Author Topic: has anyone ever had any GYM accidents... (Read 9618 times)

the shadow · « **on:** October 30, 2006, 07:36:34 AM »

today i had my first gym accident..damn its scary sometimes.what happened was i was doing incline flyes and i was using kinda heavy weight too.as it was my last exercise i was abit tired too.so when i reached the 5 rep it was all ok but when i did the sixth rep damn i got off balance and the dumbells almost smashed my face and i was not expecting that to happen.but after this accident i finished my workout after getting 4 more reps after that..somoral of the story be careful,bodybuilding can be dangerous..

Fury · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:39:18 AM »

Quote from: the shadow on October 30, 2006, 07:36:34 AM

today i had my first gym accident..damn its scary sometimes.what happened was i was doing incline flyes and i was using kinda heavy weight too.as it was my last exercise i was abit tired too.so when i reached the 5 rep it was all ok but when i did the sixth rep damn i got off balance and the dumbells almost smashed my face and i was not expecting that to happen.but after this accident i finished my workout after getting 4 more reps after that..somoral of the story be careful,bodybuilding can be dangerous..

Wow, that was enlightening!!!! I never expected that your arms could give out and the weights can come crashing down on your head when you're holding them up in the air!!! Thanks for the information tidbit Mom!!!!!!!!

Option D · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:43:27 AM »

I have had an injury but not an accident. I did see someone have an accident. Doing dumbbell presses and his spotter wasnt paying attention and the weight fell on face. 70lbs right in the kisser. 4 teeth fell out and a broken nose.

JimmyTheFish · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:43:48 AM »

Quote from: BerzerkFury on October 30, 2006, 07:39:18 AM

Wow, that was enlightening!!!! I never expected that your arms could give out and the weights can come crashing down on your head when you're holding them up in the air!!! Thanks for the information tidbit Mom!!!!!!!!

hhahahahah youre on fire today man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

240 is Back · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:44:54 AM »

shadow,

you have discovered gravity.

unfortunately, that little trick isaac newton beat you to it by about 350 years.

Fury · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:45:38 AM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 30, 2006, 07:44:54 AM

shadow,

you have discovered gravity.

unfortunately, that little trick isaac newton beat you to it by about 350 years.

hahahahahhahah, this is news to me!!!!!!!!!! I always thought I could jump up in the air and touch the sun!!!!

Special Ed · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:46:38 AM »

If you or someone you know has been hurt or seriously injured in a gym accident, you may be entitled to compensation. Please PM Special Ed with the details of the accident.

Special "Unlicensed Personal Trainers Chaser" Ed

UpTheDosage · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2006, 07:56:40 AM »

I tore my damn pec 2 months ago benchpressing. It's totally derailed my competition plans for a long damn time.

To anyone who benches heavy: don't do it anymore.

valhalla · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:00:10 AM »

Quote from: UpTheDosage on October 30, 2006, 07:56:40 AM

I tore my damn pec 2 months ago benchpressing. It's totally derailed my competition plans for a long damn time.

To anyone who benches heavy: don't do it anymore.

I can feel you on that!! Tore my right pec 6 years ago doing incline flyes.

HUGEPECS · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:02:21 AM »

hell yeah. One day, After I was done benching, I was pulling a 45 plate off the bar, and it slipped. If I didn't pull my right leg out of the way on time, that shit would have definitely fell and break my toe. I could just imagine how painful that shit would have been, had it happened

myseone · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:03:44 AM »

A few, your odd strain and sprain from heavy lifting.

Two tendon tears,

1st one, quadricep tendon tear from losing balance from barbell lunges with free weights, took about 1 year to fully recover.

2nd injury, achilles tendon rupture, from single leg calf raise on calf machine, took about 4 months to walk right

All this occured from lack of being safe, 20/20 hindsight

what else, shoulder dislocation at birth, broken nose when swing hit me in the park when I was a little kid

UpTheDosage · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:06:38 AM »

Quote from: valhalla on October 30, 2006, 08:00:10 AM

I can feel you on that!! Tore my right pec 6 years ago doing incline flyes.

I tore my right one too. Did you tear it off the bone or off the muscle?

UpTheDosage · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:08:25 AM »

Quote from: myseone on October 30, 2006, 08:03:44 AM

A few, your odd strain and sprain from heavy lifting.

Two tendon tears,

1st one, quadricep tendon tear from losing balance from barbell lunges with free weights, took about 1 year to fully recover.

2nd injury, achilles tendon rupture, from single leg calf raise on calf machine, took about 4 months to walk right

All this occured from lack of being safe, 20/20 hindsight

what else, shoulder dislocation at birth, broken nose when swing hit me in the park when I was a little kid

Dude those are 2 nasty injuries to have! Especially the achilles. How does that treat ya now?

Slick Vic · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:11:13 AM »

I personally haven't had any accidents happen to me but have seen some that just made my head shake. Stuff that is just total commen sense. Example? I've seen a member bench pressing with a gym staff spotting him, or lack there of, and as the member was pressing it up his balance was way off [right arm pressing higher than the left] and wouldn't you know, the staff didn't help him and all the weights slid off one end of the bar with the weights falling from the other end.

Needless to say, this made quite a noise and embarrassment for the guy - and the gym staff.

valhalla · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:15:47 AM »

Quote from: UpTheDosage on October 30, 2006, 08:06:38 AM

I tore my right one too. Did you tear it off the bone or off the muscle?

