Dropped the weight on my toes

[bigguns15]

I was working on widening my deadlift stance. It was my last rep of my warmup and BLAM!! The weight hits my toes It hurt like a son of a gun, and I think I may lose a few toenails. Anyone else ever done this?

The cool thing was that I finished my workout!

 

[pwr_machine]

I was very impressed that you finished your workout. It's good to know that you have your priorities in check!

 

[gonelifting]

It`s always better to drop the weight on the spotter`s toes. get well

 

[tad69]

Once in 93' I decided to slip in a Sunday workout. I get to the gym and some ass left 405# on the bar. I was stripping it down ( this really pisses me off ) and grabbed 2 - 45# plates at once, the outer plate slipped and fell 5'. Landed on the top of my right foot!!! I was by myself and had to drive to the emergency room. The on duty doc. ( LOOSELY ) told me that I had bruised my foot. Anxious for a second opinion ( since I had a " 1/2" deep ditch " across my foot!!! ) my wife drove me to the nearest decent medical center and I found out that I had actually broken 3 bones in 8 places. I am a lot more careful now!!

 

[Exodus]

I was very impressed that you finished your workout. It's good to know that you have your priorities in check!

i dont think that is priorites..... i did that and lost a toe and had to drop out of a contest....... if its anything like my injury........ you may just need some rest and take a break........ but if their not broken, you probably be ok.

X

 

[FatRat]

wow, that has got to be one wiiiide stance!!! Well done for carrying one with the session tho...

 

[bigguns15]

i dont think that is priorites..... i did that and lost a toe and had to drop out of a contest....... if its anything like my injury........ you may just need some rest and take a break........ but if their not broken, you probably be ok.

X

Well, it was only my first warm-up set with 135. I was sure to check them out after it happened. I could still move them, so I waited a few minutes and continued on.

 

[endpoint]

I was working on widening my deadlift stance. It was my last rep of my warmup and BLAM!! The weight hits my toes It hurt like a son of a gun, and I think I may lose a few toenails. Anyone else ever done this?

The cool thing was that I finished my workout!

get an xray.

Ive broken bones in my feet before and not realised (not with weights) until they healed up wrong.....and now cause aches everyday.
If you find out....keep weight off it

 

[Exodus]

Well, it was only my first warm-up set with 135. I was sure to check them out after it happened. I could still move them, so I waited a few minutes and continued on.

cool....... i dropped a 45 bar on my toes from about 3.5 feet high, no one was holding it......... bad thing was.... i was standing on a 4 foot long platform....... so the collars did cushion the fall, it just came down straight on my toes..... i still have only half a nail..... its trying to grow back but it looks retarded now......... oh well, i still lift the same.

X

 

[cheesecake]

When people work out with me, they tend to drop weights on themselves.

I have no idea why that happens.
...chad...

 

[revexrevex]

Had 45 fall on my toe. There was internal bleeding under the toenail, it turned black, but I was deadlifting and barely noticed it in the exhilaration of setting a new PR

 

[Becoming]

tad69 - funny this same thing happened to a good bro of mine that I used to play ball with in college.... we all laughed our butts off! lol! (sorry for your pain though)

That was probably like in 95-96, but actually if this is you Georgie and you are just changing the details to protect your dumba$$ from ridicule, then I am here to let you know you failed... HA HA

 

[spatts]

BG, did you add collars to the end of the bar before putting the plates on to widen it?

 

[sk*]

Please take my word for it and get an x-ray.

-sk

 

[bigguns15]

BG, did you add collars to the end of the bar before putting the plates on to widen it?

No, I just had the regular plates by themselves. That way I know how wide I can get my feet during competition. Obviously, I went a little too wide this time

 

[DBCooper]

Broke a big toe when I dropped a plate on my foot with wrestling shoes on. I was setting up to deadlift and a buddy pointed out a very sweaty hot OSU vlolleyball player in a 'nice' position. Women and beer are my weakness in this world.

 

[Scotsman]

Have set it down on my shoe end and just missed the toes a couple of times. I now basically thow the weight forward at the end of a rep to keep it away from my feet. Well done in continuing.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[spatts]

Broke a big toe when I dropped a plate on my foot with wrestling shoes on. I was setting up to deadlift and a buddy pointed out a very sweaty hot OSU vlolleyball player in a 'nice' position. Women and beer are my weakness in this world.

 

[Cochise (M-Wave)]

Bigguns15,

Good job on continuing the workout. B-careful.

 

[ffknight84]

dropped a 50 pounder DB on my big toe in november the nail fell off in march i think, also dropped a 45 plate on my foot, so tired i didnt even feel it. Both times i finished my workout.

 

[louden_swain]

I did this in 1994 with a 35lb plate. . .

I had a deep bruise on the top of my foot for a while. . .

 

[JOKER47]

I got a sliver from the plywood under my rack, once........But I finshed my workout.......


Joker

 

[Naeem]

Ouch, hope they dont turn all black and swell up and shit, friend got his hand stuck in the car door while closing it once.. Christ it turned all black and went gangry and shit, was so gross heh

 

[pwr_machine]

Ouch, hope they dont turn all black and swell up and shit, friend got his hand stuck in the car door while closing it once.. Christ it turned all black and went gangry and shit, was so gross heh

Yeah, hope that doesn't happen.

 

[MeatHead57]

last yearin july me and my dad were doing deads and when i went up my wrist gave out( bmx injury from 2 years ago) and 200 lbs ( 1st year of lifting) right on my toes there wen my big toe nail and i kept goin! after the workout took off my shoe and i had a red sock!!

GOOD TIMES GOOD TIMES!!!!!!!!!!