. ▁ ▁Another ▁exercise ▁to ▁util ize ▁a ▁spot ter ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁tr ice ps ▁exercise ▁Sk ull ▁Cr ush ers ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁lif ter ▁low ers ▁an ▁E - Z ▁bar ▁towards ▁their ▁head ▁while ▁lying ▁flat ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch . ▁The ▁spot ter ▁will ▁be ▁standing ▁behind ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁moving ▁their ▁hands ▁approximately ▁ 6   in ches ▁below ▁the ▁bar ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁catch ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁lif ter ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁energy . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁some ▁people ▁prefer ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁spot ter ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁bar bell ▁military ▁press ▁or ▁bar bell ▁push ▁press ▁( two ▁very ▁similar ▁exer cis es ). ▁This ▁exercise ▁involves ▁lif ting ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁weight ▁about ▁the ▁head . ▁During ▁this ▁exercise ▁the ▁spot ter ▁will ▁assist ▁in ▁“ l ifting ▁off ” ▁the ▁bar ▁from ▁the ▁ra ck ed ▁position . ▁Then ▁the ▁spot ter ▁will ▁keep ▁his / her ▁hands ▁about ▁ 6   in ches ▁under ▁the ▁bar . ▁This ▁allows ▁the ▁spot ter ▁to ▁assist ▁when ▁the ▁lif ter ▁runs ▁out ▁of ▁energy , ▁but ▁most ▁important ly ▁allows ▁the ▁spot ter ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁weight ▁if ▁the ▁lif ter ▁cannot ▁lift ▁any ▁more . ▁A ▁spot ter ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁preferred , ▁however , ▁because ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁injury ▁is ▁lower ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁easier ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁weight ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁if ▁the ▁lif ter ▁los es ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁bar bell . ▁ ▁References ▁