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    footballer dies weightlifting

    http://www.wxii12.com/sports/4307959/detail.html
    not sure if it's been posted.
    maybe this might encourage people to be safer.

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    Thats why you are supposed to have a spotter.

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    moral of the story: get a power rack if you're gonna train by yourself.

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    whats a heart arrythmia?

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    Quote Originally Posted by XxElitexX
    whats a heart arrythmia?
    Essentially any irregular heart beat.

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    Poor guy got killed by 250 lbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsa
    Thats why you are supposed to have a spotter.
    Exactly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsa
    Thats why you are supposed to have a spotter.
    True a spotter is needed when going heavy. But let's put this one in perspective. This guy is not a wimp and probably weighs 275+lbs and 250lb bench is light for him who has much experience. In this case, it was not having a spotter that caused his death but a heart condition, abnormal heart beat which led to difficulty breathing, heart failure. Consequentially loosing strength and the bar choking him . He would of died probably with 200lbs. Either way its sad.

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    you dont even need a spotter, just dont train without a powercage in a room with no other people in.

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    Or maybe not using clamps would've helped. At least you could push half the weight up enough to let the 'bells fall off.

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    thats sad, even though 250 was probably light for him he still should have a spot.

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    that sux

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