Russian Guy dies dropping bench press. page 3

[Alex Good]

so i went back and watched it again (i know...) and in fact, he did have his thumbs wrapped. so now i'm blaming the spotters entirely. particularly the guy in red. un-freaking-real

I was wondering how long it wouls take somebody to notice that.

[yodiewan]

I was wondering how long it wouls take somebody to notice that.

Ummm....

That's why humans have thumbs. This may be tragic but he sacrificed his own safety with his grip and therefore it was his own fault.

Spotters are there for if you lack the strength to get the bar back up. He really was just asking for it with that grip so it's not their fault at all.

[Alex Good]

Ummm....

Yeah, clearly I meant I was wondering how long it would take somebody to notice my mistake. Duh.

[PearlTigress]

I don't want to watch the video - what did the spotters do wrong or what should they have done that they didn't? And how much weight was this guy lifting? How tragic.

[bloodorchid]

one of the spotters was just standing around looking everywhere but they guy he was supposed to keep an eye on

it was nothing gory, outwardly. he dropped the bar and it fell on him, nearly touched his spine then bounded off and he flew up like his ass was on fire

the description on the vid said he later died at the hospital and that the bar had broken ribs and tore his diaphragm

[onalark]

it was nothing gory, outwardly.

CHESTS SHOULD NOT BEND THAT WAY.

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.

[bloodorchid]

his chest DIDN'T bend that way, the bar bent it for him

[Fernaldo]

This is obviously a tragic accident. Grip was fine, I don't even blame the spotters... "the best spotter in the world can't react quickly enough to save you from a dropped bar" - Mark Rippetoe Starting Strength

[adamm]

This is obviously a tragic accident. Grip was fine, I don't even blame the spotters... "the best spotter in the world can't react quickly enough to save you from a dropped bar" - Mark Rippetoe Starting Strength

Agreed. Why are we looking to blame someone. This was just a sad and tragic accident. The job of the spotters is to help you re-rack or if you get stuck, not to catch a dropped bar.

Gives me the heeby jeebies just thinking about it.

--Me

[yodiewan]

Yeah, clearly I meant I was wondering how long it would take somebody to notice my mistake. Duh.

My bad. I was being an ass. Please accept my apology.