Id say decline bench without a spotter. If you fail on your last rep your fucked.
Other than that O lifts and squats seem to cause alot of injuries
Smith machine good mornings. I’ve seen them done, and I’ve wept.
I notice people are pretty much ranting without getting into the “why,” so allow me to vent.
Even though it’s a commonly accepted practice on this site to bash and avoid the smith machine, that same info hasn’t quite made it into the mainstream gyms, and the Smith is used for just about every exercise imaginable.
Unfortunately, it has the same major drawback as nearly every other machine, in that it restricts the bar path to a predetermined and often dangerous pattern (yes, even the models with the “realistic” seven-degree “natural angle” or whatever they’re calling it.)
Of all the exercises possible, the good morning is one of the worst choices to perform in the Smith machine because, while the bar wants to essentially travel straight down, your body can’t possibly follow that range of motion without either bending the knees or rounding the spine, which will change the focus of the exercise or increased damaging stress on the vertebrae, respectively.
Not to mention the fact that, in a worst case scenario where you fail at the bottom of the rep, you’ll either be forced to lock the Smith bar into position as is, and trap yourself, or you’ll need to hit the deck, which is going to be even more dangerous, as the weight will quickly follow.
Holy crap, that was a lot of writing; but hey, the dude asked why. 
[quote]bigdude wrote:
Word.[/quote]
That was random but, um, Clarisworks? I try to keep it old school.
All exercises are dangerous the way most typical gym members do them. Squats, Deads, Bench, and Lat Pulldowns behind the neck rate up there on top.
Atomic Situps
(for those of you who underwent any sort of team/frat hazing -lol)
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Any deadlift and variations thereof, most oly lifts.
If you’re an idiot, they’re all dangerous…
Push presses when you fail to move your head back.
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Bench press - mainly because the guy above who said theres always someone who dies from it every year. What’s worse then death?
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Single Hand Clean and jerk - Fortunately most people don’t do them and when they do they don’t do it with what they would even consider heavy. but for whatever reason a lot of people can’t figure out how to raise weight from the ground to above their heads without some form of coordination. I do think it’s a great exercise, but to easy for too many people to do incorrectly without proper instruction.
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Clean and jerk same reason as above.
I’m not a stickler for technique, but I think ROM for joints is mostly obvious. I can not for the life of me understand the things people do in the weight room.
Those handstand pushups with a double clap get me when I miss… Where was I again?
With bad form, it’s a toss up between deadlifts and squats. I’ve seen a few guys going at it that just make me wince. Although one guy did blow his shoulder apart on a bench. If hadn’t been doing it with a shirt he’d have been totally fubared.
Any exercise is dangerous when you decide to use way too much weight (…fucked up your shoulder trying to body-english-curl the 70 lb dumbbells?). Any exercise is dangerous when you use terrible form (back sore from going into full lumbar flexion on each rep of bent over rows?). Any exercise is dangerous if you keep going after you feel a pop/twinge/pull/any other way your body tells you “cut that shit out”.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
People curl in the squat rack at my gym. It’s never a problem, because we have like 10 of them.
Nobody gets any dirty looks.[/quote]
The big guys at my gym curl in the squat rack. The little guys curl at the EZ-Bar stand.
Neck pressing on a Smith Machine alone with your 1RM. Sure kill.
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
Neck pressing on a Smith Machine alone with your 1RM. Sure kill.[/quote]
2nded.
I figure it’s somewhat of an obscure exercise. This is the best google images could do.
I would have to say upper arm exercises judging by how many people will cross the street to stay outta the path of a preacher bench.
[quote]Sabastian525 wrote:
Running.
Take your average Joe trainer and your average Fat woman, think he would prescribe 1000 plyometric box jumps for depth, five times a week? Hell no! But he’d be quick to prescribe “jogging”, which is the same exact thing.
-Sab[/quote]
The intensity is nowhere near comparable but I agree with your overall point.
Most people who I see “jogging” seem to only move about as fast as my normal walking pace anyway.
Deadlift because you dont know your hurt until the next day.
[quote]triple-10sets wrote:
Deadlift because you dont know your hurt until the next day. [/quote]
You serious?
1RM Clean and jerk. Heavy suicide bench. Failing on heavy squats, without safety pins. Deadlifts with shitty form.
[quote]bulldogtor wrote:
curling in the squat rack… a lot of us feel like eating people who do that so i guess its dangerous[/quote]
HA! HA! Beat me to it!
[quote]eigieinhamr wrote:
triple-10sets wrote:
Deadlift because you dont know your hurt until the next day.
You serious?[/quote]
Well I often let me ego get in the way and try to go to heavy on deadlift, and the next day I usually feel a strain in my upper back, specifically on the left side.
I think the Decline Bench Press is the most dangerous lift, more so than the bench press. When you get stapled to the bench, you can survive but when you drop a barbell on your neck, you’re gonna get fucked.
I terms of injury, I’d have to say that leg extensions, behind-the-head presses (not jerks), behind-the head pulldowns, and poorly designed machines are pretty dangerous for overuse injuries, impingement injuries, etc.
Bench and Squats can be pretty dangerous too. Good alternatives are military presses and front squats if you have no access to a squat rack or power rack.
I don’t think underhanded stuff like Yates Rows are that dangerous. Sure, Yates tore his bicep with that style of rowing, but he was also rowing something crazy like 400lbs. If you’re using an appropriate weight that you don’t need to cheat with, your chances of injury should go down.
Bosu Ball Shit is dangerous.