Keep Stafon Johnson in your thoughts... - Blu-ray Forum

Teufel Hunden · 09-29-2009, 05:46 AM

I cant think of a worse way to go out...

5+ hours of surgery. Definite NFL prospect to a insane injury like that...

Oh, Running back for USC, dropped a 275lb bar on his neck doing a bench press.

SleeperAgent · 09-29-2009, 07:10 AM

Seriously, where was his spotter?

Glassroots · 09-29-2009, 07:48 AM

Man he was spitting up blood and everything. Gwt well soon.

OrlandoEastwood · 09-29-2009, 09:23 AM

Oh, that had to hurt. I hope he makes it.

b0bby · 09-29-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSoviet

Seriously, where was his spotter?

i was thinking the same thing. i heard the bar slipped from one of his hands though. even if the spotter was sharp and aware any sudden slip like that would still crush him as it did. hope he gets well. don't like USC at all but this is a sad accident.

Fors* · 09-29-2009, 01:47 PM

I just heard about this....I can't begin to imagine how he must have felt trying to breathe afterwards....I hope he gets better, soon.

Mr. J · 09-29-2009, 01:49 PM

I heard about this last night! They claim that a spotter was there, but WTH? What was he doing?

bhampton · 09-29-2009, 01:54 PM

Never heard of him so it's hard to think about him.

My guess though is he was doing what he always dreamed of and getting paid something like 20 million or more a year to basically play.

I'm not sure I can really help the guy.

-Brian

Mr. J · 09-29-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bhampton

Never heard of him so it's hard to think about him.

My guess though is he was doing what he always dreamed of and getting paid something like 20 million or more a year to basically play.

I'm not sure I can really help the guy.

-Brian

He's a college football player so he probably wasn't getting paid anything!

MovieHermit · 09-29-2009, 02:10 PM

Ouch, that had to hurt

MCT · 09-29-2009, 02:13 PM

note to self: get spotter from now on and stop trying to be Superman all the damn time.

Secretagentnumber6 · 09-29-2009, 02:21 PM

He had a spotter, but when a bar slips from your hands it is the worst situation. Spotters are only there to help lift the bar once you get too much to get it off your chest. In the case of a hand slip there is no spotter that is quick enough to grip the bar in enough time, it would all happen too fast, at best the spotter would hope to keep the bar away from the face area and get lower towards the chest where the body is more apt at taking that much weight. I feel for the guy and hope he gets well and can get back into the sport as he is a talented back.

Chordata · 09-29-2009, 02:25 PM

Bummer, but I don't think I'll be keeping him in my thoughts.

Fortunately his doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

Teabaggins · 09-29-2009, 02:31 PM

he had a spotter but the spotter can't do much if the bar falls completely.

it was 275 pound bar, the spotter is there to give minimal help with the last few reps but if the guy benching completely slips it then it's very difficult to "catch" something like that.

I think the player had his thumb on the wrong side of the bar(which you shouldn't do but people do it anyway) was struggling with the last few reps and it slipped backwards and fell on his neck.

anyway, best of luck to a quick recovery.

Lord_Stewie · 09-29-2009, 02:36 PM

Ouch thats got to hurt. Good thing they expect full recovery for him.

Rantlers · 09-29-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Teabaggins

I think the player had his thumb on the wrong side of the bar(which you shouldn't do but people do it anyway) was struggling with the last few reps and it slipped backwards and fell on his neck.

I've been thinking about how it was possible for the bar slip out of his hand, this is the only thing that makes sense to me.

Teabaggins · 09-29-2009, 03:17 PM

Lots of guys try using only their palms after they have been lifting for a while, the bar slips and the wrist and fingers are simply not strong enough to catch a weight like that once it gets going

brettallica · 09-29-2009, 03:29 PM

I hope he gets well! Man, a barbell to the throat. I just couldn't even imagine.

