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Magic Torch · 30-04-2006, 01:40 PM

Just found this in a sunday newspaper:

"Keen bodybuilder Jamie Wainwright died when a barbell fell on his throat and suffocated him.

Dad Andrew found the 24 year-old on the floor after he suffered a fit and battled in vain to save him, a Nottingham Inquest heard. Verdict: Accidental."

Page 27, News Of The World, Sunday 30th April 2006.

What a sad loss man, poor bugger. Be safe my fellow brothers of iron.

Lee · 30-04-2006, 02:02 PM

aye that is pretty sad like

RIP

Keyser Soze · 30-04-2006, 03:51 PM

I'm wondering whether he was using the DB at the time, and if so what exercise he was doing with it, and if not if why the DB fell on his neck.

I'm a bit surprised, I would have thought most deaths in the gym are the result of being unspotted on the Benchpress or Squat...

My signature doesn't seem such a good idea after this incident....

KS

Stu · 30-04-2006, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

I'm wondering whether he was using the DB at the time, and if so what exercise he was doing with it, and if not if why the DB fell on his neck.

I'm a bit surprised, I would have thought most deaths in the gym are the result of being unspotted on the Benchpress or Squat...

My signature doesn't seem such a good idea after this incident....

KS

well it says he was using a BARBELL so my guess is that he probably was benching

supercell · 30-04-2006, 04:18 PM

Read the extract..it says barbell not dumbell and not in a gym I would have thought as his dad found him...Prob in the garage, very sad. Never train alone.

pawfecshun · 30-04-2006, 05:06 PM

Gosh that is so sad, how tragic

J x

samurai69 · 30-04-2006, 08:08 PM

That happened to my ex girlfriends husband

she came down to find him lying on the bench with the bar across his throat

sad sad thing

Captain Hero · 30-04-2006, 08:13 PM

RIP to the guy!

SNOWY · 30-04-2006, 08:30 PM

i feel really bad for the guy. simular thing happened to me on the bench press but i managed to slide it down my chest, abs and off my legs. but surely he could have let one side fall to the floor and lever it off himself?

Peg · 30-04-2006, 08:51 PM

Maybe the thing to do if you are by yourself is to make the floor the bench so that the weights touching the floor would keep it off the throat if there was an accidental slip????
Just thinking out loud... not sure if that would work well or not.

I do train alone at home.. however I don't think I will be benching weights so heavy that they will choke me. I'm not looking to build that kind of mass.

It is a horrible shattering thing to walk into a room and see a family member dead.
My heart goes out to the family.

happy haggis · 01-05-2006, 01:28 AM

just goes to show you how dangerous a gym can be. i know myself i have nearly dropped a heavy dumbell on my face while i was db pressing. if my spotter hadnt been so vigilent that night i may have been seriously injured or even worse.

Crazy Mick · 01-05-2006, 11:04 AM

Sad, if he suffered from fits though he should not have been training alone in the first place.

JohnO · 01-05-2006, 11:58 AM

Very sad for his dad to find him that way

Good case for working out with dumbells when alone

Delhi · 01-05-2006, 12:12 PM

I know this sounds stupid, but when I bench I try and get my neck line past the holding posts as much as possible. That way if tradgedy struck at least the bar will only be on my chest. (Then I can roll it down)

Keyser Soze · 01-05-2006, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supercell

Read the extract..it says barbell not dumbell and not in a gym I would have thought as his dad found him...Prob in the garage, very sad. Never train alone.

You can train alone - I always do - but you either keep away from failure on the bench and squat, or you invest in a power cage. That's my next investment for my home gym.

KS

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Keyser Soze Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Harrow, London, England. Posts: 729	I'm wondering whether he was using the DB at the time, and if so what exercise he was doing with it, and if not if why the DB fell on his neck. I'm a bit surprised, I would have thought most deaths in the gym are the result of being unspotted on the Benchpress or Squat... My signature doesn't seem such a good idea after this incident.... KS Last edited by Keyser Soze; 30-04-2006 at 03:54 PM.

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30-04-2006, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lee Made in Liverpool Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,047	aye that is pretty sad like RIP

30-04-2006, 05:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
pawfecshun Newbie Trainer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fife in Bonny Scotland Posts: 19	Gosh that is so sad, how tragic J x

30-04-2006, 08:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
samurai69 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mid Portugal - by the sea Posts: 3,075	That happened to my ex girlfriends husband she came down to find him lying on the bench with the bar across his throat sad sad thing

30-04-2006, 08:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Captain Hero strongest straight person on UKM (as everyone else is gay) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,919	RIP to the guy!

30-04-2006, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
SNOWY Polar Bear Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: south wales. Cwmbran Posts: 183	i feel really bad for the guy. simular thing happened to me on the bench press but i managed to slide it down my chest, abs and off my legs. but surely he could have let one side fall to the floor and lever it off himself?

30-04-2006, 08:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Peg Getting HUGE! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,467	Maybe the thing to do if you are by yourself is to make the floor the bench so that the weights touching the floor would keep it off the throat if there was an accidental slip???? Just thinking out loud... not sure if that would work well or not. I do train alone at home.. however I don't think I will be benching weights so heavy that they will choke me. I'm not looking to build that kind of mass. It is a horrible shattering thing to walk into a room and see a family member dead. My heart goes out to the family.

01-05-2006, 01:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
happy haggis ripped glutes Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ayrshire west of scotland Posts: 90	just goes to show you how dangerous a gym can be. i know myself i have nearly dropped a heavy dumbell on my face while i was db pressing. if my spotter hadnt been so vigilent that night i may have been seriously injured or even worse.

01-05-2006, 11:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Crazy Mick Looking Freaky Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 643	Sad, if he suffered from fits though he should not have been training alone in the first place.

01-05-2006, 11:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
JohnO Looking Freaky Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 601	Very sad for his dad to find him that way Good case for working out with dumbells when alone

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Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,962	I know this sounds stupid, but when I bench I try and get my neck line past the holding posts as much as possible. That way if tradgedy struck at least the bar will only be on my chest. (Then I can roll it down)