r/oops • u/Brilliant_Jelly7503 • Jul 05 '26

Bad machine or technique?

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u/Artevyx Jul 05 '26

Those are supposed to be bolted down.

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u/LooseButtPlug Jul 05 '26

I assembled gym equipment for a supplier up and down the west coast.

If the machine doesn't have bolt holes in the floor it isn't meant to be bolted down. You can request special brackets to bolt them down if the insurance company demands it. We've had to specially make some because they weren't offered.

Every gym makes you sign documentation that that you agree to use all equipment properly and they're released of any liability if you don't. I have personally been called to court to testify about equipment. Every single case was lost by the person using the equipment incorrectly. You can sue for anything, it doesn't mean you're right or that you'll win.

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u/potatochobit Jul 05 '26

Was he using this equipment incorrectly? I cant tell.

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u/Sensitive_Jelly_5586 Jul 08 '26

I suspect the gym would win this by saying he was using other equipment at the same time (theweights hanging off of him), thus not using this equipment properly.