THIS is the horrifying moment a weightlifter is choked by a heavy barbell while bench pressing, leaving the desperate man struggling for breath.
Shocking footage shows the man getting tired mid-set and dropping the 230lb barbell, causing the bar to roll down the man’s neck.
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A gym-goer who was choked by a heavyweight athlete can be seen frantically moving his legs in an attempt to free the rod from around his neck.
The others in the gym don’t immediately notice this horrific situation and continue their training nonchalantly.
But when the weightlifters’ legs began to cramp due to lack of oxygen, they realized something seriously wrong was happening.
The man can be seen running and lifting the barbell out of the house, while calling for help from others.
Another woman rushed to the scene and worked with the man to save the weightlifter from a near-fatal tragedy.
Staff then rushed to the scene and called emergency services, who took him to hospital for further treatment.
The horrific accident happened at a gym in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Locals are now accusing gym staff of failing to recognise the problem sooner.
When such incidents occur, gyms, as service providers, have a duty to ensure the personal safety of customers using their fitness facilities.
Pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act and other relevant laws and regulations, businesses are responsible for the safety of the products and services they provide.
Lack of proper supervision or warning signs, or failure to provide necessary rescue equipment, could land such operations in court.
The incident follows the death of another gym-goer, a woman, who fell off a treadmill going too fast.
The 22-year-old woman was thrown from an open window on the third floor of a crowded gym in Indonesia.
The shocking footage shows the victim running on a treadmill, stopping to wipe his face with a towel and instantly losing his balance.
The exercise machine continued to spin at such high speed that the young woman stumbled backwards and fell out the open window.
Local media reports said the victim, whose name has not been released, had been at the gym with her boyfriend, who was working out upstairs, when the tragedy occurred.
Last year, a bodybuilder died in Sanur, Bali, when a 460-pound weight fell on his neck while he was attempting a squat press.
After the accident, Justin was rushed to a local hospital with a broken neck and pinched nerves connecting him to his heart and lungs.
Despite the surgeons’ best efforts, he died shortly after emergency surgery.
Another gym-goer was left paralyzed and temporarily blinded when a weight training machine apparently broke mid-workout.
Horrifying CCTV footage shows Abraão Viana had his head trapped between metal handlebars while exercising.
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