Breaking - Roman is injured (confirmed)

[lisa1971]

Broken foot - source: John Young on Barbell Spin

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[simpleone77]

@lisa1971 He's doing doubleunders on one foot. The dude's a beast.

 

[tennesseegirl1993]

@simpleone77 Also a bit of an idiot. There was no minimum work requirement

 

[juju05]

@tennesseegirl1993 That’s not what this sport is about.

 

[tennesseegirl1993]

@juju05 There’s plenty to love about this sport but this part is fucking brain dead

I’ve been at comps where there has been one guy left on the floor struggling with a clean and jerk he clearly cannot lift. He’s failed it 3 times and on his previous attempt he’s caught it in a zercher squat and nearly fallen headfirst with the barbell. Everyone is yelling at him to try again. No for fucks sake, last thing he should be doing is trying again

Roman doing those DU is exactly the same thing. What if he’d have hit his other foot with the heavy rope or tripped and fell on it? Could have affected any chance he has in the final event or even put him out permanently.

Stuff like this isn’t honorable it’s idiotic

 

[akingbade]

@tennesseegirl1993 It’s not honorable, but when your income and your family’s well being monetarily hangs in the balance- I get why (Roman’s case).

 

[tennesseegirl1993]

@akingbade How would whether he finished last by 8 rounds or last by 5 rounds have had any bearing on his family’s financial stability?

 

[juju05]

@tennesseegirl1993 They make money through sponsorships. Pretty sure this will get him some notoriety.

 

[tennesseegirl1993]

@juju05 Very tenuous but possible

 

[akingbade]

@tennesseegirl1993 I guess i assumed you were asking him to withdraw from the competition all together= 0 dollars.