USC RB out for the year after freak weight lifting accident, OUCH!

[PineGroveBully]

Was benchpressing when the bar slipped, crushing his throat and larynx. Didnt say how much weight was on it. Took some 7 hours of surgery to repair.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25usc-johnsonhurt&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

[TilloDawg]

..........

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

But at least stuff like this won't happen to me. Then again, a hundred pounds wouldn't do much damage anyways.

 

[FlabLoser]

I don't care how much or how little you lift, you shouldn't lift more than you can manage with very good form. And since your form is going to break down a long time before a bar slips out of your hands, this guy was way out of bounds on this. Shoulda never happened.

...unless its a lot more innocent than that - like trying to adjust his grip before he started a rep.

 

[fieldman]

I think the story is that one side of the bar missed the rack when he finished his set. Just seems like a freak accident. I'm happy to hear he is going to make a full recovery

 

[kired]

It's not unusual to see college athletes that have no clue how to lift. I've seen guys in the gym before that played college sports, but had horrible form. I'm like - did nobody teach these guys how to lift? I've got better form & I just do it to stay half way in shape.

I wouldn't be suprised if he was bouncing the bar off his chest trying to get that last rep in or something stupid like that. Probably also using an open grip... which I just don't understand, especially with that kind of weight on there.</p>

 

[Xenomorph]

Poor form, too much weight, bouncing the bar and probably an open grip.

If he'd missed the rack it would have hit him in the forehead and killed him. I wonder if he was being spotted.

 

[Hair of the Dawg]

but that doesn't matter.

No human is fast enough, or strong enough to catch 275 pounds if it came out of his hand.

I think this was just a freak accident.

 

[Xenomorph]

And having a trainer so close probably saved his life. Still... if I was a USC fan I'd want to (though, maybe not be entitled to) know a little more about how that happened.

 

[GloryDawg]

"We're fortunate he was being spotted." Well what the hell were they doing?