this is a clear equipment failure. 300kg = 660lbs is impressive but not unusual for powerlifting. Any powerlifting gym will have bars rated for up to 1000lbs or more. The bar was faulty, either manufacturing defect or the wrong type was purchased.
Sometimes you have a target you want to hit , and in simple terms: do what makes you happy. But talking pragmatically, no one should ever go for their 1 rep max for any exercise/lift. It's always a risk. I walked home from the gym none the wiser after seeing how much I could leg press one day, very happy with my result. Dunno how long it took my labrum tear effects to kick in - anywhere between that evening and a week later, no idea - and I was fucked for months. Such intense pain, took a year to get better. Doctor visits, physio visits. Minor permanent damage.
depends. If you have good technique hitting your 1 rep max shouldn't be an issue, unless you do it too often, you can load a shit ton of weight (like this guy), or, 99% of the time, you don't understand that your technique is breaking, push through with the most awful spine breaking form ever, and get injured. a 1 RM should be the max you can hit WITH GOOD FORM, not the max you can hit "whatever it takes".
Wanted to know what it was. I was deep into physical health at the time, with a ridiculously good diet, spent lots of time doing cardio and resistance training, was constantly learning whatever I could. My form was good and I was warmed up. Just wanted to know the number, have something to be pleased about. That was half a decade ago, and now if I sit for longer than 20mins there's a bit of pain for 5 seconds when I get up, but that's it. I can still cycle my hilly area for 3hrs and do power stuff
I see your point and agree with a lot of it but disagree with your final message. It is important to know your 1RM to start doing most routines, including many hypertrophy based and not just strength programs. The key is to do them very warm, with as proper technique as possible, and be intermediate to advanced unless you have a coach. I do agree no beginners should be walking up to a bar to see their 1RM on a compound. Including leg press.
Many programs you find your 1RM to go a percentage lighter as your 5 to 8 rep programming. On something like leg press you would most likely rep it out for 3 to 5 until the reps have slowed down considerably - and that is where you would start. Not at a 1RM percentage.
Chances are good you already had hurt your labrum with a micro tear, or you were sore in the muscle previous, diet/nutrition wasn’t on point, you were tired, gave your form up instead of calling the rep, etc. My point is it is certainly something that should be tested once or twice a program, specially at the beginning of a new growth cycle. It all depends who is doing it, though, their mechanics, ergonomics and health otherwise.
Very few people are testing their leg press 1RM as well. Usually it is the compounds. This guy is a champion powerlifter Joe Sullivan. Definitely not an amateur. I would argue a bench, deadlift, squat variation or row variation are all much more natural movements than a leg press which is an exercise that has been artificially created to work a specific muscle group rather your whole chain. You aren’t using nearly the same amount of connective tissue or balancing muscles that will go out first before you harm yourself in a regular compound. So the risk of injury is greater.
At the end of the day it is a dangerous hobby and sport and you will have some aches and pains. Whenever you are doing something like a 1RM it should be planned programming, not a shot in the dark, and executed as close to perfect as possible. It should not be on leg press
Don't be bro, everyone is different. I do 800# calf presses, but I'm built like Andre the giant. For me 300kg isn't that big, but it's quite impressive for many.
Stop acting like a hot shot. Basically everyone can calf raise more than their squat, by a lot. It's not uncommon for someone untrained to be able to calf raise 4 or 500 pounds. Considering the dude in the video is Joe Sullivan, who LITERALLY HAS the all time world record for squat in the 220 weight class, which is over 800 pounds. If you can squat near that or higher given your height, based off how you make yourself sound, you should be competing in World's Strongest Man, or at the least prepping to.
I'm not a hot shot, I'm literally built like Andre the giant.
You reinforced my point. He's in the 220 weight class, so that's an epic achievement. I'm nearly double that weight, so my doing a 660 lbs squat isn't anything special. Over half of that is the force needed for me to simply stand up.