For those wondering about a spotter, as others have said, a spotter would do little to nothing to be able to help in this situation. You simply cannot "catch" that much weight when you're in a spotting position. The physics involved in that just don't allow it. If anything, the spotter would've been dragged down along with the barbell, and then he'd have fallen on the guy, too, which would have been over 500 lbs on the guy's throat.

Chordata · 09-29-2009, 04:01 PM

This is why I don't work out.

brettallica · 09-29-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

This is why I don't work out.

Classic!

09-29-2009, 05:46 AM	#1
Teufel Hunden Active Member Member since:Dec 2008	Keep Stafon Johnson in your thoughts... I cant think of a worse way to go out... 5+ hours of surgery. Definite NFL prospect to a insane injury like that... Oh, Running back for USC, dropped a 275lb bar on his neck doing a bench press.

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09-29-2009, 07:10 AM	#2
SleeperAgent Banned Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Plateau of Leng 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:22 Trading Score:289	Seriously, where was his spotter?

09-29-2009, 07:48 AM	#3
Glassroots Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Location:The Great White North Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:260 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:37	Man he was spitting up blood and everything. Gwt well soon.

09-29-2009, 09:23 AM	#4
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Oh, that had to hurt. I hope he makes it.

09-29-2009, 01:47 PM	#6
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	I just heard about this....I can't begin to imagine how he must have felt trying to breathe afterwards....I hope he gets better, soon.

09-29-2009, 01:49 PM	#7
Mr. J Gaming Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Arkham Asylum Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:768 DVD collection:7 iTunes collection:628 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:181	I heard about this last night! They claim that a spotter was there, but WTH? What was he doing?

09-29-2009, 01:54 PM	#8
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Never heard of him so it's hard to think about him. My guess though is he was doing what he always dreamed of and getting paid something like 20 million or more a year to basically play. I'm not sure I can really help the guy. -Brian

09-29-2009, 02:10 PM	#10
MovieHermit Senior Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Toronto, Canada 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2	Ouch, that had to hurt

09-29-2009, 02:13 PM	#11
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	note to self: get spotter from now on and stop trying to be Superman all the damn time.

09-29-2009, 02:21 PM	#12
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	He had a spotter, but when a bar slips from your hands it is the worst situation. Spotters are only there to help lift the bar once you get too much to get it off your chest. In the case of a hand slip there is no spotter that is quick enough to grip the bar in enough time, it would all happen too fast, at best the spotter would hope to keep the bar away from the face area and get lower towards the chest where the body is more apt at taking that much weight. I feel for the guy and hope he gets well and can get back into the sport as he is a talented back.

09-29-2009, 02:25 PM	#13
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Bummer, but I don't think I'll be keeping him in my thoughts. Fortunately his doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

09-29-2009, 02:31 PM	#14
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	he had a spotter but the spotter can't do much if the bar falls completely. it was 275 pound bar, the spotter is there to give minimal help with the last few reps but if the guy benching completely slips it then it's very difficult to "catch" something like that. I think the player had his thumb on the wrong side of the bar(which you shouldn't do but people do it anyway) was struggling with the last few reps and it slipped backwards and fell on his neck. anyway, best of luck to a quick recovery.

09-29-2009, 02:36 PM	#15
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Ouch thats got to hurt. Good thing they expect full recovery for him.

09-29-2009, 03:17 PM	#17
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	Lots of guys try using only their palms after they have been lifting for a while, the bar slips and the wrist and fingers are simply not strong enough to catch a weight like that once it gets going

09-29-2009, 03:29 PM	#18
brettallica Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Santa Cruz, California Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:6	I hope he gets well! Man, a barbell to the throat. I just couldn't even imagine. For those wondering about a spotter, as others have said, a spotter would do little to nothing to be able to help in this situation. You simply cannot "catch" that much weight when you're in a spotting position. The physics involved in that just don't allow it. If anything, the spotter would've been dragged down along with the barbell, and then he'd have fallen on the guy, too, which would have been over 500 lbs on the guy's throat.

09-29-2009, 04:01 PM	#19
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	This is why I don't work out.

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