Off the bone. I have a huge gap now on my right side. Never bothered to have it fixed.

myseone · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:22:01 AM »

Quote from: UpTheDosage on October 30, 2006, 08:08:25 AM

Dude those are 2 nasty injuries to have! Especially the achilles. How does that treat ya now?

yeah they were. The quad tear was actually worse, far more painful in terms of physical therapy, surgery, restrengthening

The achilles tendon injury wasn't painful when it happen, in fact I thought the machine stand had broken not my tendon, after I stepped off the machine I tried to walk and the floor felt concave, looked down at my right calf and there was no tone, just flat.

No real issues now, it sometimes clicks in the area, its not quiet as strong as the other side, but I can still do two leg inverted calves raises with 12 45lb plates for about 10 reps, along with all types of plyos.

No problem with my quad tendon at all, in fact that side is stronger than the side that was never injuried.

I've seen people blow out their knees from lunging, seen people drop barbells on their chest from benching, tear shoulders, comes with the teritory when lifting aggressively

the shadow · « **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:28:02 AM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 30, 2006, 07:44:54 AM

shadow,

you have discovered gravity.

unfortunately, that little trick isaac newton beat you to it by about 350 years.

FUCK NEWTON...

st@nco · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:42:28 AM »

the only thing i've done, is let an 80 pounder fall on my face whilst doing bench - same story as the last guy, my tri just failed on me, and the dumbell hit me on the forehead (luckily!). I had a bump there for a bit, but that's all.

My mate on the other hand, made a real mess of his hand. We were both warming up on bench (not spotting each other for the warm-up). He'd just finished a set of incline with a pair of 35kgs. He sat up, let his arms swing down by his sides and down towards the floor - one dumbell landed cleanly on the floor (as usual) the other dumbell landed on another that some dude had just left there. His index finger and middle finger were cruched between the 35kg and the plates on the DB on the floor...

... he lost most of his middle finger, and the index finger was saved - just!... it now looks like a claw!?

If there's one thing i've learnt, never train with loads of other DBs around you on the floor. Either tidy them up, or make the c u n t who left them there sort them out. I've had numerous arguements with people who do their set and then leave their shit all over the show... it pisses me right off!

luv2build · « **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:46:44 AM »

I had an accident in my pants.

Chris Glass · « **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:52:36 AM »

I was present when a guy was leg pressing about 2... Much and detached his right biceps at the lower insertion. He was holding himself in the sled with his hands. He just screamed so loud, like someone just whaled on him. Bystanders claimed to have heard a 'rip' sound like a t-shirt being torn quickly. I just know that this man was in his early 50's and had his biceps roll up like a venecian blind in his arm. The Dr. recommended not re attaching it because of the risk for re- injury at his age. To this day it looks like a baseball tucked under flacid skin. He's not impressing anybody now. Pretty sick to see in person though.

knny187 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:24:52 AM »

Quite a few years back.....a trainer partner & I were performing flat dumbbell presses. We were using the heaviest dumbbells in the gym.

Anyways...I performed my set.....then my training partner performed his. On the last rep as he was letting the dumbbells back to the floor....about 2-3 inches from the floor....the dubbell broke & all the plates crashed down.

The dumbbell was the pro style which utilize 10lb plates & are bolted on the end. Apparently the threads stripped & pulled loose after years of abuse. We tried to put the bolt back in but all the threads were gone. We were just lucky it didn't happen during the exercise.

the shadow · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:31:15 AM »

Quote from: Slick Vic on October 30, 2006, 08:11:13 AM

I personally haven't had any accidents happen to me but have seen some that just made my head shake. Stuff that is just total commen sense. Example? I've seen a member bench pressing with a gym staff spotting him, or lack there of, and as the member was pressing it up his balance was way off [right arm pressing higher than the left] and wouldn't you know, the staff didn't help him and all the weights slid off one end of the bar with the weights falling from the other end.

Needless to say, this made quite a noise and embarrassment for the guy - and the gym staff.

this was about to happen to me last week on the flat bench but i somehow balanced it..deja vu

Army of One · « **Reply #22 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:37:10 AM »

My Uncle dropped a Barbell on a kids head back in 86 while doing a heavy set of standing overhead presses.The father of the kid had let him in to the Gym for some unknown reason and just let him run loose.The boy was only 6 and was in Hospital for weeks with Brain Trauma.My Uncle felt terrible for the kid so he still sends money to BillyGuns to this day.

Special Ed · « **Reply #23 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:40:02 AM »

Guys,

You all should know that none of these accidents are your fault. The gym is responsible for providing spotters on all exercises, including leg extensions. They are also responsible for miscellaneous dumbbells laying around on the floor that you may trip over or crush your finger when you put down your dumbbell on a mislaid dumbbell. The gym is also responsible for machine failures, loose dumbbell plates, and improperly weighted barbell plates that cause one side of the plates to slide off. They're also responsible for you slipping on sweaty or chalk-laden floors, sitting on an errantly laid 20 gauge needle, and sexual assaults in the male locker room.

I have obtained extremely favorable settlements involving all of the above types of cases with the exception of the leg extensions. I did however, obtain a favorable settlement when a piss-poor spotter of a gym trainer gave me a lift on a 315 (okay 225) incline barbell and he pushed it forward right out of my hands and it fell onto my chest, causing me to undergo extreme pain and suffering and permanent injury and mental anguish that will continue for the remainder of my natural life.

Remember, your gym accident lawyer is always here to answer your gym-injury questions.

Special "If You've Got Email, You've Got a Lawyer" Ed

figgs · « **Reply #24 on:** October 30, 2006, 10:44:20 AM »

Quote from: db2431 on October 30, 2006, 10:37:10 AM

My Uncle dropped a Barbell on a kids head back in 86 while doing a heavy set of standing overhead presses.The father of the kid had let him in to the Gym for some unknown reason and just let him run loose.The boy was only 6 and was in Hospital for weeks with Brain Trauma.My Uncle felt terrible for the kid so he still sends money to BillyGuns to this day.

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!