Bodybuilder dies after snapping neck attempting 400 pound squat

[s1nc1ty]

https://fitnessvolt.com/bodybuilder-...f1WE-RFwkrtoZg

rip

[Scorpion0922]

This was the 1st I had seen the video.

[Cuz]

Sad if it’s actually true never know these days. Gotta have some safety stops in case that happens. I always squat with safety racks or bars. I rolled 455 of the front of my neck a few months back. If I hadn’t had the rack to catch it could have been bad. Strangely i never even had neck pain the day after.

[s1nc1ty]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-accident.html

some more info on it. the guy was from indonesia, in great shape and had 30k insta subs apparently

Tbh i wouldve never imagined you could die this way but I never squatted that insane weights tho either. But def. from now on i will be squatting only in the rack unless its like 1 plate. I bet even 2 plates could break your neck this way if its a freak accident... 100kg falling on your neck is no joke

[wango]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-accident.html

some more info on it. the guy was from indonesia, in great shape and had 30k insta subs apparently

Tbh i wouldve never imagined you could die this way but I never squatted that insane weights tho either. But def. from now on i will be squatting only in the rack unless its like 1 plate. I bet even 2 plates could break your neck this way if its a freak accident... 100kg falling on your neck is no joke

It’s not necessarily the amount of weight that did it. If he fell and his head/neck were at a bad angle, it could have happened with far less weight. I’m honestly surprised there’s not more squat catastrophes. Not necessarily deaths, but severe injuries.

[Scorpion0922]

It’s not necessarily the amount of weight that did it. If he fell and his head/neck were at a bad angle, it could have happened with far less weight. I’m honestly surprised there’s not more squat catastrophes. Not necessarily deaths, but severe injuries.

I think there are A LOT of severe inuries from squats, deads, and clean & jerk but so many that it's not mentioned.

[wango]

I think there are A LOT of severe inuries from squats, deads, and clean & jerk but so many that it's not mentioned.

Agreed, but by severe, I’m thinking more catastrophic injuries due to a loss of footing or balance while squatting rather heavy resistance. I’ve treated plenty of backs & knees from squats & deads, but never a fall. And for all of the decades I’ve been in the gym now, I have never seen one (thankfully).

That said, I’m recalling now some scary stuff I’ve seen on “gym fails”.

[Oldguysrule]

Agreed, but by severe, I’m thinking more catastrophic injuries due to a loss of footing or balance while squatting rather heavy resistance. I’ve treated plenty of backs & knees from squats & deads, but never a fall. And for all of the decades I’ve been in the gym now, I have never seen one (thankfully).

That said, I’m recalling now some scary stuff I’ve seen on “gym fails”.

Hi, are you a chiropractor, if you don't mind me asking or a Physical therapist

I may have turned my head up and left while doing 1 arm knee dumbell conc. curls trying to watch Jay Cutler as he's doing his Jay Walking program on youtube

or i may have got my foot caught on a plastic bag while doing a barbell squat

I think the 2nd one, the barbell just went sideways, thankfully there was no immediate pain or shooting nerve chills and I didnt feel the barbell cracking over bones in my neck loud enough-- Immediately after this little clumsy move, there was no immediate pain right after this barbell rolling slightly off my neck

What are your thoughts on "the severity" of injuries....if it's a causal relationship, it usually immediately follows? thanks....

[Oldguysrule]

In other words, if a barbell was on your shoulders when you did squats which is what I did and my your foot got caught in a plastic bag and the bar rolled a bit

You'd Definitely know for sure that you got some weird neck pain from that, because it would be immediate pain ?

But the doing the single arm concentration curls with the free arm on the knee and lifting your head and neck up & to the left, to look at a Tv screen, that's more possible to cause neck stiffness and neck crinkling?