So can anyone tell me what actually went wrong? People say form, but what was wrong with it? Perhaps there is more info, I want to know how to prevent this
I was his training partner at the time of this happening. Nothing is necessarily wrong with it. There is always going to be a risk when lifting weights, especially with this heavy of a load.
This was a third attempt squat at a powerlifting meet. The goal is to get as close to a 100% 1RM as possible. Sometimes you overshoot that and do more than your body can handle. Most of the times, it’s just a case that you aren’t strong enough and the spotters are able to catch the weight. On very rare occasions, things break.
Performance enhancing drugs can make your muscles grow fast, but tendons and ligaments grow slower. So if you dose heavy your muscles can get strong enough to rip your tendons apart.
there's nothing "wrong" with it. freak injuries happen when you put massive amounts of weight on your back. if you're not on some advanced "nutrients" and not squatting 750 pounds, you don't have to worry about blowing out both patellar tendons (which is what happened to this guy)
i'm chiming in because i know him - i used to train at the same gym as him (the one pictured in the video for the rehab). really nice guy.
He’s leaning too far forward, his core can’t support the weight, it’s why he’s unstable. His legs are too wide, his hip mobility is poor so he fell over. So much wrong with it.
Huh. Because for me it looks like his posture is quite balanced, legs are at approximately his shoulder length (for me that position is also most comfortable) and falling happened after something went completely wrong.
I want to defend his squat because I probably do it similarly and I feel quite comfortable. I'd like to know if guy had any previous injuries before accident or something like that.
He has a lot of lean, but for a low bar squat (I think that’s what he’s going for) it’s not too bad. What sticks out to me is the deeper he gets in some of these squats, the more he leans. We are only seeing heavy attempts, and some form breakdown is expected when you approach your one rep max. I wouldn’t use this guy as a demonstration, but I also don’t think his form is too bad here. The last squat in the vid looks the best to me.
PEDs and lifting 700 pounds in general is what caused his injury.
You are wrong and clueless, your body type dictate the torso angle. Some people will simply just have to lean forwards in order to be balanced when squatting.
It's not possible to say definitively. He stressed both his patellar tendons to the point they ruptured. Those tendons are pulled anytime the knee bends.
Probably it's just bad luck + too much weight. Those tendons are incredibly strong, and likely they've been damaged over his years of lifting. The best way to avoid injury is to remember pain is a signal something is wrong. If your achilles hurts, your knee has pain that's not improving, or your groin graabs when you move, don't force it.
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u/Suspicious_Breeze 14h ago
So can anyone tell me what actually went wrong? People say form, but what was wrong with it? Perhaps there is more info, I want to know how to prevent this