USC RB Stafon Johnson drops weight on him while bench pressing

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.pro-fitness.com/pow...ch_w_spotting_arms.htm

My gym has a similar thing, really useful if you don't have a spotter.

 

[JDawg1536]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.pro-fitness.com/pow...ch_w_spotting_arms.htm

My gym has a similar thing, really useful if you don't have a spotter.

You should never bench press without a spotter anyway. I see guys do it all the time at the gym, and I pray they get stuck under the bar. The spotter is not to blame in this instance.... sounds like a freak accident..... it happens.

 

[newnameman]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

its inherently risky to have a heavy weight over your neck like that. you can't dodge, you either get crushed or hope the spotter is up to task. a safety device/guard should be rather easy to make part of a bench.

found one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3sED9fUvIg
simple simple.

Sure, when doing max lifting maybe. 275 really aint a lot and I doubt that he was doing 1 rep lifts.

606 is a whole different world than 275. I get what you're saying, and I won't say that you're wrong. But I've seen a lot of benching in the 200-300 range and never seen an accident like that.

I'm sure you wouldn't be saying that if you were the one who had 275 pounds of weight crush your throat.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: JDawg1536

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.pro-fitness.com/pow...ch_w_spotting_arms.htm

My gym has a similar thing, really useful if you don't have a spotter.

You should never bench press without a spotter anyway. I see guys do it all the time at the gym, and I pray they get stuck under the bar. The spotter is not to blame in this instance.... sounds like a freak accident..... it happens.

Wow you're cool.

 

[Gothgar]

275 to the throat, fucking ouch

 

[Syringer]

http://collegefootballtalk.nbc...ull-recovery-expected/

Out for the season, should fully recover.

 

[kalster]

hope he is fine

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
always fascinated that a simple solution isn't implemented to prevent such accidents. any of us could come up with several possible cheap solutions to prevent such a thing from happening but i guess its not manly to use anything other than a bare bench setup

Meh, you're making assumptions too. The only time I've heard of weight "slipping" from someone's hands is if they are using a thumbless grip.

Here's an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJCDcAKShA

It's impossible to catch the weight as a spotter.

Why the hell would you do that anyways? No real benefit and tons of risk.

 

[SP33Demon]

That's just plain embarrassing but accidents happen and I'm glad he's ok.

 

[PepePeru]

what is the advantage of using a grip like that?

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: JDawg1536

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.pro-fitness.com/pow...ch_w_spotting_arms.htm

My gym has a similar thing, really useful if you don't have a spotter.

You should never bench press without a spotter anyway. I see guys do it all the time at the gym, and I pray they get stuck under the bar. The spotter is not to blame in this instance.... sounds like a freak accident..... it happens.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

 

[Krazy4Real]

Originally posted by: JDawg1536

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.pro-fitness.com/pow...ch_w_spotting_arms.htm

My gym has a similar thing, really useful if you don't have a spotter.

You should never bench press without a spotter anyway. I see guys do it all the time at the gym, and I pray they get stuck under the bar. The spotter is not to blame in this instance.... sounds like a freak accident..... it happens.

You're an idiot. Instead of praying that they get hurt, why don't you at least try to talk with them about the risks of what they're doing and why they shouldn't be doing it. Maybe even take some time to get to know him and spot him. You don't have to walk around wishing for injury to happen to everyone that is doing something wrong. I've been to many gyms and it's usually the newer people that don't have a spotter. All the regulars are friends with each other and they spot one another.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: abaez
http://laist.com/2009/09/28/us...stafon_johnson_hos.php says 275 pounds. Ouch.

wow, dude is weak.
trained athlete not even doing 1.5 bw?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

poor form? what was the bar doing above his neck and not his chest?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: abaez
http://laist.com/2009/09/28/us...stafon_johnson_hos.php says 275 pounds. Ouch.

wow, dude is weak.
trained athlete not even doing 1.5 bw?

He was doing sets. Probably 3 sets of 8 or 10 reps. Definitely not weak.

 

[darkxshade]

Can't blame the spotter... they're usually there to help you finish the last rep when you're going to failure. They're not there to catch the slip of the barbell... they wouldn't be able to anyway.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: abaez
http://laist.com/2009/09/28/us...stafon_johnson_hos.php says 275 pounds. Ouch.

wow, dude is weak.
trained athlete not even doing 1.5 bw?

ATOT never disappoints with their epenis's :laugh:

 

[endervalentine]

Originally posted by: Syringer
http://collegefootballtalk.nbc...ull-recovery-expected/

Out for the season, should fully recover.

I'm glad he's able to fully recover ... but man, must have been a horrible experience. 🙁

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Damn.... =[

BTW the Cal USC game opened @ 5.5 pt spread.

It's down to 4.5 now.