Social media fitness influencer Larry Wheels has transcended more than one sport. Wheels had dipped his toes in three different sports, from bodybuilding to powerlifting and arm wrestling. However, the world powerlifter isn’t a jack of all trades. In 2020, Wheels climbed to the top of the powerlifting mountain, setting a world record of 2,370 lbs total lift record. However, the bodybuilder is also reckless on occasion.

Recently, Larry Wheels came clean about his steroid abuse. According to the champion bodybuilder, his drive to win overshadowed his health concern. While he has learned his lesson concerning PED use, Wheels is willing to risk his physical well-being in the gym. His latest failed stunt acted as proof, leaving the bodybuilding world concerned.

A lift that was all risk and no reward

Earlier today, the powerlift who is preparing to compete in a classic physique competition uploaded a video. The powerlifter often uploads workout videos. However, the thumbnail was concerning as it showed a barbell falling on his legs. Tapping play revealed what had transpired before the weight fell on Larry Wheels’s legs.

In the video, the arm wrestling enthusiast held a barbell with two plates on each side while a spotter stood behind him. However, Wheels held the barbell with one arm instead of a conventional, inclined bench press. While he used elbow and wrist wraps to brace for the lift, it didn’t help. Using the thumb under the bar suicide grip might have also contributed to the failed lift.

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Wheels started to lift the weight, and despite his spotter’s urgency, the barbell slipped forward landing on his left leg.?“Why you shouldn?t Bench with 1 arm,”?the influencer wrote in the caption.?“No, I?m not ok. My ego is hurt,”?he joked in the comments section. However, the stunt left fans concerned.

The bodybuilding concerned over the one-handed benchpress fail

Concerned fans wondered why Larry Wheels would take the?“unnecessary”?risk. One fan commented that Wheels, who recently recovered from Rhabdomyolysis, was “asking for a pec tear.” Another concerned fan chimed in, “The guy is determined to end his lifting career completely all for the sake of some views and click.”

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However, some laughed off the absurd stunt since Wheels didn’t get hurt.?“They don’t call it suicide grip for nothing,”?joked one fan. Brechpress prodigy The Gym Reaper, also wrote a hilarious comment.?“I agree,”?he wrote in response to Wheels’s caption,?”but also…. I did it with 300 today,”?added the powerlifter.

How did you react to the one-handed benchpress stunt? Let us know in the comments.

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