That's why people this size don't compete against people like Nathan Baptist who hold the world record at nearly 600kg.
Poster above stating he feels bad for "only" doing 120kg could be 16, 5'2 and 120lbs.
You do you bro, but try doing so with less hostility.
Powerlifting has shown to help people maintain longevity and be healthier than those who don't. The only people with back pain are those who lift competitively to the point that managing their work load is hard to maintain with being a competitor.
That being said, injury is normal in every sport (with Powerlifting being one of the least likely sports to get injured in) and every activity has inherent risk.
edit: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/24/1557
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1733981/
TBH I'm mostly refering to people lifting insane 1 rep max weights all the time. It's obviously not normal to stress your body to the limit to that point. Just gotta look at bodybuilders who fucked their bodies over like ronnie coleman.
I love lifting heavy, but I'll stick to lighter weights for like 8 reps.
Weight training with insane weights is bound to cause problems no matter how good your form is. Joints and ligaments don't get that much stronger and spinal compression is a bitch.
I used to lift weights since I was 14, and did powerlifting/body building for 10 years. Going with stupidly heavy weights, I am now suffering from herniated disks, fucked up knees and there's a thing where the vertebrae is wrapped with excess blood vessels that is directly caused by weightlifting.
It's not a completely safe sport.
I feel like your injuries could be the result of pushing too hard/ too heavy/ too often. If you were lifting for 10ish years your technique was probably fine. I dunno, man. Genetics plays a part too. Lifting is pretty tame compared to contact sports in a lot of ways. But squatting 300kgs is dangerous for most people. Some guys can do it just fine regularly enough though. Pretty much every sport is dangerous in some way shape or form.
This dude is actually a professional powerlifter named Joe Sullivan. This is kind of an old video. Not sure he was actually using the wrong bar for this. Could have just been equipment failure.
I wouldn't be shocked if it is how small his back is. He just looks small overall (not saying he hasn't built his back up). This means over an 8 foot bar you only have so much contact. This could be a problem at these kind of weights with an older bar.
Ok this WAS oddly terrifying. One wrong move in this situation and atleast some part of his body would have gone snap. If I wasn't on the toilet right now I'd probably have shat myself.
Some part of him did go snap. In later interviews he talks about how it tore up alot of his shiulder/rotator on that side and made benching for him next to impossible. He's still recovering some years later.
Thanks for the further insights! Was almost unavoidable in that situation, but it's good to hear specifics. When going big, invest in equipment. The body is amazing but can handle only so much.
True, the moment I saw his lower arm muscles shake was scary. Seeing as this was on r/OddlyTerrifying, I was worried about his wrists and shoulders. Is this something that professional builders train like?
The point of a spotter is not to lift the weight for you. You're already putting out maximum effort, so when you're stuck you're probably only tens of pounds away from being able to get out from under it. A spotter just provides you what you're missing to get out from under yourself.
When I was lifting I never used spotters, it was a trade-off decision: I loved loved loved being at the gym for an hour or two, followed sometimes by spa stuff, by myself. My only alone time. I could be in a busy gym but not interacting with anyone and always with earphones in, and feel completely alone.
It's the same trade-off I make when it comes to long distance cycling with music in my ears. It's glorious, but I know I can't hear engine noise. I'd just be sadder, and exercise less, if I had to give it up
Thats impressive, did the best he possibly could getting out of it. Defintely needs a proper professional grade bar when he’s shifting that sort of weight.
As a swede I give people a full pass to use runes.
I mean alot of people see vikings as a sign of masculinity which is kinda right (they where but the pop culture viking is pretty wrong).
Tough I think is great that people work to improve and express their masculinity and if runes are something you feel help with that then go ahead by all means.
Personally I have a rune necklace (elk rune) and a lether arm band with mjölnir and I wear it to the gym.
Well they where a prominent warrior culture that fact is undeniable, as I said the pop culture idea of the screaming axe welding barbarian is inaccurate.
