USC running back drops weight bar on throat

**SImpsonCy** · 09-29-2009, 12:06 AM

ESPN just said he was working out with 270 pounds on the bar... sad

**cyclonedave25** · 09-29-2009, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by JH4ISU

So regardless of how he was holding the bar... what is the reason some wrap their thumbs under the bar rather than around?

I don't know if there is an actual reason to do this, but some people may find it to be more comfortable, especially on the wrists. But, from what I have learned, when you keep your thumbs under the bar it can "turn off" some of the muscles in your forearm. It also prevents you from holding the bar correctly with your hands. Your hands need to be in a neutral position, rather then all bent back. Which is another reason why I don't understand holding your thumbs like that.

**cyclonenum1** · 09-29-2009, 09:36 AM

Wow, sad deal...just saw a report that he is out for the rest of this season. Unbelievable...a strength coach was spotting him too...not another player that might have been screwing around.

**TheCaptain** · 09-29-2009, 09:52 AM

I heard he was in surgery for 7 hours.
Tough break for the kid.

**jdoggivjc** · 09-29-2009, 09:57 AM

Just more proof that you don't screw around in the weight room. Not saying that's what happened here at all. Just saying that if this kind of accident can happen when people are taking what they're doing seriously, imagine what can happen if someone is just screwing around...

**cyclonenum1** · 09-29-2009, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Just more proof that you don't screw around in the weight room. Not saying that's what happened here at all. Just saying that if this kind of accident can happen when people are taking what they're doing seriously, imagine what can happen if someone is just screwing around...

I can guarantee you that every coach in America...HS, college, and pro will be making mention of this to try and ensure that safety is given the priority it should be in the weight room.

**Clonefan32** · 09-29-2009, 10:20 AM

Wow. I would find a new spotter, someone wasn't doing they job.

**Clonefan32** · 09-29-2009, 10:22 AM

I wonder if he had the clips on the bar to keep the weights in place. I always thought those were just a terrible idea. The plates may move around a bit, but at least if somethiung happens they will slide off right away.

**ISUFan22** · 09-29-2009, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

Wow. I would find a new spotter, someone wasn't doing they job.

I think blaming the spotter here is quite premature. We're not talking about 150 pounds here, which would be far easier to snatch by a spotter if it fell out of the lifter's hand.

This is a tragic accident, IMO. Hope he can come back and be ok.

**jdoggivjc** · 09-29-2009, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

I wonder if he had the clips on the bar to keep the weights in place. I always thought those were just a terrible idea. The plates may move around a bit, but at least if somethiung happens they will slide off right away.

Not sure that would have helped the situation. The damage would have been done to the throat before the weights would have slipped off.

**cyclonedave25** · 09-29-2009, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

I wonder if he had the clips on the bar to keep the weights in place. I always thought those were just a terrible idea. The plates may move around a bit, but at least if somethiung happens they will slide off right away.

Damage would have been done already, if it happened as fast as most accidents do in the weight room.

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

I think blaming the spotter here is quite premature. We're not talking about 150 pounds here, which would be far easier to snatch by a spotter if it fell out of the lifter's hand.

This is a tragic accident, IMO. Hope he can come back and be ok.

This. I think somebody said the weight was 270 lbs? For a football player, thats not very much. I'm sure a spotter was behind him, but when that happens, it happens so fast that you barely have time to react. Nothing can prevent a freak accident like that. Spotter's are there to assist you and to aid you in a final rep (in one you might not get alone), for some accidents when the wrist or arm gives out, or a bar slips, it happens so fast that you just can't do anything about it.