lifting Injuries

**F4iGuy** · 03-28-2009, 08:16 AM

What injuries have you sustained in the gym? Did you learn something?

I usually warm up for benching w/ 2 plates on each side. About 3 months back I decided to put a 5 pound plate on w/ the 45's. After I finished the set I slid off a 45 pound plate and the little 5 dropped straight down onto my big toe. Its been black/red for about 3 months now. I learned to always look at the bar before sliding off the weights.

Yesterday I was shrugging w/the 130's. Put the first dumbell back fine. The second one I had my right hand on the bar and my left on the plates while guiding it back onto the rack. The left index finger got smushed as it rolled toward the 120 pouond dumbell. Now I have a black finger to match my toe. Lesson, don't use two hands to put the dumbell back.

Finishing my workouts after these injuries was big fun.

**Matt** · 03-28-2009, 09:59 AM

I once tried to lift 50kg with my penis, it hurt and i couldnt have sex for a whole week...

**DSM4Life** · 03-28-2009, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by MAD MATT

I once tried to lift 50kg with my penis, it hurt and i couldnt have sex for a whole week...

We managed

**ni4ni** · 03-28-2009, 10:07 AM

**Matt** · 03-28-2009, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

We managed

Yeah you wouldnt believe what you can do with a banana..

**DSM4Life** · 03-28-2009, 10:11 AM

**ni4ni** · 03-28-2009, 02:33 PM

**n4529359** · 03-28-2009, 05:54 PM

Once i was doing 100kg behind the neck press, and my GF was spotting me. On the last rep it came up kinda slow, and my gf thought i was in trouble so she grabbed it but pulled it towards her. my shoulders hyperexteneded and my left shoulder clicked out and the entire bar came crashing down on my head. Now i only do front press.

**RuhlFreak55** · 03-28-2009, 06:10 PM

nothing serious for me....i've smashed fingers and dropped plates but never bad enough to bruise....just smarted a little.

**Skully44420** · 03-28-2009, 06:20 PM

i've smashed fingers but nothing worse than a blood blister

**jnewton86** · 03-28-2009, 06:39 PM

went too heavy on tricep presses, ended up hurting my wrist, wrist supports for the win

**jbm** · 03-28-2009, 07:47 PM

drop a plate on my index finger till now it's black!

**jbm** · 03-28-2009, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by MAD MATT

I once tried to lift 50kg with my penis, it hurt and i couldnt have sex for a whole week...

How about using your balls?

**j4ever41** · 03-28-2009, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

We managed

HAHAHAHAHAHA

**Pocketbattleship2B** · 03-28-2009, 08:01 PM

I have pinched skin under barbells putting them back on the rack.Nothing serious just the skin turned purple a bit.Also dropped a plate on my foot but it wasnt a 40lb'er so it wasn't to bad.

**Schmidty** · 03-29-2009, 12:35 PM

fvckd up my shoulder a few months back from heavy incline press, hurt my hip WALKING UP STAIRS lol, dropd a 45lb wt on my foot tryn to do weighted dips n broke a bone in my foot right before boot camp

**pyrat** · 03-29-2009, 10:02 PM

shoulder injuries from the initial lift on a shoulder press since you lift the bar behind your head and bring it forward. i dont know about you guys but its a weird angle for me

What did I learn? Always get lifts/spots on shoulder press, incline and decline bench press regardless of weight.

**DKU** · 03-29-2009, 10:16 PM

I've pulled muscles a a few times - nothing major.

Oh, when I first started working out I did preacher curls for a loooong time. I couldn't straighen my arms for two weeks afterwards because the tendons were fvcked.

**Amorphic** · 03-29-2009, 10:44 PM

arm fell backward doing 100s on dumbbell shoulder press, luckily i was able to let go before it screwed my rotator cuff but ive had some close calls before. nothing major though. knock on wood

**Shurik** · 03-30-2009, 02:05 PM

Separated my ac joint and tore all of my ligaments in my left shoulder, maxing out bench press. Got surgery and was out of gym for about a year and lost 27lbs.
I have learned fuk maxing out for no reason and fuc flat bench. Dumbells only.