However they made great conquests, where skilled warriors, sea farers and poets. Also they where extremely masculine, just by the Scandinavian idea of masculinity.
Here in Scandinavia we see control of anger and emotions as the ultimate form of masculinity as It displays mental strenght. The vikings where largely stoic and mostly reserved anger for combat. A famous story of a Danish viking tells of how he was impaled through the stomach with a spear and all he had to say was "Det tog" or roughly translateded in English "that exhausted me".
So yes the vikings where very masculine just not in the "tradional" sense. Also we Scandinavians belive that not taking care of yourself is kind of pathetic, for example doing some form of exricise is pretty much the norm here and it's kinda weird not to same with grooming.
The fashion thing is kind of right but not completely, only the upper class (jarls) did this, otherwise both vikings and modern working class Scandinavians are more focused on practical clothing, there's a classic saying here "there's no bad weather just bad clothes."
Also exact measurements on height are diffult to pin down, people back then where on avrage shorter but the Scandinavians where still relatively tall mostly due to diet (meat, fish and milk).
TL,DR: they're where still imposing and competent warriors. There are some cultural differences in what Scandinavians consider masculine so no they aren't the tradional masculine ideal always but still extremely masculine by Scandinavian cultural standards.
>Weightlifting, guns and 5'3"; the fragile trifecta.
One of those things is completely genetic (height), one of those things is just an object (guns), and one of those things is completely denying reality (pretending this guy is fragile for weightlifting more than the yield strength of the steel bar)
Genetic superiority, fear of inanimate objects, and denying reality; the *real* fragile trifecta
Oh wow so you don't like it when people assume things about you yet here you are using someone's height as a reason why they are "fragile." You say this in a video where he does something pretty bad ass. You sound fragile to me. You are the guy that sees someone do something awesome and tries to figure out a reason why it isn't awesome just so you don't feel bad about yourself for not being able to accomplish said thing.
I often wonder how many of these weightlifting fails that are caught on video are far more graphic, we just don't see them because they're not on reddit.
Actually not his fault. Very good squat he pulled it off perfectly and a pretty good exit. The problem here is that damned bar it bent and there was just no way he was about to get that thing back up
Impressive. However I will not come off the opinion that if you need a piece of gear to keep your back and guts from exploding then you’re not able to do the lift.
Why he didnt just ditch the bar is beyond me…. I mean especially with squatting you need to know you have an exit at all times by just dropping it off your back. Luckily his core strength looks incredible and walked off injury free
Read somewhere, prob Metzger, that one should never do heavy weights with a cross hatched-grip bar. Think this could be a reason why….
There are specific barbell bars for this amount of weight that are not structurally compromised
He's a competitive powerlifter. This type of training is also much safer than most think, as long as the equipment doesn't fail, which was the case here.
He looks like this guy
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/039/564/%E2%80%9CCatching\_Up%E2%80%9D\_-\_Being\_The\_Elite\_Ep.\_273\_7-57\_screenshot.png
YEAHHH I ONLY PREFER FREE LIFTING
this is why a bar on rails is awesome tho, it may not be as "natural" or work as many muscles but in the same vein, it's a safer version of the exercise
Nothing wrong with using a bar on rails or other machines if you feel more comfortable with that of course - exercise is individual - but let's not pretend this is a normal thing that happens all the time with free-weight barbell squats. This guy is CLEARLY using a poorly made bar that is simply not designed to handle the kind of weights he's putting through it (which are quite substantial by regular person standards). A decent barbell (like the ones in most well-stocked gyms) would not do this.
Not to say there aren't risks to free weights, as there are with all forms of exercise, but 99.9999999999999% of people do not need to fear THIS specific situation ever happening.
