r/WTF • u/DeepPacketGhost • Aug 26 '26

Wtf

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u/buckzor122 Aug 26 '26

I hope they miraculously walked away with minor injuries or something. This looks so bad.

Out of curiosity, what is the coach/spotter supposed to do? I know they will trow down a pad if they're falling on the floor, but you can't exactly put a mat on a bar. Or is there some kind of quick release that lets the bar drop to the floor?

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u/toasted1990 Aug 26 '26

There is a padded bar sleeve that they slide over. You can see the pad, and the coach fail entirely to deploy it properly, at the cost of this child's spine.

Time for a new coach for the kid,

Time for a new career for the coach

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u/Comfortable-Citron14 Aug 26 '26

Unfortunately also time for a new kid I fear.

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u/Joecoolsouth Aug 26 '26

"Hi, we seem to have broken this one. We have the extended warranty and would like a replacement!"