Stafon Johnson of USC Injured in Weight-Lifting Accident
1-liner, College Football, Sad. September 29th. 2009, 11:07am
Stafon Johnson: USC’s leading scorer and 2nd leading rusher was seriously injured in a freak weight-lifting accident Monday. While bench-pressing with a spotter, he lost control of the bar and it landed on his neck. ” … surgeons had planned to realign Johnson’s larynx and they were hopeful that he would regain his voice. The hospital spokeswoman said the doctor said while it is unlikely Johnson will be able to complete the season, he is expected to make a full recovery.” [LA Times]
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September 29th, 2009 at 11:08 AM
scary.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Today I’m glad I’m a fat lazy bastard that abhors benchpressing
/never topped 120
//don’t care
September 29th, 2009 at 11:12 AM
I work out, and I never use a spotter. The more the details of that story come out, the more I am sure I will never lift without a spotter again. Just scary.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:13 AM
i’ve always been kinda nervous about dropping a weight on myself when benching…
then again, i use dumbbells now so the worst thing that happens is i drop one and if knocks me unconscious.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Arrghhh!!! The visual of the bar crushing his neck is almost enough to get the picture of the Human Centipede out of my head. Alas, not enough.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:14 AM
likewise, but i go lower weights and higher reps, except for deadlifts, and a spotter aint helping with that.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:16 AM
This is a scary deal. Coughing up blood and crushing his throat? That makes my neck hurt to think about it. Hope this kid is alright.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:17 AM
I haven’t had a lifting partner since I moved over 5 years ago. Smith machines have become integral in my workouts.
/still have lost a lot of strength
September 29th, 2009 at 11:18 AM
smith machines are teh suck.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Spotters are overrated. Football players are just complete toolbags/maniacs in the weightroom. They just throw shit around and scream the entire time. No reasonable person does that shit.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:20 AM
How else can you reach failure, which is the only way to grow muscle mass, when lifting by yourself?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:21 AM
smith machines are terrible for your joints. They restrict natural movement.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:22 AM
How else can you reach failure, which is the only way to grow muscle mass, when lifting by yourself?
Either do super-sets (heavy first exercise followed immediately by lighter second same muscle exercise) or do negatives.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Thats why ProSpots are better than Smith’s. Full range of movement and much safer to boot.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:23 AM
You’ve got to line yourself up correctly, and get a Smith that has the angled line of motion.
I’m not saying they’re the greatest exercise out there, but it’s better then having the bar slamming down on your throat.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:24 AM
this story sucks. i’m just glad my workout involves forks and about 50 lbs of food. im always sweaty at the end of feeding time so im getting a workout right?
/clown
//he cant say anything
September 29th, 2009 at 11:24 AM
very happy I decided to not watch that video yesterday.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:26 AM
True, both those concepts will lead to failure, but once you reach that point, you either need a spotter to help, or a Smith machine to unload the weight onto.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:27 AM
i superset everything.
plus, i couldn’t care less about being big anymore, i just wanna keep the gut away.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:28 AM
can’t get youtube at work, but this reminded me of the SNL skit with Farley, something like “How much ya bench?”. Farley had tiny ass legs and got roid rage.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:31 AM
mankok!: how much ya bench?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:32 AM
this story sucks. i’m just glad my workout involves forks and about 50 lbs of food. im always sweaty at the end of feeding time so im getting a workout right?
nothing better than a meat sweats workout
/Man v Food’d
September 29th, 2009 at 11:32 AM
this conversation reminds of the schmidts gay beer skit
September 29th, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Anyone else excited about PJ Monsters hitting the PSP this week? Just me?
http://kotaku.com/5369541/pixeljunk-monsters-storm-the-psp-this-week
Good lord thats one hideous gravatar jpq.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:34 AM
You’ve got to line yourself up correctly, and get a Smith that has the angled line of motion.
I’ve been through this plenty of times while getting certified… you can get away with some exercises on the Smith (upward row, bench) but none are really recommended, epecially squats.
Any kind of free weight is always going to be safer and more beneficial if done correctly. you just work more of your muscles at the same time than you would using any kind of machine.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Feel like I just walked into the pool scene from Tommy Boy…
O/T: Wow. Need to clear my cache more often. Everything is green! And I see new avatars!
September 29th, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Well, I need to be super huge, I’ve got stereotypes to fulfill.
I don’t go crazy in the weight room so much these day, but I can never find a lifting partner to match my schedule. This story seriously put the fear of God in me now.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:35 AM
mrejr: <a href=”“>You think you’re better than me
September 29th, 2009 at 11:36 AM
notice how everyone but spade has fake skinny legs? that sketch is timeless
September 29th, 2009 at 11:37 AM
yea, that’s partially my excuse. nobody i know wants to get up at 530 tio work out. whatever…i prefer working out alone anyways. it’s the one thing that keeps me from going on a shooting spree.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:37 AM
You mean a roided up, popped collar, greasy haired piece of Jersey trash?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:38 AM
bent over row?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:40 AM
That and Northern Lights
September 29th, 2009 at 11:41 AM
that is better than a meth smokin,wife beater wearing,sister fucking,wife beatin peice of pittsburgh scum.
/not my fight but it is fun to fight with people from pittsburgh or who are fans of anything in pittsburgh
September 29th, 2009 at 11:42 AM
bent over row?
No, standing. Shoulder/Trap exercise. Though, bent over row wouldn’t be bad at a lighter wieght and you don’t roll your back.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:45 AM
I wonder if he was actually gripping the bar or just letting it sit on his palms. Never understood why people did that.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:45 AM
it’s the one thing that keeps me from going on a shooting spree.
I actually live by this theory. I’d be dead or in jail if I was unable to workout.
Spencer – you should look into crossfit.com. I don’t do much of their olympic lifts, but they have some ridiculous “functional” fitness circut workouts that will beat you to death without building mass. I do a couple a week to mix in with whatever else I’m feeling at the time. If you don’t know what one of the exercises is because of the crazy name they applied to it, there are videos on the site that will demonstrate each for you.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:45 AM
fixed for personal preference
September 29th, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Not disagreeing with you, I’m just saying that there are trade offs I’m willing to take.
For instance, my gym doesn’t have free weight squat racks so I’m stuck using Smith machines, but I’m willing to accept that for $10/month.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Well I can’t grease my hair, but, Yes, You are correct Sir!!!!!
September 29th, 2009 at 11:51 AM
I hear you, St Bear. If you can get in a gym for $10/mo, I wouldn’t be concerned with not having a squat rack either. Gym memberships are pricey as hell.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:02 PM
crossfit rocks…i just found that site a few weeks ago i think thru KSK.
and yes, the weed helps.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:03 PM
no shit…it’s worth it tho. i miss the awesome gym that was part of my tuition in college. damnit. those were the days.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Christ, this story is awful. I lost control of a barbell and dropped it on my chest once a few years ago, and that was like three weeks of serious pain, but this…eesh.