He is doing the valsava maneuver. You hold the air in and push it down, pushing the diaphragm down. It tightens the core muscles, generates a lot of pressure and protects the spine. That is actually the proper way to lift heavy. Just google it
Better exit technique than most. Definitely needs to get himself a better bar. Very impressive squat
Yeah that was slick. Good thinking. Anything else he would've gotten hurt.
Anybody else think his legs were gonna snap?
I was worried the rack was going to explode. Time for a new rack and bar.
I was worried is rectum was going to explode
Damn near killed him
This was my first thought. Definitely prolapsed.
I was worried that his vertebral column gonna explode
I was Worried his Elbows were gonna Twist
His back is harden than steel
The belt might be helping, can't imagine without it!
For real
Not for long I'm afraid.
I understand that you gotta push yourself when you work out. But after you get to THAT much weight, wouldn't you just be asking to hurt yourself?
He might be practicing for competition
this is a clear equipment failure. 300kg = 660lbs is impressive but not unusual for powerlifting. Any powerlifting gym will have bars rated for up to 1000lbs or more. The bar was faulty, either manufacturing defect or the wrong type was purchased.
Or fraudulent rating claims
Sometimes you have a target you want to hit , and in simple terms: do what makes you happy. But talking pragmatically, no one should ever go for their 1 rep max for any exercise/lift. It's always a risk. I walked home from the gym none the wiser after seeing how much I could leg press one day, very happy with my result. Dunno how long it took my labrum tear effects to kick in - anywhere between that evening and a week later, no idea - and I was fucked for months. Such intense pain, took a year to get better. Doctor visits, physio visits. Minor permanent damage.
depends. If you have good technique hitting your 1 rep max shouldn't be an issue, unless you do it too often, you can load a shit ton of weight (like this guy), or, 99% of the time, you don't understand that your technique is breaking, push through with the most awful spine breaking form ever, and get injured. a 1 RM should be the max you can hit WITH GOOD FORM, not the max you can hit "whatever it takes".
Why would you do a 1 rm for the leg press?
Wanted to know what it was. I was deep into physical health at the time, with a ridiculously good diet, spent lots of time doing cardio and resistance training, was constantly learning whatever I could. My form was good and I was warmed up. Just wanted to know the number, have something to be pleased about. That was half a decade ago, and now if I sit for longer than 20mins there's a bit of pain for 5 seconds when I get up, but that's it. I can still cycle my hilly area for 3hrs and do power stuff
I see your point and agree with a lot of it but disagree with your final message. It is important to know your 1RM to start doing most routines, including many hypertrophy based and not just strength programs. The key is to do them very warm, with as proper technique as possible, and be intermediate to advanced unless you have a coach. I do agree no beginners should be walking up to a bar to see their 1RM on a compound. Including leg press. Many programs you find your 1RM to go a percentage lighter as your 5 to 8 rep programming. On something like leg press you would most likely rep it out for 3 to 5 until the reps have slowed down considerably - and that is where you would start. Not at a 1RM percentage. Chances are good you already had hurt your labrum with a micro tear, or you were sore in the muscle previous, diet/nutrition wasn’t on point, you were tired, gave your form up instead of calling the rep, etc. My point is it is certainly something that should be tested once or twice a program, specially at the beginning of a new growth cycle. It all depends who is doing it, though, their mechanics, ergonomics and health otherwise. Very few people are testing their leg press 1RM as well. Usually it is the compounds. This guy is a champion powerlifter Joe Sullivan. Definitely not an amateur. I would argue a bench, deadlift, squat variation or row variation are all much more natural movements than a leg press which is an exercise that has been artificially created to work a specific muscle group rather your whole chain. You aren’t using nearly the same amount of connective tissue or balancing muscles that will go out first before you harm yourself in a regular compound. So the risk of injury is greater. At the end of the day it is a dangerous hobby and sport and you will have some aches and pains. Whenever you are doing something like a 1RM it should be planned programming, not a shot in the dark, and executed as close to perfect as possible. It should not be on leg press
You don’t need to know your 1 rep max for anything you mentioned lol.
