I can't watch weight lifting

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

wanna know why?

I once saw a video of a guy power lifting too much weight and he snapped his femur in a compound fracture. Nastiness.

Another time, I saw photographs of a guy who experienced bowel/intestinal collapse (prolapse?). Yeah, his bowels/intestines were HANGING OUT.

So everytime I even see a glimpse of weightlifting (there is a new commercial, I noticed tonight, with powerlifting), I look away.

What other Olympic events scare you? (That IS an Olympic event, right?)

[Obamarama]

1. OUCH!!!!

I saw that same photo of the prolapsed bowel, too, Moonbeam but I later read somewhere that it was faked or doctored somehow. Nevertheless, it was hideously disgusting.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

3. Any doctors or med students around?

Is it possible to have bowel prolapse when trying to lift a HUGE amount of weight???

[RodneyCK2]

8. Actually, that is quite common in both heavy power lifting and ...

weight training. I read a bodybuilder's book(can't remember his name or the title of the book, been awhile) who came out against the sport. He mentions this in the book. Most of the time it is just a bowel movement.

What is the moral of the story? When you see a 2 ton weight lifter dashing for the men's room, stay clear.

:-)

[onebigbadwulf]

10. Yes and yes

It happens when the rectal muscles are torn or underdeveloped.

Often times babies are born with prolapse but it goes back in quite easily.

[UpsideDownFlag]

2. hmm... i think i saw that pic, on rotten.com

pretty bad.

[Downtown Hound]

4. Eeeeeeyoowwwww!!!

Man, that is rather unpleasant. I'm no med student but I'm guessing it's possible. I once saw pictures of a Taiwanese man who lost his arm in a tug-of-war match. Apparently it was just too much pressure and he refused to let go. I would imagine the same thing is true in weight lifting. The pressure is just going the other way. Sorry if I grossed you out.

[CanuckAmok]

17. Ewww, I saw that one, too.

They were trying to set the world record. It was, like, 200 men on each side or something. Ouch!

[madinmaryland]

5. i didn't know they showed that on tv

except for the olympics. and that is highly editted.
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[VoteDemocratic2004]

6. Did they have sound effects?

:scared:

[Skittles]

7. those girl gymnasts

I can still remember when they were WOMEN, now they are these 70 pound stick figures who probably don't have periods - very disturbing

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

12. I just watched one on TV

and she had NO hips at all. None.

[Skittles]

16. it's beyond disturbing

you don't see anorexic adolescent boys in men's gymnastics

[TankLV]

9. I can't because I'm afraid they're gonna fart real bad any second.

What a nightmare!

[VoteDemocratic2004]

11. The best way to win is to fart

It's freaks the other person out and then you win the competition.

[Tahoe Mom]

13. Some of the equestrian events...

I forget which Olympics it was, but they ended up with dead horses because the course was so dangerous. I don't care so much about the riders -- they made the choice to participate in the events -- the horses don't have that choice.

[DrWeird]

14. Apparently people can prolapse their rectums at will.

I guess it's a parlor trick, sort of like touching your nose with your tongue.

At least that's what I read in a newspaper article on the porn industry.

[DS1]

15. I know of the picture of which you speak, and

I'll never ever lift that heavy.

But I'll still do squats, they tighten my butt :7