No hate, but external motivation can be intensely enabling.

I've learnt to train on my own, it's not easy as a novice.

I usually lift heavier when i have a spotter, without a spotter i'll just lower the weight to prevent injury.

this is a normal boost of mentality. coz u know someone will help u if u fail.
but again, it depends on individual.
i have a fren that doesnt want to be spot coz he knows he will tend to fail more.

Your spotter isn't allowed to touch your squats or your OHPs

You don't need spots with deadlifts or rows.

The only one you actually risk injury is bench. Too many lousy spotters for bench making it a 2-man-lift. So thar, if you feel uncomfortable, your bench can progress slower than the rest, but for all the other workouts, you're not supposed to have a spotter anyway.

there are another common call for spotters.
dumbell bench presses and shoulder presses.
grabbing them buy the elbows or triceps area.
i remember spotting an idiot who tries 40kg per side incline press.
i think i train my bicep more than he train his chest.
it was just 4-5 reps. showoff idiot.

i hate it when a stranger volunteer to be my spotter even when i think i'm doing alright, perhaps it just appear to them that i'm struggling.

haha most of the spotter will put quite amount of strength on the bar, and u feel like u r spotting him doing upright rows XD.

Lulz, maybe it was a high weight, low reps day?

haha true, but he is a showoff iranian. =.=

Yeah, the one time I asked someone at the gym to spot me on the bench press, he kept gripping both hands on the bar through the entire set and limited my ROM. It was pretty awkward.

celebrity in subang parade has quite a lot of gays. you can ask them for help they are so "friendly" to men LOL ask them for help la.

just joined fitness first... like the fact that there are many branches... can go different branches if feel bored

Did that last time, in the end only go for two gyms. The rest I couldn't be bother.

Best stick to the gym closest to work or home.

I prefer to be familiar to the place, makes me feel more at home.

i could not do the last rep of my incline. had to roll it to my waist and lift it off. luckily no one was looking. pai seh.....

from then on, bars and bench works only when i have a friend along.