Man in China killed after 100kg barbell pins his neck to gym bench

A 27-year-old man in China died after his neck was crushed between the shaft of a barbell loaded with over 100kg of weights and the training bench he was lying on.

The shaft, with about 50kg on each end, rolled from his chest to his neck, pinning his head to the bench.At one point, he tried removing what seemed like a weightlifting belt he had on, but he began having violent spasms and suddenly went limp. Quoting the man in charge of the gym, identified as Mr Zhao, the news portal reported that Xiao Hou had been a fitness instructor at the gym.Mr Zhao said Xiao Hou was obsessed with exercising. “He never thought about dating a girlfriend. He knew only about exercise.”

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