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Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« on: August 30, 2012, 10:47:30 AM »
Shahty, Russia Aug 25th,2012
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2012, 10:50:02 AM »
damn
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2012, 10:51:38 AM »
Why did you steal my thread >:(
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2012, 10:52:24 AM »
RIP.

And way to spot, particularly by the guy in the red.
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2012, 10:52:53 AM »
pose in peace, powerlifter.
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2012, 10:53:03 AM »
Quote from: Metabolic on August 30, 2012, 10:51:38 AM
Why did you steal my thread >:(
sorry,i repost it
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2012, 10:57:21 AM »
No need to watch the video but that's terrible.  RIP

Not sure what to say about the spotters...185 kg isn't really unmanageable for two decent spotters.   :-\
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2012, 11:31:12 AM »
Sad, lifters don't often die directly because of a missed lift. And now everyone will go around telling people how dangerous powerlifting is.
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2012, 11:32:07 AM »
Powerlifting seems to be correlated with reduced cerebral function in the US
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2012, 11:45:52 AM »
how do we know he died?
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2012, 11:49:24 AM »
He went to failure.

/you guys are slipping
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2012, 11:53:26 AM »
Quote from: nefario on August 30, 2012, 10:52:24 AM
RIP.

And way to spot, particularly by the guy in the red.

Thinken same thing
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2012, 12:09:24 PM »
I don't think he died. I mean, it's possible ... but unlikely.
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2012, 12:12:50 PM »
Quote from: Fortress on August 30, 2012, 12:09:24 PM
I don't think he died. I mean, it's possible ... but unlikely.

yeah I've seen more weight drop on a guy in my gym, but hey what do I know I'm not a doctor but its hard to believe he was sitting like this while hsi heart ripcage etc was damaged.
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2012, 12:16:25 PM »
So a dead guy is sitting there drinking water
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2012, 12:18:50 PM »
thumbless grip of peace
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2012, 12:20:55 PM »
Quote from: ripitupbaby on August 30, 2012, 10:57:21 AM
No need to watch the video but that's terrible.  RIP

Not sure what to say about the spotters...185 kg isn't really unmanageable for two decent spotters.   :-\

I'm not going to watch that video, but I have posted about useless spotters before.
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=225381.0

Why are they there if they cannot catch and handle the entire weight if/when the lifter fails? ???
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2012, 12:22:35 PM »
Quote from: affeman on August 30, 2012, 12:16:25 PM
So a dead guy is sitting there drinking water

Well, it is possible he was hemorrhaging internally while he sat there ... and croaked several minutes later. Or something like that. But I still doubt it.  
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2012, 12:30:11 PM »
Similar to the nasty accident Gene Rychlak had years ago.  Bad side spot on this one.

It made the papers in Russia, apparently he walked it off, went to the hospital, and died there of a ruptured diaphram, maybe due to the broken ribs.

I can't make it out, was his grip thumbless? 

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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2012, 12:31:49 PM »
poor guy
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2012, 12:33:33 PM »
Quote from: BayGBM on August 30, 2012, 12:20:55 PM
I'm not going to watch that video, but I have posted about useless spotters before.
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=225381.0

Why are they there if they cannot catch and handle the entire weight if/when the lifter fails? ???


I hav ebeen a spotter. Some powerlifting mets last for 5-6houers, u get tired and cant concentrate for so long time. And there is always problem finding people to spott powerlifter, it a boring task. I think the benchpress shirt is the problem not the spotters. In ipf they have protection, metal stands on the sides
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2012, 12:35:25 PM »
Yes, he did die.

Damn.

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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2012, 12:36:32 PM »
Quote from: Stark on August 30, 2012, 11:45:52 AM
how do we know he died?


He had a heart attack a little while afterwards....its not instant death
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2012, 12:39:17 PM »
Quote from: BB on August 30, 2012, 12:30:11 PM
Similar to the nasty accident Gene Rychlak had years ago.  Bad side spot on this one.

It made the papers in Russia, apparently he walked it off, went to the hospital, and died there of a ruptured diaphram, maybe due to the broken ribs.

I can't make it out, was his grip thumbless? 


i thought that too, but after looking closer, it seems the bar just slips out of his hands.
a decent pair of gloves and/or hand chalk, and some fucking SAFETY STANDS. Would have saved his life.
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Re: Powerlifter dies in a bench-press contest
« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2012, 12:40:29 PM »
Quote from: Vince G, CSN MFT on August 30, 2012, 12:36:32 PM

He had a heart attack a little while afterwards....its not instant death

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