It's not really a freak accident if the event organizers set it up that way. Its poor fucking planning and negligence on someones part.
Never seen Olympic lifting on the TV with a stack of plates behind the lifter. There is a reason for that.
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CrossFit coach Kevin Ogar suffers freak accident during competition
It's not really a freak accident if the event organizers set it up that way. Its poor fucking planning and negligence on someones part.
Never seen Olympic lifting on the TV with a stack of plates behind the lifter. There is a reason for that.
Injury stats show Olympic lifting is safer than most sports that get played daily. Your opinion isn't an argument, you think it is unsafe because you have been injured, stats show otherwise.
I can't argue with that and agree 100%
I agree. The numbers show weightlifting and powerlifting have much much less injuries than sports like footy and rugby.
Crossfit probably has more than weightlifting but nothing like footy ect.
Goosey
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Well have a look at he clip and give your opinion
You certainly get you knickers in a twist.
Unfortunately when you affiliate with Crossfit they prevent you from gathering injury data, so there is no real data on injuries in Crossfit. I suspect it's high
Looks to me like it hit the bumpers
I get my knickers in a twist when people say stupid sh1t. If you want to engage in a conversation at least know your topic when you are trying to sprout facts. (This isn't directed at you, just saying) I could get on here and say a heap of stupid sh1t about body building and powerlifting. I'd bet there would be quite a few with their knickers in a twist
spartacus
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really, anyone's opinion is an argument.
Again, Olympic lifting is both a strength and technical sport, and pre-fatigue increases the risk of injury given that throwing weights above your head when you are tired is more dangerous. This is logical, ask a sports doctor.
But, again, if the sport needs to do this to express its all-round claim, then so be it.
I like watching it, and a few crazy lifts maybe even better to watch.
Don't think it is a sport though, more of a business. A sport is open to anyone, and is not subject to being in a club and paying $50 a week. Comps should be open to anyone on day.
Again, Olympic lifting is both a strength and technical sport, and pre-fatigue increases the risk of injury given that throwing weights above your head when you are tired is more dangerous. This is logical, ask a sports doctor.
But, again, if the sport needs to do this to express its all-round claim, then so be it.
I like watching it, and a few crazy lifts maybe even better to watch.
Don't think it is a sport though, more of a business. A sport is open to anyone, and is not subject to being in a club and paying $50 a week. Comps should be open to anyone on day.
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ride29er
Confused Kunce
I'm not saying it is safe, I'm saying people are exaggerating how dangerous it really is, and when compared to other sports which are regularly played IMO it is quiet safe, in my last year of mma I had stitches 3 times, broke my foot, blew out my shoulder twice and had constant ankle and knee injuries, since doing Crossfit I have had one minor wrist sprain, if powerlifting went as mainstream as Crossfit how so you think the injury rate would fare to Crossfit?
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I think it is a sport now. There are crossfit competitions to compete in.
As for paying to be in a club. To play footy you have to be in the club and pay your registration fees. I can't think of any sport that you don't have to pay something.
Saying all that doesn't mean I'm a fan of it though but it is better than tennis.
spartacus
Well-known member
from what I have heard here in albury Wodonga, I would have to pay $50 a week in local club.
I wish you could do your own training, and then turn up and compete in local comps.
If I assume right, you can't.
However, I can in aths, and that costs me only $100 per year.
Easy choice for me.
I wish you could do your own training, and then turn up and compete in local comps.
If I assume right, you can't.
However, I can in aths, and that costs me only $100 per year.
Easy choice for me.
It is open to anyone, that's the idea of the Open. Pay you $10 entry free, film your workouts to have them verified by a judge and you get a ranking in your region/world. You don't have to be a member of anything.
Prefatiguing increases the risk of injury in any sport. It is what it is, I don't it contributed to the accident
taurus
Well-known member
So apart from being a para, he'll struggle with bowel movements, sexual function & probably have a colostomy bag. Poor fucker. But there's plenty of great rehab centres in America (and now in Australia). They'll get him as functional as possible.
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Goosey
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Looks more like the impact from the bar, rather than anywhere he fell or what was around him (from my view anyway). His injury was at t11 (thoracic 11) So you lose function pretty much from the level of injury and down.
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Yeah, I agree with you, that bar made impact on his back before anything else.
Plates on the floor really had nothing to do with what went down in that video.
Goosey
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Looks like the back caused problems prior to the bar even making contact with the back.