Kid in weightlifting competition, nearly dropped the weights on his head, after falling backwards [VIDEO]

Kid narrowly misses dropping weights on his head in competition

There is often a lot of talk about the pressure being put on student athletes. Some people say there’s too much emphasis being put on student sports. Of course, this leads to the debate about whether or not student athletes should get paid or not. Recently, a teenager doing a weightlifting competition came close to really hurting himself. When he placed the barbell over his head, he lost his balance, and nearly dropped the weight on his head.

Weightlifting is a sport that has gotten an increasing amount of attention. In every sport, it is an essential part of training. After all, in order to be a professional in any kind of sport, the athletes need to be strong enough to sustain contact. As a result, more athletes are openly sharing their workout routines with the masses. At a young age, they have started these children in various weightlifting activities and routines.

One young man has the attention of the internet, this morning. A video has reached viral status, as it shows a young man in a weightlifting competition. The young man was lifting the barbell over his head, when he lost control of it. First, the young man lost his balance. After that, he lost his grip on the bar. As a result, he fell, and then the weight on the side to his right almost hit him in the head. He narrowly missed the weight hitting his head.

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Kid narrowly misses dropping weights on his head in competition