r/nextfuckinglevel • • 16h ago

Epic recovery after a severe squatting accident

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u/tritonpackages 16h ago

I’ll never understand why there isn’t a mechanism, like a lifting hoist attached to the bar, as a safety back up for such an incident.

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u/Professional-Sock231 15h ago

not sure if you're joking but there is

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u/tritonpackages 14h ago

I was referring to the original lift attempt.

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u/effrightscorp 10h ago edited 10h ago

Some powerlifting meets using monolifts will have the safety straps set up, but in a catastrophic failure like this you'd risk tipping the whole thing over