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Squatting without a spotter can be perfectly safe if you use a squat rack with safety rails and/or a set of bumper plates. Do you have any experience lifting? It's not a good idea to try to just figure it out on your own!

There are some competent personal trainers who do video-based sessions. Start light, and focus on the form.

A lot of lifts are inherently "safe" if you do them correctly (back squats, deadlifts, olympic lifts). If you want to bench press without a spotter, you need safety rails.



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