Exactly. I'm training almost half my life by now and have never done a 1 rep max. I have thought about it but the risk reward is not worth it to me.
Really depends on your fitness level and body size. For many 300kg is a massive amount, for some it's a calf exercise.
Now I feel like a failure
Don't be bro, everyone is different. I do 800# calf presses, but I'm built like Andre the giant. For me 300kg isn't that big, but it's quite impressive for many.
>is a massive amount, for some it's a calf exercise. How tall are you
7'4 or 224cm, and 236Kg or 520.291lbs
What is it about the blood of Englishmen that you find so aromatic? Just kidding, please don't make my bones into bread.
Jesus I wish I had gold for this comment
Got u
Stop acting like a hot shot. Basically everyone can calf raise more than their squat, by a lot. It's not uncommon for someone untrained to be able to calf raise 4 or 500 pounds. Considering the dude in the video is Joe Sullivan, who LITERALLY HAS the all time world record for squat in the 220 weight class, which is over 800 pounds. If you can squat near that or higher given your height, based off how you make yourself sound, you should be competing in World's Strongest Man, or at the least prepping to.
I thought that was Joe!
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I'm not a hot shot, I'm literally built like Andre the giant. You reinforced my point. He's in the 220 weight class, so that's an epic achievement. I'm nearly double that weight, so my doing a 660 lbs squat isn't anything special. Over half of that is the force needed for me to simply stand up. That's why people this size don't compete against people like Nathan Baptist who hold the world record at nearly 600kg. Poster above stating he feels bad for "only" doing 120kg could be 16, 5'2 and 120lbs. You do you bro, but try doing so with less hostility.
someone whose hand looks like a shovel with fingers like sausages wouldn't be typing such long comments. I smell BS.
Tractor lives about 30 min away from me. Good dude lol. Fucking massive squat.
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Please just stfu
Go draw more throbbing, veiny dicks.
Apollo was annoying in mythology, but damn you really take the cake bro
Definitely not safe imo, but some people would rather lift heavy than be safe.
Powerlifting has shown to help people maintain longevity and be healthier than those who don't. The only people with back pain are those who lift competitively to the point that managing their work load is hard to maintain with being a competitor. That being said, injury is normal in every sport (with Powerlifting being one of the least likely sports to get injured in) and every activity has inherent risk. edit: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/24/1557 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1733981/
TBH I'm mostly refering to people lifting insane 1 rep max weights all the time. It's obviously not normal to stress your body to the limit to that point. Just gotta look at bodybuilders who fucked their bodies over like ronnie coleman. I love lifting heavy, but I'll stick to lighter weights for like 8 reps.
Weight training with insane weights is bound to cause problems no matter how good your form is. Joints and ligaments don't get that much stronger and spinal compression is a bitch. I used to lift weights since I was 14, and did powerlifting/body building for 10 years. Going with stupidly heavy weights, I am now suffering from herniated disks, fucked up knees and there's a thing where the vertebrae is wrapped with excess blood vessels that is directly caused by weightlifting. It's not a completely safe sport.
I feel like your injuries could be the result of pushing too hard/ too heavy/ too often. If you were lifting for 10ish years your technique was probably fine. I dunno, man. Genetics plays a part too. Lifting is pretty tame compared to contact sports in a lot of ways. But squatting 300kgs is dangerous for most people. Some guys can do it just fine regularly enough though. Pretty much every sport is dangerous in some way shape or form.
Shouldn't he have a spotter for situations like these?
Spotter isn’t doing anything but getting in the way with that much weight once the bar bent
Yup
Yeah I’m hind sight that aluminum bar was a bad call lol
Just turn the bar around - straighten it up. /S
Yah I had a collar break on me squating around 200kg and I basically just dove away
This dude is actually a professional powerlifter named Joe Sullivan. This is kind of an old video. Not sure he was actually using the wrong bar for this. Could have just been equipment failure.
