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  Free-Spotter is a patented product that
will find its use in any gym and is a vital training aid for
the home trainee. Highly affordable, you can attach this device
to overhead ceiling beams, joists or on a power cage. We attached
ours on a cable crossover, as shown in the photo to the left
(when not in use, the bar sets atop the crossover or can be detached).
For our purposes, the ropes simply tie on the top beam of the
pulley crossover with a bowline knot - the more force on the
knot, the tighter it gets. The ends of the ropes, as seen in
the left photo have weights hanging on their ends, to keep the
rope taut.
The photo to the right is a closeup
of one of the rope clamps. The rope feeds down through the clamp
and when the control bar (see diagram below) is squeezed, the
clamps open to release the rope for unobstructed squatting, chest
presses, overhead presses or any other barbell exercise (a dumbbell
kit also is available).
Besides the Free-Spotter's affordability,
this device has many potential uses. The most obvious is the
freedom to train heavy on your own without fear of being trapped
under a bar. The second use is the ability to set the bar at
any height, a pitfall of many power racks that reposition the
catch hooks in six-inch increments.
 The
third benefit is related to the second. In effect, imagine squatting,
deadlifting or chest pressing full range for a pre-determined
number of repetitions. You then can stop the bar at any point...
say, 12-inches from lockout in the squat... and continue with
some top partials or half-reps. Once you reach fatigue, the range
of motion then can be shortened even more for quarter reps. Or,
simply set the bar at an appropriate height for heavy half or
quarter right away, and then every workout you can increase the
range of motion by fractions of an inch for long-term "range
of motion micro-loading."
Some of the features of the Free-Spotter
include
- Extreme ease of set-up and use
- A maximum safe working load
of 1000 pounds and a breaking strength of 2000 pounds
- Ability to set up the Free-Spotter
nearly anywhere
- The ability to fine-tune the
exact location of the bar for proper unloading or body positioning
- The ability to limit the range
of motion of the bar at any position
- No backward or foreward movement
(racking or unracking of weights) with squats or bench presses,
among many other exercises
Proper mounting methods and instructions
are provided, together with the necessary equipment to get started.
Highly recommended, for further details visit www.ShermWorks.com
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