USC Running Back gets barbell on throat

[BgMc31]

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]

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.