This is the truly terrifying stuff… a somewhat gruesome video. A married woman declares, “I’m going to work out today and get even more beautiful!” — but after attempting an extremely dangerous exercise at home, her arm snaps and bends the wrong way, leaving her screaming in agony.
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Real-world examples and risk factors for fractures sustained during strength training
Regarding the video in question—which shows an arm bending in the wrong direction during a strength-training exercise—there are no credible reports confirming when or where it was filmed, nor has the individual involved been identified; consequently, there is little evidence available to verify its authenticity. That said, upper-limb fractures occurring during strength training have been documented in the past. In March 2020, at a powerlifting competition in North Carolina, a female athlete fractured her radius (a forearm bone) while performing a 369-pound (approx. 167 kg) squat; she later underwent surgery and returned to competition the following year. In 2025, another athlete in the United States publicly disclosed that she had fractured her right arm while attempting a bench press with approximately 220 kg—an incident captured in a video that subsequently circulated online. While both cases involved injuries sustained during competitive events in the U.S.—and involved different movements (squats versus bench presses)—these scenarios differ significantly from performing bodyweight exercises at home.
Medical case reports indicate that the prevalence of injuries among CrossFit athletes reaches 73–75%, with shoulder injuries accounting for 20–30% of these cases. Risk factors for fractures include exercise-induced amenorrhea, vitamin D deficiency, and a rapid increase in physical load. According to the literature, instances of healthy young adults—with no underlying medical conditions—sustaining a fracture of the humeral neck solely through weight training are extremely rare.
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