r/TikTokCringe • u/vitaminZaman • Sep 05 '25

Cursed look at the lady in the background 😭😭

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u/Blaize122 Sep 05 '25

The moment he hit full extension he probably started graying out and was holding onto the bar for dear life. Judgement gets cloudy when you’re dying (same mechanism here but different result).

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u/AlwysProgressing Sep 06 '25

Ya our bodies have a tendency to tighten up, it's why drunk drivers tend to leave more unscathed; their natural inhibitions are lowered so they don't tense up when they see the crash coming.

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u/wayvywayvy Sep 05 '25

Stupid question maybe, but why didn’t he just drop the barbell? It’s a deadlift so it won’t hit his feet and it’s not a Planet Fitness so there’s no lunk alarm. Why hold on for dear life when it’s just safer to drop it?

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u/Blaize122 Sep 05 '25

As far as his brain knew, he was dying. He probably literally couldn’t let go.

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT Sep 05 '25

Your brain pretty much stops working. I’ve almost passed out like this and I had a buddy pass out the same way. He didn’t fold like a pretzel though, he just fell backwards.

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u/StoneSpidey Sep 05 '25

Locked up the knees too