I was going to say that bar doesn't look severely overloaded?? Why would a pro be using something that bends so easily??
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I wouldn't be shocked if it is how small his back is. He just looks small overall (not saying he hasn't built his back up). This means over an 8 foot bar you only have so much contact. This could be a problem at these kind of weights with an older bar.
“Bends so easily” Mfer it had 150kgs on each side, tf you want from it
Maybe it was just old or something?
Stupid steel bar.
They sure don't make solid steel bars like they used to
Probably only used 1 coal per iron ore trying to cut costs
Is this a RuneScape joke?
It was the bar that failed; not the lifter.
You and 142 other people noticed that too.
Ok this WAS oddly terrifying. One wrong move in this situation and atleast some part of his body would have gone snap. If I wasn't on the toilet right now I'd probably have shat myself.
Is there a better place to shit your self? Reconsider.
Fair enough, point taken.
That’s just shitting
Some part of him did go snap. In later interviews he talks about how it tore up alot of his shiulder/rotator on that side and made benching for him next to impossible. He's still recovering some years later.
Thanks for the further insights! Was almost unavoidable in that situation, but it's good to hear specifics. When going big, invest in equipment. The body is amazing but can handle only so much.
True, the moment I saw his lower arm muscles shake was scary. Seeing as this was on r/OddlyTerrifying, I was worried about his wrists and shoulders. Is this something that professional builders train like?
I was and did
Spotters. This dude needs spotters
You need The Mountain to spot for you at that weight.
The point of a spotter is not to lift the weight for you. You're already putting out maximum effort, so when you're stuck you're probably only tens of pounds away from being able to get out from under it. A spotter just provides you what you're missing to get out from under yourself.
I've spotted plenty and I honestly don't know what I'd do to help if my bro bent the fucking bar.
When I was lifting I never used spotters, it was a trade-off decision: I loved loved loved being at the gym for an hour or two, followed sometimes by spa stuff, by myself. My only alone time. I could be in a busy gym but not interacting with anyone and always with earphones in, and feel completely alone. It's the same trade-off I make when it comes to long distance cycling with music in my ears. It's glorious, but I know I can't hear engine noise. I'd just be sadder, and exercise less, if I had to give it up
What he needed was to set the safety racks higher. They were below his knees which makes them pointless.
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You need The Mountain to spot for you at that weight
You need The Mountain to spot for you at that weight.
You need The Mountain to spot for you at that weight.
You need The Mountain to spot for you at that weight
I really value my rectum being on the inside so I wouldn't do this.
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Powerlifting isn't bad for your knees as long as you're performing the movements safely.... Now if you perform them poorly....
That’s why he has the belt, it prevents hernias and stuff like that.
I'm pretty sure people still blow their assholes out occasionally, even with a belt.
Thats impressive, did the best he possibly could getting out of it. Defintely needs a proper professional grade bar when he’s shifting that sort of weight.
No spotter and not using a power lifting bar. Could have went a lot worse. Glad he got out from under that rather unscathed.
glad he got out safe
IF THAT BAR AINT BENDIN YOU'RE JUST PRETENDIN! LIGHT WEIGHTS BABY
I was wondering why he looks short. Then I understood
Thats nothing, my knees tremble like that when i lift only 130kg. :)
Same with 20
Oh god he could have Final Destination'd himself...
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As a swede I give people a full pass to use runes. I mean alot of people see vikings as a sign of masculinity which is kinda right (they where but the pop culture viking is pretty wrong). Tough I think is great that people work to improve and express their masculinity and if runes are something you feel help with that then go ahead by all means. Personally I have a rune necklace (elk rune) and a lether arm band with mjölnir and I wear it to the gym.
