I was in the gym the other day, & there was a guy on the BB incline bench with about 225 on there.
He was one of those guys who takes 10min between sets & walks around to look in the mirror. So he finally goes & does a few reps(maybe 8) with 225, real fast while only going 2/3 of the way down. I look up again & he has 315 on there, I figured there was no way he could lift it so I watched. He got a spotter & managed 2 ugly reps going halfway down without help. It was clear there was no way he could've done a full rep with it.
The idiot then adds another 30lbs, up to 345. At this point, the whole place was looking on. He waited about 10 more minutes before he went, so I had forgotten about him & looked away. I hear the guy yell & look up to see the bar hit his chest with full force & a loud thud. Another guy claims to have heard something pop. The spotter was a decent size guy, but could not lift the bar off him by himself, the guy was not pushing it at all. I ran over & grabbed a side, somebody else grabbed the other side & got it off him. He laid on the bench in agony holding his pec for the next half-hour I was there. He didn't say a word the whole time. He may have messed up his sternum or ribs too.
I wouldn't say anyone deserves that, but apparently he was the only one who didn't see it coming. I bet he'll stick to weights he can lift in the future.
He was one of those guys who takes 10min between sets & walks around to look in the mirror. So he finally goes & does a few reps(maybe 8) with 225, real fast while only going 2/3 of the way down. I look up again & he has 315 on there, I figured there was no way he could lift it so I watched. He got a spotter & managed 2 ugly reps going halfway down without help. It was clear there was no way he could've done a full rep with it.
The idiot then adds another 30lbs, up to 345. At this point, the whole place was looking on. He waited about 10 more minutes before he went, so I had forgotten about him & looked away. I hear the guy yell & look up to see the bar hit his chest with full force & a loud thud. Another guy claims to have heard something pop. The spotter was a decent size guy, but could not lift the bar off him by himself, the guy was not pushing it at all. I ran over & grabbed a side, somebody else grabbed the other side & got it off him. He laid on the bench in agony holding his pec for the next half-hour I was there. He didn't say a word the whole time. He may have messed up his sternum or ribs too.
I wouldn't say anyone deserves that, but apparently he was the only one who didn't see it coming. I bet he'll stick to weights he can lift in the future.