Well that was ****ing Painful.
Ok, so I know I don’t go to the best gym in philly, but I thought the equipment was at least safe.
Apparently the stops on the smith machine, (I’ll usually refer to as the power-assist bar), are just for show.
I had set them up so I could go down to my normal angle on squats since I didn’t have someone to spot me today. First 5 sets out of the way, actually done better than usual. 6th set comes up, which is my heaviest before going back down to just the bar over medial increments, and I’ve got the first 5 reps out pretty well, at 445lbs. My max is over 500, but I had other shit to do today.
6th rep comes up and I went down a little too far for comfort and BAM. The ENTIRE weight comes crashing through the stoppers onto the back of my neck without even slowing down until the 45lb plates had hit the floor. Crushed me like a ****ing soda can. It hurt like hell, but I didn’t want to look like a pussy so I re-racked everything and got ready for my 7th set, (although I immediately went down to 225lbs). I didn’t pay much attention to it besides the loud cracking noise that was louder than the gym music and my iPod combined. That cracking noise? It was my neck, my lower back, and my right ankle. I refused to acknowledge the pain and I finished my workout.
What do I have to show for it now? I can’t move my head, I’m limping and I can barely twist my back. Wow I’m a moron.
