The guy at 1:27 snapped both his legs! The video cuts out, but you can see his left leg bend the wrong way in a very gruesome manner right below the knee as the video cuts! He woke up to absolute horror! Imagine waking up to both your lower legs snapped completely in two and a massive amount of weight still sitting on them! I would imagine that could potentially be deadly? At the least, his life and body will never be the same again, and all because he wanted to deadlift more weight than the last time. There’s nothing “funny” about this video! It’s disturbing!
Ego lifting is more doing the exercise with weights you can't handle at all with bad technique and half reps to impress others, 1rm is pushing yourself to your limits with usually a reasonable goal
@@jdog299 1rm is not necessarily ego lifting, but there's not much point to them either. No real benefit to strength or size, and increases the risk of injury massively. There are some valid reasons to do it, but usually it's best not to, the majority of people doing 1rm are just ego lifting.
I love watching these, just to be a sheer witness of these guys giving it their absolute all is commendable. Inspiring! Kudos for trying to push their limits
a lot of them are. If you faint there is nothing to protect your head, people die like this all the time, it's basically just luck that you don't hit your head in the wrong way or on the wrong thing. Absolutely disgraceful how many people didn't help. Only two clips show a competant bystander
It'll never cease to amaze me how people can feel themselves fainting but don't react. Just drop on one knee before the lack of oxygen forces you to drop on your face.
I'm an EMT, but I've never responded to a call like any of these. I can tell you that fainting like this is a body's reaction to a severe drop in blood pressure and/or blood pressure. The brain pretty much tells the body to lay down so blood can reach the heart and/or brain. Think of a plane (the heart) going straight up and the engine gives out because the gas isn't getting to it, but the pilot (the brain) will try to level it out so the gas can get back to the engine. It looks like the lifters aren't breathing during the lifts. There are a lot of endorphins and adrenaline going through their bodies during the lifts and after achieving the move. They can't tell that they're going to faint, it's an automatic response from the brain. The adrenaline rushing probably muffles the body's signals. I think that's why, but I'm no expert on weightlifting, so I could be wrong. 😅 I've seen the same thing happen in the military when people stand with their knees locked. They'll just fall over. It's not as dangerous as this environment, imo. I feel like it's the same type of thing. FYI: if someone faints while sitting down (car seat/wheel chair/plane seat) and they can't lay down, they can die. 😢
@@angelface925I've definitely had tunnel vision after pulling heavy weight or doing a lot of reps. I always, as a habit, go down on my knees after the lift so I don't have as far to fall if I do pass out.
For some reason, it never dawns on anyone to go to their knees when they start feeling dizzy. They just stand there and set themselves up for a brutal fall 😂
These are scary! I've been in the gym for 28 years, & I just don't do deadlifts. People who come to me for help recovering from injuries usually got a major injury from doing deadlifts.
well that one dude who caught him ye. Also the one guy at 3:30. Aside from those two people most other bystanders in this video should be ashamed. Especially the woman at 5:41, literally went to her for help and she just laughs at him while he falls.
EMT here! Just be sure to breathe and try not to lock your knees. I believe the adrenaline muffles the signal of your blood pressure dropping so quickly. I think that's why a lot of them faint after the lift is completed. I could be wrong, I'm not a weightlifter. 😅 If there's another reason, it's something I'd like to know! Never know what could come up next! 😅
@@angelface925 terrible advice. you have to hold your breath while pulling heavy weight like that or you risk injuring your back/spine. As far as power lifting goes you have to lock out at the top or you get red lights.
@@knife1406 we're both right. "What usually causes it: not breathing properly So what happens to cause vasovagal syncope while deadlifting? While I haven’t seen anyone or had a lifter pass out, I’ve noticed that those who feel lightheaded when deadlifting are usually newer or inexperienced lifters. Because they’re unfamiliar with deadlifting, they take longer to set up - fussing around with whether the back is set properly, whether the weight is on the midfoot, etc. Also, they tend to do the rep much slower than necessary. Either of these actions means that they are holding their breath for longer than they should. Holding your breath for too long can lead to lightheadedness. Sometimes, lifters take too many breaths in rapid succession. This is called “hyperventilation”, where they inhale and exhale too quickly, resulting in narrowed blood vessels that reduce the blood supply to the brain. Taking too many breaths can also leads to feeling faint. How to deadlift and breathe if you get lightheaded If you get lightheaded while deadlifting, check your breathing. Are you taking too many breaths while setting up or taking in a very large breath? Are you taking too long to do each rep, causing you to hold your breath for too long? Regardless, we found that a short, sharp exhalation at the lockout (top of the deadlift) helps to alleviate feeling lightheaded while deadlifting. Here’s how: 1. Inhale, set your back, and pull the bar up to the lockout 2. At the lockout, do a short, sharp exhalation - just a small breath out 3. Hold your remaining breath as you lower the bar down all the way 4. Only exhale fully after the bar has been set back onto the floor 5. Set up for the next rep" www.hygieia.com.sg/library/articles/why-some-lifters-pass-out-after-deadlifts-and-how-to-avoid-it/#:~:text=In%20simpler%20terms%2C%20your%20blood,you're%20going%20to%20faint. Yes, proper form called for holding/controlling your breathing. However, the people in this video are all holding their breath to long. Lack of oxygen mixed with the sudden high to low blood pressure will cause vertigo and syncope.
So many of these were ego-lifting, there were some however that were creating their own problem in how they breathed, or didn't breate as well, bad form bad technique kind of a thing
1:20 This guy broke both his legs at the kneecaps. Hyper extended them in reverse. Then he woke up and had to sit there in absolute agony until someone could get him out. Ouch! You'll never do that again.
Gyms are cornball factories. They're full of people that don't realize that dead lifts don't do anything for your physique except give you a bad back and bad hips🤷🏿
Lack of oxygenated blood in the brain. The combination of holding breath for maximum bodily tension and that last breath of oxygenated blood going to where the demand is in the body for it, in the retards muscles.
