Gym horror stories. . .

[TooPowerful4u]

Lets all share some gym horror stories im sure a lot of you have... i have none of my own but here are some if heard from the older bbs n vets of the gyms iv been to. . .

1. Iv heard numerous times the preacher curl too heavy story where the bicep tendon snaps n the bicep shoots up the arm.

2. Worst one iv heard. . . Guy came out the rack with 750 on his back to squat. Got a little bounce goin to feel the weight out before he went down, bar slipped off his traps, hands were caught, in short... the bar took his arms with it n snapped open his chest cavity OUCH. Heard it was wired shut n he doesnt lift anymore.

 

[Dad]

Really...

These are questions of anatomy, and applied physics.

Number one sounds possible under extreme circumstances - possibly VERY heavy, negative-only reps.

Number two sounds like Urban Legend. Considering the anatomy, the arms would be dislocated from the sockets allowing the weight to fall, LONG before the chest "snapped open." Sternums are wired shut after being sawed through for chest surgery. But in this type of highly unlikely scenerio, the cartilage that holds the ribs to the chest would dislocate from the sternum - again, LONG before the chest would "snap open." Hope you didn't bet any money on this one being true LOL!

 

[Jonnyel]

Dad,good call your exactly right,the fingers would break or the arms would dislocate and break, allowing the bar to roll off before it snapped the ribs apart at the sternum or "chest cavity".

 

[TooPowerful4u]

It sounded true. The guy who told me sure is credible. Maybe a freak accident, but i think its possible. His tendons and ligs were prolly pretty strong in the first place for a dude to be able to stand up w 750 lookin to squat it. Its kinda like the dude squattin on rotton.com where he shit his bowels out straining so hard... it could happen

 

[Jonnyel]

2powerful

Sorry cuz but it's highly unlikely...just open an anatomy book

 

[edge250]

my horror story.........

hearing a shotgun blast while 315 was laying on my chest and suddenly realizing that it was the sound of my tendon snapping. instead of my pec being in a stretch'd position it was now ball'd up. i thought the guy spotting me was gonna pass out.