Why? Just why? Why would you ego lift?

The thing is he wasn’t ego lifting he just should have had the safety bars on the rack and asked for a spotter. He clearly had the lift but it hit the J cups and he fell out of alignment for the lift. Glad he is okay but clearly people ***USE THE SAFETY BARS!!!****

Yeah I know he wasn't ego lifting, but why load the plate without a spotter?

Honestly, he probably thought he had it, obviously he is strong, and probably stronger than this. He probably assumed it wouldn’t be an issue, and that’s where things usually go wrong. I have never hurt myself lifting heavy or at max effort, however I have definitely hurt myself multiple times doing weight much lighter than what I would consider heavy (or playing with my daughter lol). Guarantee he never lifts alone or without the safeties ever again

i don’t know man. but when i have no spotter around, i try not to lock the plates with a clip, so i can bend the bar, give little shakes and the plates slide of. OR i don’t lift it at all.

Who was he trying to impress?

i really dont know

To be honest... I don't think he was ego lifting. The bench should have had safety rails, OR he should have had some people spot him.

He clearly wanted to impress a girl 🌝 just saying

Play stupid ass games win stupid ass prizes , lmfao idiot wants to EGO LIFT More weight then he knows he can handle , great job buddy!!!

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@Cnelly2famo 😭 lol

Spotters can save your life Safeties can too If you’re pressing big boy weights you need 1-3 spotters

I keep seeing people lift without spotters, why?

Over confidence and failure to allocate for performance curves Usually kids are like this until they see a severe injury, then they act with some sense

Well, that's just sad.

And obviously no-one was watching him anyway because no one came to help.

What was he thinking?

He was trying to be badass, I guess. I see a lot of guys in the gym doing that. I just do an amount of weight I can handle properly and leave the ego at the door.

A lot of people don't know what ego lifting means This is definitely not ego lifting

This was not ego lifting. He was just dumb to not have a spotter.

Potato potato

No, words have meanings. He was reckless by not using pins or a spotter. That is not ego lifting.

Mehn, I've been there. But I used an awesome technique to fix my shit. Mine wasn't due to ego lifting though. It was just me pushing to failure. 😂

Who were you trying to impress? 😂

Nobody oooo. It was just me trying to push myself 😂😂😂

It isn’t fear mongering to tell someone to prioritize safe lifts. This was an ego lift. Not asking for help. No safety options in case of total failure. Like telling motorcyclist to wear helmets is not fear mongering. This is preventable. Glad he’s okay.

Going into convulsions is the opposite of signs of life, guy will be lucky if he doesn’t have brain damage

Crazy that him starting to die saved his life.

Am I the only one screaming at the girl in the back? Like it’s her fault or something damn

Damn that’s going to leave a mark

He might never bench again

Guy should be banned from the gym smh to lift like this no spotter smh

Then the man goes on & post the vid 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ ppl are just weird nowadays. Digital insanity

I used to chase heavier weights and my form went terrible 😬

That’s sucks

Get a spotter for your PR!!!!!

It would've fallen safely on his chest hadn't he been so eager to rack it.

In some slides too 🤦🏾‍♂️

Person in the background in their own world.

Hahahahahahaha you get what you deserve

I lift light, high reps, with 3 sec under tension. It’s safer for me especially considering I work out from home. I hate being around people when I’m training.

It was more of an ignorance thing than ego lift

A spotter does not have to be wery strong. If needed a spotter only have to lift a fraction of the total weight.

Dude that little hair hanging is so gay!

Yeah dont push it and get stupid. I know two people who have crushed their vertabrae lifting too much weight.

That bench was designed to put a safety bar on. Tragic.

Give my man Revival Fitness some credit for his vid lol

If you don’t have a spotter bench in a setup that has safety bars at the bottom. Set them your appropriate chest height. Also dont use clamps so if you do fail and get pinned you can dump the weights.