accident Accident at the gym

[Syzygy]

Backstory

Ronald José Salvador Montenegro, 55, was the man who died after being struck by an iron bar while weightlifting at a gym in Olinda. According to his family, he had two children, was passionate about Carnival, and had been weightlifting for over 30 years.

The incident occurred on Monday (December 1st) in the Jardim Atlântico neighborhood and was filmed. The footage shows Ronald performing a bench press with a free weight bar when the equipment slips from his hands and falls onto his chest. After the impact, he gets up but falls to the ground seconds later.

The incident occurred at RW Academia, which expressed regret over the event and stated that it provided immediate assistance to the victim. According to the president of the Regional Council of Physical Education (Cref), the way Ronald was holding the bar is known as a "suicide grip" and may have caused the accident.

The case was registered by the Civil Police as an "accidental death", and the autopsy report has not yet been finalized. The images show Ronald holding the bar, supporting it with the palms of his hands and other fingers, without wrapping his thumbs around it.

After being struck by the bar, Ronald José Salvador Montenegro gets up, but falls to the ground seconds later. He was rescued and taken by staff to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in Rio Doce, but did not survive.

Quem era homem atingido por barra durante exercício em Olinda | G1

Ronald Montenegro, de 55 anos, tinha dois filhos, era atleta e amante da cultura popular.

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[TheDevilRullz]

First of April? The camera timestamp boldly states December 1 2025.

He didn't specify the year, maybe the guy will die next year, but he's already anticipating it here. Or the weight crushed not only his little heart, but also space-time, and he died in the past from an injury he suffered in the "present".

 

[JawshSB]

The "10" refers to 10 KG--not 10 lbs. So three on each side + the bar weighs 20KG. So that's about 176 lbs, which is not an enormous amount of weight, but if it falls on your ribs and cracks one, and it pierces your heart, things are not looking good for you. Not only that, but this happened on the second of the month, and he probably paid through the end of the month--so a windfall for the gym.

Thats right, rest of the world uses metric

 

[BludClart]

That was only 105 pounds, dude had no business being in a gym

Hey, we all start somewhere! Or in this case he started and ended i guess

 

[donpeppi69]

That was only 105 pounds, dude had no business being in a gym

He clearly didn’t know what he was doing either. No thumbs around the bar…

 

[SpudzMcKenzie]

That's the jerking wrist too. 4-6 weeks or a slut/wife nearby

 

[Jack_Bauer]

He didn't specify the year, maybe the guy will die next year, but he's already anticipating it here. Or the weight crushed not only his little heart, but also space-time, and he died in the past from an injury he suffered in the "present".

 

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That sucks

 

[mrln]

That was only 105 pounds, dude had no business being in a gym

plus about another 45lbs for the bar

looks like he fucked up the positioning of his hand and tried to correct it with the bar already in place and "missed".

 

[Guns N’ Swifties]

What do you think this mans cause of death was? Did he break a rib and push it through his liver or crack his sternum and somehow puncture his cardiac muscle?

Similar to the NFL player Hamlin who took an impact to the heart area and went into cardiac arrest. But likely couldn’t have been saved due to age or lack of timely intervention.

 

[ememememe]

lol he didn't even put any safety clips so the weights were also moving freely, tho the main culprit must be the way he grips the barbell.

 

[cdgfanatic]

I doubt it was a broken bone puncturing his heart, I think it was Commotio Cordis

 

[z_vijay007007]

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A man died on Tuesday (April 2) after being hit by an iron bar while performing a bench press exercise at a gym in Olinda, Greater Recife. The accident happened last Monday (April 1).

must be hurt😥

 

[tezzy]

thumbless grip has takin many gym goers.

 

[carrierform]

They dont call it a suicide grip for nothing, dumb old fuck with no gloves or chalk with that grip deseves to die for well being dumb and a boomer.