"A weight bar slipped out of Johnson’s hands and landed on his throat as he began the final set of lifts Monday.
"(A) most unfortunate accident, it was an absolute accident," Carroll said. "It just hit him wrong and he’s had obvious consequences."
I have read a few articles but none have any specifics. I heard somewhere Johnson simply failed to put the bar back on the resting studs properly. Mind you this happened with an assistant strength coach spotting him.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...ing_injury/srvc=sports&position=recent_bullet
That hand slip story is garbage. Anyone who has done the bench press knows the bar is not in a position to slip under normal lifting motion. The only practical way the bar could slip is when returning it to resting position. A time when everyone needs to be paying attention that the bar gets seated properly.
Either the strength coach gets canned or Johnson just failed weight lifting 101.
"(A) most unfortunate accident, it was an absolute accident," Carroll said. "It just hit him wrong and he’s had obvious consequences."
I have read a few articles but none have any specifics. I heard somewhere Johnson simply failed to put the bar back on the resting studs properly. Mind you this happened with an assistant strength coach spotting him.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...ing_injury/srvc=sports&position=recent_bullet
That hand slip story is garbage. Anyone who has done the bench press knows the bar is not in a position to slip under normal lifting motion. The only practical way the bar could slip is when returning it to resting position. A time when everyone needs to be paying attention that the bar gets seated properly.
Either the strength coach gets canned or Johnson just failed weight lifting 101.