17-Year-Old Powerlifter Dies After 595-Lbs. Barbell Crushes Her Neck

[robcguns]

You were well within your right to laugh.  It's funnier than fuck. 

Ok I feel better about it now. Thanks Abe.

[AbrahamG]

Ok I feel better about it now. Thanks Abe.

Lmfao. Glad to help.

[wes]

Finally watched it.....not as bad as I thought it would be except for the fact that it broke her neck.

What a dumb setup.

RIP

[MAXX]

Finally watched it.....not as bad as I thought it would be except for the fact that it broke her neck.

What a dumb setup.

RIP

Sure. Also severed spinal cord. Died pretty much instantly.

I don't see why not using safety bars. Just set them to slightly lower than that squatters full dept. Which that lifter should have measured/know before the lift so they just set it. Should be standard practice in powerlifting.

[wes]

Sure. Also severed spinal cord. Died pretty much instantly.

I don't see why not using safety bars. Just set them to slightly lower than that squatters full dept. Which that lifter should have measured/know before the lift so they just set it. Should be standard practice in powerlifting.

Agreed of course........a totally needless death.

[rocket]

I don't see why not using safety bars. Just set them to slightly lower than that squatters full dept. Which that lifter should have measured/know before the lift so they just set it. Should be standard practice in powerlifting.

Either you haven't watched it or you haven't looked at it close enough.

There were safety bars and not particularly short ones either.    They were bypassed by the legendary decision to have her perform a giant backwards step off extra rubber tiles, all in the quest to avoid extra expenditure unracking the weight at a less than optimal height.

[ESFitness]

something 99% of the guys here will never have to worry about.

none of you have had a bar on your neck in 10+years

[joswift]

something 99% of the guys here will never have to worry about.

none of you have had a bar on your neck in 10+years

talking about necks I suggest you wind yours in a bit, you are getting a bit arsey of late.

Whats wrong, opiate withdrawal?

[Rambone]

Former champion

Hahahaha 

[lightweight83]

something 99% of the guys here will never have to worry about.

none of you have had a bar on your neck in 10+years

And neither have a good portion of IFBB pros!
Gear and hypertrophy is what builds insane legs, not how much you can 1rm in the squat rack ! 🤣

[wes]

something 99% of the guys here will never have to worry about.

none of you have had a bar on your neck in 10+years

Says the elite MASS MONSTER with 14 inch arms! 

[hench]

Over so quick, horrible.

[TRIX]

Similar to the other guy that died, spotter behind, she couldn't dump the weight backwards, what is the point of a spotter behind you?

[hench]

The worst video has to be that poor bastard that trained alone in the early hours, failed the bench press and it sat on his neck, died agonisingly slowly trying to move it. Game over and he knew it for a good while!

[Humble Narcissist]

The worst video has to be that poor bastard that trained alone in the early hours, failed the bench press and it sat on his neck, died agonisingly slowly trying to move it. Game over and he knew it for a good while!

DB bench only when alone.