[mtbopfuyn]

While I’m sorry he was injured, he can’t blame everything on the gym or the ball. Whatever happened to taking responsibility for one’s own actions?

[Tax-chick]

Lifting weights while using a ball seems insane to me.

[YourAdHere]

Pete Royal? God, that sounds like a porn name.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Pete Royal said he was...about to lift a pair of 75-pound dumbbells when the ball burst...Royal weighs 200 pounds...The 61-year Jacksonville man...

Anybody that wants to argue with a 61 year old doing curls with 3/4 of his body weight is just plane nuts. Give him the money and don't wizz him off any further then he already is!

I've gone thru physical rehab for two torn rotor cuffs to the tune of about six months in the gym. I've only seen one guy using the 75 pound dumbbells and he worked there as a trainer (he looked like he had no neck!)

Regards,
GtG

[metmom]

Pete Royal said he was leaning back on the exercise ball and about to lift a pair of 75-pound dumbbells when the ball burst.

Aren't benches better for that kind of thing? The instability of a round object under you would make anyone with a lick of common sense not want to do it lifting two 75# weights, presumably over his head. He's lucky the ball burst BEFORE he got those weights up instead of after.

Perhaps it hit a sharp object, or maybe something on his clothes punctured it?

[csvset]

A ball buster ?

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Well I gotta compliment the 61 year old man lifting two 75 pound weights. Awesome dude. I think the 75 lb. weights might be what killed the ball.

[RichInOC]

Nope, sorry. You don't sue the gym if their ball goes pop. You sue the gym if your balls go pop.