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Man Almost Snaps Neck During Bench Press!

what is the reason for suicide grip? never used it or spoken to anyone who has..

probably should of read the thread!
 
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Grunta said:
Was it the spleen? Or every single organ in him?
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Don't know... if you check the slow motion shots in some of the other vids the bar stops going down like about 1 inch from the bench I reckon... Would of snapped the shit out of everything in his chest...

From memory didn't even make it to the ambulance... He dies shortly after the incident...
 
nazzysmith said:
Don't know... if you check the slow motion shots in some of the other vids the bar stops going down like about 1 inch from the bench I reckon... Would of snapped the shit out of everything in his chest...

From memory didn't even make it to the ambulance... He dies shortly after the incident...
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Its a wonder he was able to sit up after the bar fell on him.
I was quite surprised to see him having a drink... would it be the shock and adrenaline that got him to sit up?
 
ive tried suicide grip and like it but the price of dropping the bar is too high. you only need 30-40kg to land on your face...
 
By suicide grip do you mean the bar fits on the heel of your palm andcthexweight is transferred vertically down the forearm?
If so I have used this for 15 years after having sore wrists for the first 6 months of gyming.

I only bench 140 on flat, decline, incline but have never felt unsafe or the bar move. I take any weight seriously and treat lifting with care and safety.
 
Suicide grip is banned in my gym.

Offers no advantage, only risk.

I'm almost certain that the guy from the vid that Ink posted died later that night.
That was a PL comp from last year I believe.
 
Sticky said:
Suicide grip is banned in my gym.

Offers no advantage, only risk.

I'm almost certain that the guy from the vid that Ink posted died later that night.
That was a PL comp from last year I believe.
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Your right Scott, he died from internal injuries on the way to the hospital.
 
Sticky said:
Suicide grip is banned in my gym.

Offers no advantage, only risk.

I'm almost certain that the guy from the vid that Ink posted died later that night.
That was a PL comp from last year I believe.
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Did I read its not allowed in GPC comps as well now?
 
I use suicide grip for overhead press, less risky I s'pose, as if you drop it it'll fall right in front of you rather than into your organs. Way better to execute overhead press with suicide grip, I've found.
 
^^ Same but OHP is a much different lift, there is still a risk of the bar slipping and hitting you in the head but because you arent moving enormous weight overhead ( unless your an oly lifter i spose ) you would probably bail and throw the bar forward if you started to struggle in most cases before your grip on the bar ever failed you.
 
NJA82 said:
^^ Same but OHP is a much different lift, there is still a risk of the bar slipping and hitting you in the head but because you arent moving enormous weight overhead ( unless your an oly lifter i spose ) you would probably bail and throw the bar forward if you started to struggle in most cases before your grip on the bar ever failed you.
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Yep. Like it for OH here too.
 
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