, Diet, Training, & Mechanics, page 123:
   • Before a student attempts to take all their weight into their inner thigh, have them self-spot by placing their opposite hand on the bent knee. 2010, Rebekah Leach, Beginning Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual, page 23:
   • The gym had a self-spotting weight system: bench press with three hundred pounds and overhead pull-down bars. 2010, Bill Blanchet, The Reform Plan, page 44:

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