Crossfit Coach Severed Spine :-(

delicious_cocktail

http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/CrossFit-Coach-Severs-Spine.html

Crazy. He must have been from a bad box. What a crazy accident. And a coach no less. Can't imagine what might've gone wrong; and there was probably no way to prevent.

CrossFit coach might never walk again after he severed his spine during a competition in California on Sunday.

Kevin Ogar was competing at a CrossFit event when he attempted a snatch—a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor directly to an overhead position in a single motion—but dropped the weight on his back. According to his friends, Ogar separated his T11 and T12 vertebrae, severed his spinal cord, and is currently paralyzed from the waist down.

Because Ogar is uninsured, the CrossFit community has rallied together to help pay for the medical bills. In fewer than 48 hours, people from around the world donated more than $100,000, CrossFit Unbroken owner Matt Hathcock told CBS.

“It was just kind of a freak accident,” says one CrossFitter who competed with Ogar last weekend.

CrossFit’s high-intensity workouts have exploded in popularity, and there are now about 10,000 CrossFit gyms worldwide. Though CrossFit injury numbers vary, studies have pegged the CrossFit injury rate from as low as 16 percent to as high as 74 percent.

Mia_RagazzaTosta

Horrible

So_Much_Fab

Jeez...I cringed reading that.

homerjspartan

skullshank

ouch. and with all those qualifications. yikes.

silvergurl518

that's awful! must have been, as they said, just a freak accident. if anyone is totally prepared and trained, it's a coach.

InForBacon

Though CrossFit injury numbers vary, studies have pegged the CrossFit injury rate from as low as 16 percent to as high as 74 percent.

That's an interesting statistic.

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walkwithme1

That could happen to anyone at any time, whether you are a crossfit coach, workout at a cf box, Olympic athlete or just a regular Joe lifting at a gym or at home . Very sad. So proud of the cf family coming together to support him.

_John_

I may never touch a snatch again...

seriously, that's unfortunate for the guy.

Mainebikerchick

That is AWFUL!!!

Holly_Roman_Empire

I kind of hold my breath anytime I see anyone doing a snatch, just because of the potential for injury, so I can't imagine how this played out.

MyChocolateDiet

:frown:

_SABOTEUR_

That's sad, but how was he allowed to work as a coach without health insurance? I believe it's a requirement in the UK if you want to be a Personal Trainer.

MyChocolateDiet

That's sad, but how was he allowed to work as a coach without health insurance? I believe it's a requirement in the UK if you want to be a Personal Trainer.

It's America, we are free to do whatever we wa--...oh wait, NVM.

Leadfoot_Lewis

He is a Crossfit coach at a box here in Colorado

What "appears" to have happened is as he missed the Snatch he went to fall down to the ground (as in the sitting position). The barbell that he dropped behind him bounced off a stack of bumper plates (which were too close to the lifter) and his lower back landed on it as he was going down. From what I could see, if the plates weren't there, this would have never happened.

Anyway, I hope all the Crossfit haters will have some respect - a young athlete may never walk again and I personally think it's in VERY bad taste to bring that crap into this thread.

ninerbuff

That could happen to anyone at any time, whether you are a crossfit coach, workout at a cf box, Olympic athlete or just a regular Joe lifting at a gym or at home . Very sad. So proud of the cf family coming together to support him.

While true it could happen to anyone, competitions will encourage attempts of maxes that people may not have attempted before or never completed before. I'm not against trying to be your best, but there is a limit to what the body can really do. Would he have tried that amount if it wasn't a competition? Who knows.

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Leadfoot_Lewis

That's sad, but how was he allowed to work as a coach without health insurance? I believe it's a requirement in the UK if you want to be a Personal Trainer.

As a trainer either you or the gym/box you work at has to have liability insurance. Don't know why it would affect my clients if I didn't personally have health insurance? That's a non-issue IMO

SofaKingRad_II

And THAT is the wrath of what a snatch can do to someone if you aren't paying close attention! That really sucks.

rduhlir

Sucks...but at the same time it is at a competition...not your everyday Crossfit gym. Want to point out that this could happen in any sport. Paula Radcliffe, Derek Redmond, Kerri Strug. Injuries happen, and usually at the worst times.

MyChocolateDiet

Sucks...but at the same time it is at a competition...not your everyday Crossfit gym. Want to point out that this could happen in any sport. Paula Radcliffe, Derek Redmond, Kerri Strug. Injuries happen, and usually at the worst times.

ALL the times are a bad time for an injury.

Leather_N_Lace

This is so sad:(
I hope our box is doing something for him.

rduhlir

Sucks...but at the same time it is at a competition...not your everyday Crossfit gym. Want to point out that this could happen in any sport. Paula Radcliffe, Derek Redmond, Kerri Strug. Injuries happen, and usually at the worst times.

ALL the times are a bad time for an injury.

Chocolate...go back to licking your fingers! :laugh:

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SuperSexyDork

I wasn't dissing him. Football, hockey, basketball, all the sports have broken heros. I was just saying that doing that kind of job without insurance is kind of irresponsible. That's all. It's not a client issue or anything. I mean, it's all on him. It's horrible, the whole thing is horrible. And, it's great that people are coming to his aid with cash, but that will run out as the med bills continue. So, I don't know. It's just very irresponsible to be doing that without insurance.

I completely agree. Athletes of any kind should really have insurance.

MiloBloom83

That's sad, but how was he allowed to work as a coach without health insurance? I believe it's a requirement in the UK if you want to be a Personal Trainer.

As a trainer either you or the gym/box you work at has to have liability insurance. Don't know why it would affect my clients if I didn't personally have health insurance? That's a non-issue IMO

In the land of Obamacare? I think it's against the law now to not have insurance. Oh well. Silver lining though-No pre-existing conditions!

Tubtui

That's sad, but how was he allowed to work as a coach without health insurance? I believe it's a requirement in the UK if you want to be a Personal Trainer.

The UK has universal health care.
Personal trainers need a liability insurance though.

jonnythan

That's rough. I'm trying to understand what happened. Did the plates land on his back?

suziepoo1984

OMG So sad for him..Hope he recovers

spider_mark51959

Terrible story