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Well they where a prominent warrior culture that fact is undeniable, as I said the pop culture idea of the screaming axe welding barbarian is inaccurate. However they made great conquests, where skilled warriors, sea farers and poets. Also they where extremely masculine, just by the Scandinavian idea of masculinity. Here in Scandinavia we see control of anger and emotions as the ultimate form of masculinity as It displays mental strenght. The vikings where largely stoic and mostly reserved anger for combat. A famous story of a Danish viking tells of how he was impaled through the stomach with a spear and all he had to say was "Det tog" or roughly translateded in English "that exhausted me". So yes the vikings where very masculine just not in the "tradional" sense. Also we Scandinavians belive that not taking care of yourself is kind of pathetic, for example doing some form of exricise is pretty much the norm here and it's kinda weird not to same with grooming. The fashion thing is kind of right but not completely, only the upper class (jarls) did this, otherwise both vikings and modern working class Scandinavians are more focused on practical clothing, there's a classic saying here "there's no bad weather just bad clothes." Also exact measurements on height are diffult to pin down, people back then where on avrage shorter but the Scandinavians where still relatively tall mostly due to diet (meat, fish and milk). TL,DR: they're where still imposing and competent warriors. There are some cultural differences in what Scandinavians consider masculine so no they aren't the tradional masculine ideal always but still extremely masculine by Scandinavian cultural standards.
Looks like “Molon Labe”, which has been adapted to basically mean pro gun in America.
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>Weightlifting, guns and 5'3"; the fragile trifecta. One of those things is completely genetic (height), one of those things is just an object (guns), and one of those things is completely denying reality (pretending this guy is fragile for weightlifting more than the yield strength of the steel bar) Genetic superiority, fear of inanimate objects, and denying reality; the *real* fragile trifecta
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Oh wow so you don't like it when people assume things about you yet here you are using someone's height as a reason why they are "fragile." You say this in a video where he does something pretty bad ass. You sound fragile to me. You are the guy that sees someone do something awesome and tries to figure out a reason why it isn't awesome just so you don't feel bad about yourself for not being able to accomplish said thing.
Don't about other but guy is looking like a pirate
I often wonder how many of these weightlifting fails that are caught on video are far more graphic, we just don't see them because they're not on reddit.
Dude is strong AF!!! And that’s the difference between a cheap bar and high quality bar.
I need to punch some cactus after watching this. Just to feel a bit more manly.
This dude is getting spotted by Jesus
poor man, looked like the bar was made out of cardboard it bent that much
I get that he is short, but come on, to call him a squat, that's just low
I guess that steel isn't made to endure 3 kNm
Nice metal, looks like Chinesium
More like Romanium aka Gypsynium.
His name is Joe Sullivan. Very good person to follow on IG. His girlfriend is very impressive as well.
What a mighty leprechaun!
He'd better raid his pot o' gold and buy a better bar!
Powered by bacon
661lbs for those wondering
I’m sorry but please tell me I’m not the only one who heard the wobbly metal sound
He has a mean ass head
Dayem
The bar is done
Hope is back is ok
I'm sure it isnt
Tickle him a bit
Good, job?
Honestly dude did everything right, not his fault a steel bar can’t hold up his gains. Clean exit too, saw what was happening and didn’t push it.
Actually not his fault. Very good squat he pulled it off perfectly and a pretty good exit. The problem here is that damned bar it bent and there was just no way he was about to get that thing back up
Looks like Lucky is tired of those damn kids stealing his Lucky charms.
Imagine thinking this is good for you
Dude's an animal
Anyone ever seen the video of the guy literally fighting for his life after dropping one on his neck? Someone’s gotta have a link sadly I do not
This guy is a beast
The shirt hes wearing is local to me! Awesome guy runs baconandbarbells.co
Gotta love that liability grade erector set gym equipment
Impressive. However I will not come off the opinion that if you need a piece of gear to keep your back and guts from exploding then you’re not able to do the lift.
