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Gym-goer trapped under weights for 33 minutes in critical condition
NY Post ^ | 11/18/2022 | News.com.au

Posted on 11/18/2022 9:51:34 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

A gym fanatic was left trapped under weights for 33 minutes while he waited for emergency services to free him.

The man, aged between 25 and 35, was working out at Snap Fitness in Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia at 5:47 am on Thursday when he got into trouble.

Firefighters did not arrive until 6:20 am to rescue him, with paramedics arriving shortly afterward. It took six minutes to extract the man from under the weights.

By this point, the man was unconscious and required CPR.

He was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in critical condition.

There were no staff at the 24-hour gym at the time and the man had to be helped by bystanders.

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I see people do stupid crap with weights all the time at the gym. Bench pressing huge amounts of weight without someone spotting is one of them,.
1 posted on 11/18/2022 9:51:34 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How long does it take for a few plates to be removed from a bar?


2 posted on 11/18/2022 9:53:35 AM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes, it’s good to have a spotter... and to use safe equipment and use it properly.

But don’t dis using heavier weight. If you stuck with the pink dumbbells, you’d get no where.


3 posted on 11/18/2022 9:53:47 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Ancesthntr

Four days, generally.


4 posted on 11/18/2022 9:55:04 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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There were no staff at the 24-hour gym at the time...
5 posted on 11/18/2022 9:56:24 AM PST by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Smith machines are designed to allow gym-goers to lift barbells without a spotter.

Or maybe not!


6 posted on 11/18/2022 9:56:57 AM PST by Flick Lives (Cui bono)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would not feel safe at a gym without staff, but I am female.

In this country, not staffing a gym at all open hours would make for enormous liability.

Maybe the machine broke, which is why it collapsed and bystanders could not free the man.


7 posted on 11/18/2022 9:57:32 AM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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“His injury happened while doing a seated overhead press in a Smith machine,” a gym member wrote online.

I don’t like machines in general, and the Smith in particular. Seems like a case of needing to find a new gym more than anything else.


8 posted on 11/18/2022 9:58:31 AM PST by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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A gym fanatic was left trapped under weights for 33 minutes while he waited for emergency services to free him.

The man, aged between 25 and 35,

Aged him 10 years /s

9 posted on 11/18/2022 9:58:34 AM PST by Pollard ( )
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“His injury happened while doing a seated overhead press in a Smith machine,” a gym member wrote online.

I do not understand how you could have serious trouble with this.

10 posted on 11/18/2022 10:00:17 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. )
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“His injury happened while doing a seated overhead press in a Smith machine,”

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I loathe the smith machine.

I do squats in a squat rack and I do overhead presses with a bar (occasionally dumbbells).
People think the smith machine protects you, but if you have an abrupt injury, pull, or something else, you’re usually safer with free weights in open space. You can usually just drop it.


11 posted on 11/18/2022 10:03:31 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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“His injury happened while doing a seated overhead press in a Smith machine”

He must have had the weights trapped on his chest just under the chin, ouch.
Smith machines are not recommended for squats or bench press, too restricted with range of motion (free weights are superior). A seated overhead press would be fine but not with too much weight. Don’t try your max when nobody is there, not prudent. I’m glad he will recover.

https://weighttraining.guide/exercises/smith-machine-seated-overhead-press/


12 posted on 11/18/2022 10:05:26 AM PST by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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“Smith machines are designed to allow gym-goers to lift barbells without a spotter.”


13 posted on 11/18/2022 10:06:27 AM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: z3n
" If you stuck with the pink dumbbells, you’d get no where."

Exhibit 1:


14 posted on 11/18/2022 10:08:45 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Haha, 0Bummer cheating. Must come naturally.


15 posted on 11/18/2022 10:13:44 AM PST by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Prayers for this man. Sometimes we get carried away with feeling invincible. I guess the Women’s Hospital was the nearest hospital to take him to. Gender takes a back seat when your life is on the line.


16 posted on 11/18/2022 10:14:04 AM PST by lee martell
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This will be a weighty issue for the Snap Fitness legal team.


17 posted on 11/18/2022 10:14:40 AM PST by Round Earther
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

No pink dumbbells for that fine specimen of MANLINESS!


18 posted on 11/18/2022 10:17:11 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If you’re benching by yourself with no spotter arms you’re never to use clamps, as you can rock the barbell back and forth and get the weights off.


19 posted on 11/18/2022 10:18:41 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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Oh and not on a Smith machine. Any rack lifts are done with the safety pins on, or with bumper plates so you can bail the bar backwards.


20 posted on 11/18/2022 10:20:16 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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