24 hour fitness: lakewood ca mall, death a result of excessive weigth being used in bench press

[intenceman]

Honestly, if you're benching 400 on an open bench with only one female spotting you, you're not thinking and it's your fault. Not the gyms.

[Sexybeast777]

I HATE Smith machines, never liked them, I would never, ever use one

[Bobby Light]

I live REALLY close to it and actually know a bunch of employees there. I have heard nothing. Would not surprise me though the smith machine there has been fucked since they remodelled it. It was "fixed" but never really. Hoist is supposed to be top of the line but they are bullshit.

Yep lol hoist is dogshit.

[Bobby Light]

I HATE Smith machines, never liked them, I would never, ever use one

What if someone guaranteed you that you would be Mr. O if you sunk down and used a smith machine. Would you use one then?!

[Sexybeast777]

^well maybe then consider it

[Cyberpump]

Frankly, I am shocked this doesn't happen more often given the number of people that lift and the very poor judgement that is used with respect to spotting and spotters in general.

[Shawn Ray]

Sad.

RIP


Strength & Honor!

[CrazyBaldhead]

RIP


Strength & Honor!

What does strength and honor have to do with RIP, cut it out already.

[TGC]

Frankly, I am shocked this doesn't happen more often given the number of people that lift and the very poor judgement that is used with respect to spotting and spotters in general.

It's a game of odds. Not enough people are using enough weight to kill them when it drops. Most of those who do probably have surrounded themselves with lifters at that level, therefore aren't in the same danger. On top of having the knowledge to know when to rack it or bust another rep. People get stuck and drop weight all the time. It's just smaller weight that results or no, or minor, injury

[the_mofoman]

That sucks. My shithole of a gym that I go to (LA Fitness) has faulty Smith machines.. They don't fully lock half the time. Had the bar slam down on my head with 2 45's on each side once after I "locked" it. They also have a leg press machine that is 'Out of Order' once a week that came unlocked on me. At least the stoppers worked on that one.

[LadderMan]

Yall are kinda being fucksticks about this! You dont even know all the details and are calling him a dumb ass. Is it his fault, ultimately, yes it is. But damn! How much weight will kill you if it hits just right? That USC player dropped a lighter weight on his throat, didnt kill him but put him in the hospital for 3 weeks and that was a lighter wieght. If he had a GUY spotter, you think they could have stopped it from crushing him if he truely dropped it? Hell no! How many of you guys lift with one partner? Hell, 3 spotters might not catch all of the weight before it hits him. I use a rack but dont think twice about weight I can do 5 times. You think 305 would kill me? what about 270 for 10-12 if my grip slipped? Hell, 225 across your throat might do the trick. Just sayin, some of you might be a bit hypocritical. my $.02

[intenceman]

Yall are kinda being fucksticks about this! You dont even know all the details and are calling him a dumb ass. Is it his fault, ultimately, yes it is. But damn! How much weight will kill you if it hits just right? That USC player dropped a lighter weight on his throat, didnt kill him but put him in the hospital for 3 weeks and that was a lighter wieght. If he had a GUY spotter, you think they could have stopped it from crushing him if he truely dropped it? Hell no! How many of you guys lift with one partner? Hell, 3 spotters might not catch all of the weight before it hits him. I use a rack but dont think twice about weight I can do 5 times. You think 305 would kill me? what about 270 for 10-12 if my grip slipped? Hell, 225 across your throat might do the trick. Just sayin, some of you might be a bit hypocritical. my $.02

Noone is calling him a dumbass. My personal opinion is you don't bench over your Bodyweight without safeties or spotters/ or both. A single female cant upright row 405. He made bad choices.

[PatrickT]

A lot of the reasons for equipment being fucked up, is people coming in the gym with that stupid fuckin Branch Warren thought on training. Slamming fuckin weights and Equipment Mimicking what they see on video. Let's be honest here, this is the reason for it. Now cable equipment, some have engineering faults as i learned from someone at 24hr Ontario. The gentleman was checking equipment and i asked about a piece of machinery if he knew when it would be fixed. I see guys every single fuckin time i go to this gym, Slamming weights and doing that fuckin circle walk to see if anyone is watching them, or the Cholo walk with the rag on his head and chicken legs walking around like he's king kong. So LA Fitness, 24hr Fitnes, Gold's, World's gym and any other gyms need to put a foot in the asses of these individuals fucking up equipment. Seriously?????????!!!!!!!! Fuck Profit!!!!!!!

[Sacrifice Without Regrets]

Meanwhile, trash warren's fanboys continue claiming that there's nothing wrong with the training style.

A lot of the reasons for equipment being fucked up, is people coming in the gym with that stupid fuckin Branch Warren thought on training. Slamming fuckin weights and Equipment Mimicking what they see on video. Let's be honest here, this is the reason for it. Now cable equipment, some have engineering faults as i learned from someone at 24hr Ontario. The gentleman was checking equipment and i asked about a piece of machinery if he knew when it would be fixed. I see guys every single fuckin time i go to this gym, Slamming weights and doing that fuckin circle walk to see if anyone is watching them, or the Cholo walk with the rag on his head and chicken legs walking around like he's king kong. So LA Fitness, 24hr Fitnes, Gold's, World's gym and any other gyms need to put a foot in the asses of these individuals fucking up equipment. Seriously?????????!!!!!!!! Fuck Profit!!!!!!!

[ChrisCatastrophe]

That sucks. My shithole of a gym that I go to (LA Fitness) has faulty Smith machines.. They don't fully lock half the time. Had the bar slam down on my head with 2 45's on each side once after I "locked" it. They also have a leg press machine that is 'Out of Order' once a week that came unlocked on me. At least the stoppers worked on that one.

When I worked at 24 a guy was using the smith machine for some shoulder presses and tried locking it and I guess thought he did and had the thing slam on his head. I think he had Almost three plates.luckily he was okay and only had a concussion pretty scary.

[dave415]

You see it all the time.. ppl mimicking videos of Kai, Branch, Levrone, etc...

You see guys all the time trying to bench over 400lbs, DL'ing 600lbs, BB press 315lbs,

leave that shit to the PRO's ffs..

[viciousV]

You see it all the time.. ppl mimicking videos of Kai, Branch, Levrone, etc...

You see guys all the time trying to bench over 400lbs, DL'ing 600lbs, BB press 315lbs,

leave that shit to the PRO's ffs..

BRO, when I hit the gym floor, I go hard AND SACRIFICE WITHOUT REGRETS. TRUE BODYBUILDER.