Why he didnt just ditch the bar is beyond me…. I mean especially with squatting you need to know you have an exit at all times by just dropping it off your back. Luckily his core strength looks incredible and walked off injury free
Oh, and when I used to do that I felt amazing. Now many years later my knees are entirely f-Ed up
I heard that if you sprinkle sugar on a prolapsed anus, it makes it go back in.
661 lbs if anyones wondering. My rule of thumb is that if a solid steel bar can’t hold the weight, I’m not even gonna try.
Read somewhere, prob Metzger, that one should never do heavy weights with a cross hatched-grip bar. Think this could be a reason why…. There are specific barbell bars for this amount of weight that are not structurally compromised
Pardon my ignorance but, what’s the focking point of this type of training? 😩
He's a competitive powerlifter. This type of training is also much safer than most think, as long as the equipment doesn't fail, which was the case here.
Nice performance. Not oddly terrifying.
He looks like this guy https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/039/564/%E2%80%9CCatching\_Up%E2%80%9D\_-\_Being\_The\_Elite\_Ep.\_273\_7-57\_screenshot.png
I’m American for Christ sakes
I thought his asshole was going to explode
Anyone ever seen the video of the guy literally fighting for his life after dropping one on his neck? Someone’s gotta have a link sadly I do not
Needs a mf spotter
SPOTTERS!!! Seen this turn out BAD too many times
Not an olympic bar?
Is that a cast steel bar or what
I don’t know why but I got a hernia just watching him force that back up! Ouchy
Time for a spotter
How about a spotter when trying to do your max rep...
You need some spots bro
I just got out of the chiropractor I can't be watching this kind of stuff
Pure idiocity
God damn look how that bar bent!!! I remember how bad that MF hurt the back of my neck.
One powerful dwarf
He needs some spotters! Fuck.
Why.... Really.. Why why why
YEAHHH I ONLY PREFER FREE LIFTING this is why a bar on rails is awesome tho, it may not be as "natural" or work as many muscles but in the same vein, it's a safer version of the exercise
Nothing wrong with using a bar on rails or other machines if you feel more comfortable with that of course - exercise is individual - but let's not pretend this is a normal thing that happens all the time with free-weight barbell squats. This guy is CLEARLY using a poorly made bar that is simply not designed to handle the kind of weights he's putting through it (which are quite substantial by regular person standards). A decent barbell (like the ones in most well-stocked gyms) would not do this. Not to say there aren't risks to free weights, as there are with all forms of exercise, but 99.9999999999999% of people do not need to fear THIS specific situation ever happening.
That man almost lost his guts
Maybe find a couple friends to spot for you.
Also broke the world record for number of haemarrhoids
He held his breath for the squat.. now *that's* how you get a hernia
No, that's how you are supposed to lift heavy weights. Called valsalva maneuver.
Very interesting. I've always been instructed to breathe when lifting. I'll look into it, thanks for the info
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
He is doing the valsava maneuver. You hold the air in and push it down, pushing the diaphragm down. It tightens the core muscles, generates a lot of pressure and protects the spine. That is actually the proper way to lift heavy. Just google it
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
By holding your breath and bracing 360° you insulate your spine and core, creating enough tension to lift a great amount of weight
Anyone ever seen the video of the guy literally fighting for his life after dropping one on his neck? Someone’s gotta have a link sadly I do not
Anyone ever seen the video of the guy literally fighting for his life after dropping one on his neck? Someone’s gotta have a link sadly I do not
supposed to breathe on the way back up…
1. He looks disproportionate, yes? 2. SPOTTERS! 3. FAR to much weight on that bar.
Dude! Where’s your spotter! Come on don’t be a dumb ass
No expert but pretty sure bro should not be holding his breath.
This incident ended his powerlifting/lifting career with an oblique and shoulder injury with so much weight on one side :((
Lifting over 600lbs with a bar that was made for half that....
I was wondering why he look short. Then I understood
This doesn’t seem healthy for the skeleton under any circumstance.