USC Running Back gets barbell on throat

**liftsmore** · 09-28-2009, 08:41 PM

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...v=ap&type=lgns

I always wrap my thumbs around the bar because of stuff like this.

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 09-28-2009, 08:47 PM

ouch...

**Hoggage_54** · 09-28-2009, 08:49 PM

**gixxerboy1** · 09-28-2009, 08:50 PM

that sucks.
I like the quote "good thing he had a spotter" yea or what the bar would have fell on his throat?

**Knockout_Power** · 09-28-2009, 09:01 PM

wow, you have to be so helpless at that point.

**Elexecution** · 09-28-2009, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by gixxerboy1

that sucks.
I like the quote "good thing he had a spotter" yea or what the bar would have fell on his throat?

Seriously. I thought the same thing when I read that the strength conditioning coach said that. "We're very fortunate he had a spotter" was the quote.

I don't know how you drop a barbell while benching, let alone on your throat, let alone WITH a spotter.

**Skully44420** · 09-29-2009, 12:43 AM

i also wrap my thumbs around the bar so that don't happen to me...my brother doesn't but he doesn't lift heavy enough weight to do much damage lol

**lovbyts** · 09-29-2009, 04:47 AM

Originally Posted by Hoggage_54

DAMN, is his arm supposed to bend that way?

That looks painful and I havent even watched the video yet.

**sigman roid** · 09-29-2009, 07:51 AM

I saw someone do this at the gym i train at bar rolled out of his hands hit him in the jaw knocked him unconcious and broke his jaw

**skinnykenney** · 09-29-2009, 09:23 AM

my friend had just broken his nose and had countless stitches in his forehead he decided he was going to bench the next day when he tried to put the bar back on the bench rack he missed and it landed right on his broken nose

**Nooomoto** · 09-29-2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Elexecution

Seriously. I thought the same thing when I read that the strength conditioning coach said that. "We're very fortunate he had a spotter" was the quote.

I don't know how you drop a barbell while benching, let alone on your throat, let alone WITH a spotter.

x2...wtf was that guy doing? I've been using suicide grip for years and never even came close to dropping it on myself.

**PC650** · 09-29-2009, 12:24 PM

im a half gripper my self never had the bar roll on me though....knock on wood

**BgMc31** · 09-29-2009, 12:33 PM

Big bencher Earnest Ballard (I believe that's his name) lost an eye during bench press accident.

Anyway, the assistant strength coach, supposedly, spotting him, will probably lose his job.

**Nooomoto** · 09-29-2009, 12:56 PM

I think something really stupid was happening, and this is the result...I don't believe we are getting the entire story here.

**amcon** · 09-29-2009, 01:13 PM

ya i stopped using the false grip, thumb and fingers on the same side of bar... either way the poor bastard!!! that must have hurt

**stack_it** · 09-29-2009, 03:14 PM

They said on espn today that if he wouldn't have been in such good shape it would have killed him. Apparently he had really strong neck muscles. He's supposed to be in the hospital for a few more weeks.

**Epic1** · 09-29-2009, 05:32 PM

his necks' gotta look pretty beat up. Wonder how much weight he was pushing

**Kibble** · 09-29-2009, 05:47 PM

Damn dude makes me wanna use a spotter when I work out. I dropped 225 on my chest, but it didn't hurt. I was in shock. I didn't have a spotter, and people were just staring at me. Now when I load 3 or more plates on I will use a spotter cause shit can get serious....

**Epic1** · 09-29-2009, 05:48 PM

Yea i never use clips to hold the weights on incase i need to drop the weight off the bars with no spotters. I saw someone drop weight on their head once without wrapping their thumb. I quickly started wrapping my thumb . Not worth it!

***FireGuy*** · 09-29-2009, 05:57 PM

Tons of posts all over the internet and sports pages bashing on the spotter. If he was using even a moderate weight like 225 and the weight slipped out of his hands to spotter around is going to be able to stop it from dropping on his throat.

**BgMc31** · 09-29-2009, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy1

Tons of posts all over the internet and sports pages bashing on the spotter. If he was using even a moderate weight like 225 and the weight slipped out of his hands to spotter around is going to be able to stop it from dropping on his throat.

That's not true. I good spotter would have his hands close, if not touching, the weight. Weight slippage happens all the time in powerlifting meets and very rarely do injuries like this occur. Now we haven't heard how much weight it was because even 135lbs can crush someone's throat if falling from any particular height.

***FireGuy*** · 09-29-2009, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by BgMc31

That's not true. I good spotter would have his hands close, if not touching, the weight. Weight slippage happens all the time in powerlifting meets and very rarely do injuries like this occur. Now we haven't heard how much weight it was because even 135lbs can crush someone's throat if falling from any particular height.

Thats exactly my point, he could have been repping with an easy weight. Besides, are you telling me that if your "hands are close" to a bar with 315lbs on it and it slips you are going to be able to catch it while bent over? No way in hell. If he had just not got it up or missed while racking it that is one thing but a single spotter should not be expected to "catch" a slipped bar and keep it from hitting someone.

**Epic1** · 09-29-2009, 07:38 PM

i agree with fireguy. If my buddy was warming up with 135 just getting a good blood flow going. I wouldnt spot him. And 135 would be plenty to do alot of damage on a windpipe or your adams apple.

**Jfew44** · 09-29-2009, 07:47 PM

I believe he was repping out 275. I agree with fireguy as well. If I was spotting 275 and the lifter's wrist suddenly went out on him or some other strange occurance, I wouldn't be able to catch 275 as it's dropping.

**Jon the Rooster** · 09-29-2009, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by gixxerboy1

that sucks.
I like the quote "good thing he had a spotter" yea or what the bar would have fell on his throat?

I think what he meant was without a spotter he would be dead!
It's more comfortable to push weight for me with thumbs & fingers on same side, but lately I have gone back to full grip try'n to squeze the bar.

Man I hope he pulls thru!

**stack_it** · 09-29-2009, 08:01 PM

the weight was 275

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 09-29-2009, 08:40 PM

The spotter wouldn't have been able to catch and hold the weight no, but he could've of easily not allowed that much force to smash onto the guy had his hands been like a proper spotters should. Bad spotter...

**amcon** · 09-29-2009, 08:50 PM

hey, when it goes to the weight slipping, when it goes it goes... it is a fraction of a second or less then the guys head is rolling around at your feet the guy is lucky to be breathing through his mouth

**Immortal Soldier** · 09-29-2009, 09:44 PM

This is why I always have my spotter literally have his hands wrapped around the bar gauging my strength when I do my heavier lifts. Some people may think that is *****, but one it makes everyone I done it with lift more because they psychologically think the spotter is helping them (I am not) and also if something like this happened the spotter might not be able to pull it up, but he would be able to divert the barbell to fall on to his lower chest, instead of lower neck/head area.

**Brown Ninja** · 09-29-2009, 10:30 PM

McKnight is better anyways

**Bojangles69** · 09-29-2009, 11:31 PM

I'm still new to the whole idea of a barbell "slipping" out of your hands in the first place.

You have to be an idiot no? Or is this common? (never seen it happen at a gym in my life)
When you lift a bar of the bench the gravity of the bar itself pushes your palms down almost making a u around the bottom of the bar. This guy had to take that bar off the bench like a complete idiot to have that shit slip off in the first place.

Never once have I ever even felt like a bar was close to slipping out of my hands. I could see something like shrugs but you really have to be an idiot to have that crap happen on bench..

and I agree with fireguy like everyone else. Except for the fact that when the weight drops you're not bent over, you're squatting (or should be)