Teen dies lifting weights

[supasaiyan99]

For those of you who don't use spotter, this is a reminder of what can happen.

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[O2BESOHUGE]

Re: Teen dies lifting weights

MAN THATS TERRIBLE...MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY

O2

[BIGGER THAN YOU]

Re: Teen dies lifting weights

wow thats some bad news!!!! I feel bad for his dad

[jipped genes]

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damn i cant imagine what his family is going through.

i feel for them

i always use DBs when there is no spotter

[T-Man007]

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Man, that is just sad, sad, sad! How awful for the dad to have to find him like that. It the weight came down on his throat I wonder if he was using a thumb under grip and the bar rolled off is hand. Usually when you get stuck, it sits on your chest. Man, I hate just thinking about that kind of stuff. Be carefull guys and make sure to keep an eye out for these kids at the gym. Offer them a spot so they know the importance of it. 195 lbs as a sophmore with a 240+ bench, man, that kid was on his way to being a super stud. My heart just hurts for that family.

[DJDIGGLER]

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That's really sad! It's unimaginable to have to lose your son. Kids are supposed to outlive their parents, not vice versa. That poor father!

[alluprbdy]

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Wow thats a horrible thing to happen to anyone esp. a teen, but i never understood puting clips on barbells when doing bench just incase that happends ever bc it only takes a lean of the bar and all the weight will fall off on one side. Even with a spotter heavy weight cant be lifted up and would need to be tilted.

[kite]

Re: Teen dies lifting weights

That's horrible. Folks, if you're gonna have a home gym it needs to be a power rack or smith machine for this very reason.