Teenager Dies From Home Weightlifting
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I’m often criticized for being overly conscious about safety with my weightlifting at home advice, because my general word is that squats, deadlifts and benchpresses with a barbell require safety measures and professional supervision.
Jake Pezon
Unfortunately, this has been proven right. Jake Pezon, sixteen-year-old teenager from Wisconsin attempted a 185 lbs benchpress in his parents’ basement and the weight dropped on him. By the time help arrived, he was dead.
Stay Safe!
It may sound like queasiness and maybe is not the cool thing to say when I discourage those of you training at home from potentially dangerous exercises, but, to use a really beaten expression here, rather safe than sorry.
Video
Because this unfortunate accident shocked me quite a bit, I also did a video about it:
Picture courtesy of “vonderauvisuals“.
Tags: bodybuilding, fitness, teenager, teenager dies from weightlifting, workout
2 Comments
Not really knowing the details will make people judge. I for one do believe, as you said, he was savvy with the work outs but had cheap big box equipment that had no safety catches or build to withstand the intensity he may have been trying.
You want good equipment do not go to walmart. Yes you can buy weight plates and good starter kits but when you want to put more then 1/2 your body weight over your head please think twice.
Yep, indeed!