This had to hurt...

[davbrucas]

http://deadspin.com/5939571/russian-powerlifter-drops-400-pounds-on-his-chest-reportedly-dies?tag=igor-golushkin

Not sure how to embed this vid...

[SS Junk]

And his thumbs were actually wrapped around the bar. Weird. That had to of ruptured something!

[kingjason]

Water? How about a med unit!!

[Sean88gt]

Super fast reaction time by the dumbass in red!

[Shorty]

Before I saw the vid I would not have guessed it would be a raw lifter gripping the bar with his thumbs.

[BERNIE MOSFET]

Super fast reaction time by the dumbass in red!

He might as well have not been there.

[Sean88gt]

He might as well have not been there.

"Don't worry, the ground's got it!"

[White_lightning]

How the fuck did that happen? most i have benched si 545 for 3.. and my thumb wasnt even CLOSE to coming out....

[CexMashean]

This comment pretty much sums it up (in regards to the spotters):

"Not the spotters fault.. He dropped the weight. When you trying to set personal records and stuff peoples hands can't be on the weight or it does not count. Without actually having their hands on the weight (which no person lifting wants their spotters to do constantly) there is no way to stop someone who straight up drops the stack on themselves. They reacted about as quickly as anyone could be expected to, plus the damage likely resulted from the impact which woulda happened no matter what unless they had a constant hold of the weight and were constantly applying counter pressure to them which would defeat the purpose of trying to get that big and see how much you lift as you were not doing it yourself. Lots of people struggle like he did, until the person starts to actually lose the battle you don't touch the bar as a spotter. He never started to he was still lifting when he just dropped the shit on his chest. Shitty way to go, but not their fault."

[pr1042]

disagree, there is no excuse for a spotter to have his hands by his sides and the other guy did not have his hands closed

[CexMashean]

disagree, there is no excuse for a spotter to have his hands by his sides and the other guy did not have his hands closed

I'd like to see someone suddenly drop 400lbs in the form of a tiny bar handle in your hands and see how well you "catch" it.

[pr1042]

I'd like to see someone suddenly drop 400lbs in the form of a tiny bar handle in your hands and see how well you "catch" it.

i've spotted at several powerlifting meets over the years, actually understand how to spot the various lifts and have helped catch bars from crushing someone's face or chest before. I am not the ultimate spotter or captain america but you cannot take a weight for granted just because it isn't a 900 lb bench

I realize that shit happens sometimes but these guys weren't even in a position to help.

[Jake98SVT]

Holy hell I cringed when I saw his chest cave in

[Ruffdaddy]

It looked like he was gonna survive at first...

[BlackSnake]

This comment pretty much sums it up (in regards to the spotters):

"Not the spotters fault.. He dropped the weight. When you trying to set personal records and stuff peoples hands can't be on the weight or it does not count. Without actually having their hands on the weight (which no person lifting wants their spotters to do constantly) there is no way to stop someone who straight up drops the stack on themselves. They reacted about as quickly as anyone could be expected to, plus the damage likely resulted from the impact which woulda happened no matter what unless they had a constant hold of the weight and were constantly applying counter pressure to them which would defeat the purpose of trying to get that big and see how much you lift as you were not doing it yourself. Lots of people struggle like he did, until the person starts to actually lose the battle you don't touch the bar as a spotter. He never started to he was still lifting when he just dropped the shit on his chest. Shitty way to go, but not their fault."

Did you even watch the video? His side of the bar was already falling and he just waited for it to give way. Helen Keller even saw it coming...