Strange incident while power cleaning

[biggah_traps]

Hi all,

Had a strange incident today that I thought I might share. I was power cleaning, work weights was 120 kg for 10 singles. As I'm warming up I notice a little old man is looking at me funny from across the gym. I set up for my 1st 120 kg single, squeeze and pull...and I see him running at me. I almost dumped the clean but ended up racking it.

So I'm in a quarter squat with 120 kg on my shoulders and gramps grabs me round the waist and screams "it's ok, I've got you!" I can't drop the weight without knocking him out. If I stand up I'll have to lift him off the ground.

"Let go," I manage.

"It's oooookkkkkk!" he wails. I decide to stand up, his grip breaks and he ends up sitting on his arse in front of me. Thankfully there's just enuf room for me to step back and to return the barbell to the floor between us.

"You would've had it if you'd let me help," he says and walks away looking dejected.

Anyway...have any of you seen a power clean get misinterpreted quite so oddly? I'm the only one in my gym that does anything vaguely explosive / olympic lifting style, and I've had people looking at me with curiosity when I'm cleaning, but nothing close to this. Just felt like sharing

[Mark Rippetoe]

You should have dropped it on him.

[Yngvi]

This is why we should always film our lifts; maybe the gym has footage?
This is clearly some sort of attempted sexual assault.

[biggah_traps]

You should have dropped it on him.

Pretty sure that would've killed him

[Mark Rippetoe]

Pretty sure that would've killed him

Yeah, that would have been tragic.

[Jason Donaldson]

BT, I don't suppose you happened to look and see if his shenanigans were being filmed, did you? This sounds suspiciously like it could have been a stunt for posting on social media....

[Cole Gorton]

yes i had a dipshit once compliment me on being able to CURL such heavy weights. i was fucking power cleanining.

[Jason Donaldson]

yes i had a dip shit once compliment me on being able to CURL such heavy weights. i was fucking power cleanining.

Then again, that would be a pretty good way to break someone's balls about a pronounced arm pull....

(Disclaimer: All in good fun, Cole - I am NOT one to cast stones when it comes to the PC.)

[Alexander Dargatz]

Okay, I think it's time now for the solutions, BT.

What did the guy think you were doing, he was doing, how was he gonna help you and why you didn't get the rep when you stood up in spite of his help???

[biggah_traps]

BT, I don't suppose you happened to look and see if his shenanigans were being filmed, did you? This sounds suspiciously like it could have been a stunt for posting on social media....

I didn't look, but the old boy must've been 60 or so. Bit old for tiktoks

Okay, I think it's time now for the solutions, BT.

What did the guy think you were doing, he was doing, how was he gonna help you and why you didn't get the rep when you stood up in spite of his help???

I -think- he thought a power clean was a failed full clean. So I needed help going all the way down. Beyond that, I have no idea