Tony Leigh dies in lifting accident.

[Wiegieboard]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1222121/Strongman-gym-boss-dies-freak-accident-weightlifting-bar-falls-face.html

Seen something similar happening to a guido who was utilizing suicide grip. Thankfully he was only pushing 80k at the time. Still made a bloody mess.
Must be gutting for the family.

[Jak-TapouT-]

Sad news. R.I.P

[DetoxGuru.com]

thats pretty messed up, i am constrantly being reminded of how fragile life actually is.

[vileniall]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1222121/Strongman-gym-boss-dies-freak-accident-weightlifting-bar-falls-face.html

Seen something similar happening to a guido who was utilizing suicide grip. Thankfully he was only pushing 80k at the time. Still made a bloody mess.
Must be gutting for the family.

whats a guido and whats a suicide grip?

[Wiegieboard]

whats a guido and whats a suicide grip?

A guido is the gentleman in the top picture.
Suicide grip is the grip illustrated in the bottom picture.

[Jimmy Boogaloo]

thats pretty messed up, i am constrantly being reminded of how fragile life actually is.

what happened?

[DetoxGuru.com]

^ just people dying all the time , no one in particular , plus me and my mrs were talking about how easily you could bleed to death if you got stabbed in the leg.

Lol at the guido pic wiege :)

[TheJuice]

Hate to hear of stuff like this happening, especially when I'm just back from the gym after a workout feeling great.

Powerlifting, strongman, bodybuilding ect are similar to martial arts in that theres a strong sense of brotherhood that can be built up by doing such activities and this is very sad to hear.

And on another level I find it strange, I myself have been using a suicide grip when I bench for 4 years now and the bar has never even come close to slipping out my hands. Even when going for a 1RM and such. So as mental as it sounds this isn't a wake up call for me.

None the less, R.I.P.