@Stahesh The "ego lift" is a dangerous thing.
Dumbells are best, for exactly the reason you mentioned.
@sardonicsmile He should have used lighter weights and two dumbbells instead of one barbell.
Another mistake is with heavy weights you do not want to reach failure. Because you will have no power to lift it back up.
I have seen many videos where they died because no one was around and some people lift in home gyms.
Only thing that can help you is to focus on yourself and think that nobody will help you. Because no one will help you in time of need. It will always come late or never.
@Stahesh Perhaps he was just "in his own head" too much and did not know how to solve problems or was too intimidated to seek out help?
Perhaps, he was just a narcissist, like you observed.
@sardonicsmile I have many doubts about my father. I do not think he cared about something other than himself.
Too selfish and narcissistic to care about others.
Today I'm at a different beach, further Northwest, and it's funny how it's 98% German tourists. Whereas in Malia it was perfectly British territory, along with pubs and whatever your average Brit expects. Funny how even on vacation, and even if they're related (like Germans and Brits are) people tend to segregate automatically.