Probably tell your gym before someone gets hurt when it fails catastrophically..
AshamedNetwork777 on
Saw the same thing at my local gym before and when I raised it to management, I was told this wasn’t actually slowly breaking but is intentionally shaped like that. Don’t know if its real but I’ve long changed gyms since then
It’s interesting this machine is spec’d to have the carabiner be a softer material so it gets replaced instead of the more expensive handle bar.
vercertorix on
Broke through the one on my punching bag in my late teens. Pretty sure the heavy bag had a lot to do with it, but I did put it to use.
anonymous_truth242 on
Geez becareful, dont want a stack of weight dropping on anyone.
ccsjesse on
I like the collective dedication of workout
gadget850 on
This is why I have to replace the snap links on the flags at the VFW.
Uh-yeah-lol on
Final destination ass shit
BelredRobby on
Why tell Reddit? Go tell gym management. It is so terrible that people only think about lawsuits and making money off accidents. Grifters
robo-dragon on
That needs to be replaced months ago…
i-e-b on
Grease is your friend!
bapt_99 on
One of these days it’s gonna show you a really cool trick
xeanok on
I’m curious how long it’s been in use
Easythaiger on
Oh, so now it’s ’your’ gym?
Thorin_CokeinShield on
I noticed this happening on a carabiner I was hanging a heavy bag (boxing) from, I replaced it with a higher quality one and haven’t noticed it reoccurring.
Most likely it’s a cheap aluminum carabiner that is rubbing on steel.
v2eTOdgINblyBt6mjI4u on
I would not go to that gym anymore.
If their safety rutines has failed to find that one for that long, what else is lacking and might be dangerous in their gym?
No, don’t go there anymore!
Surf_Cath_6 on
r/mildlyalarming
CPTZaraki on
Used to go to title boxing before covid killed the location near me, and it was an awesome thing to get your heavy bag to fall during class when you were working on it. Good times, I miss that place.
louisacat10 on
My fiance works in a boxing gym. They replace these clips weekly from all the use they get.
StormFallen9 on
In my climbing classes I always heard the the halfway mark is the replacement mark
ZealousidealDog9587 on
Yourownhands52 on
This is way past a safe limit. Please tell your gym.
Drink15 on
Even the equipment has to get in the groove
CaptainMoist23 on
Imagine doing face pulls when it fails
charmio68 on
Disconnect it and place it on the gyms front desk.
This is an instance where you take action yourself, you don’t just report it and wait for someone else to do something.
vraalapa on
With a good bikini grip, you never risk a blister
Carabiner slips, that’s a hazard to the lifter
Alsweets0609 on
Caraseener better days
BrilliantPie2566 on
That’s exactly how the PG&E wildfire in California started! They cut back on maintenance inspections to save $$ and have higher profits. Some stuff holding the electric lines got worn down like that from the wind causing them to rub together. It snapped and caused live electric lines to fall into vegetation.
Sufficient_Stop8381 on
Someone gonna get the el kabong
Jacobie23 on
A new one is like $5 and takes 2 seconds to replace
Raichu7 on
Your gym has a dangerous lack of maintenance and someone is going to be seriously injured by avoidable equipment failure sooner or later. Carabiners should be on a regular safety check schedule and replaced before they get this bad.
fischouttawatah on
I’m surprised no one in this thread is astonished a carabiner has survived so long at a public gym to be worn this much. The carabiners at my gym disappear so often they don’t last more than a few months and are constantly replaced.
derSteppenwuf on
It’s probably one of the cheap Everbilt ones that says on the label “do not use for overhead lifting”. The ring it’s hooked to looks okay. The gym needs to shop at West Marine instead of Target.
slash37 on
Yeah that’s dangerous as fuck. Report that to your management immediately hahah.
unnamed_elder_entity on
The best time to replace it is always tomorrow.
No-Charity9259 on
This is a final destination scene just waiting to happen. Please tell me you reported this to the gym staff before your next set
willie_Pfister on
About one week from someone posting it in mildly infuriating.
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Probably tell your gym before someone gets hurt when it fails catastrophically..
Saw the same thing at my local gym before and when I raised it to management, I was told this wasn’t actually slowly breaking but is intentionally shaped like that. Don’t know if its real but I’ve long changed gyms since then
Mildly terrifying
8 years ago? [https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellworn/comments/7n43sq/this_carabiner_in_my_gym_has_become_notched_from/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellworn/comments/7n43sq/this_carabiner_in_my_gym_has_become_notched_from/)
r/oopsthatsdeadly
It’s interesting this machine is spec’d to have the carabiner be a softer material so it gets replaced instead of the more expensive handle bar.
Broke through the one on my punching bag in my late teens. Pretty sure the heavy bag had a lot to do with it, but I did put it to use.
Geez becareful, dont want a stack of weight dropping on anyone.
I like the collective dedication of workout
This is why I have to replace the snap links on the flags at the VFW.
Final destination ass shit
Why tell Reddit? Go tell gym management. It is so terrible that people only think about lawsuits and making money off accidents. Grifters
That needs to be replaced months ago…
Grease is your friend!
One of these days it’s gonna show you a really cool trick
I’m curious how long it’s been in use
Oh, so now it’s ’your’ gym?
I noticed this happening on a carabiner I was hanging a heavy bag (boxing) from, I replaced it with a higher quality one and haven’t noticed it reoccurring.
Most likely it’s a cheap aluminum carabiner that is rubbing on steel.
I would not go to that gym anymore.
If their safety rutines has failed to find that one for that long, what else is lacking and might be dangerous in their gym?
No, don’t go there anymore!
r/mildlyalarming
Used to go to title boxing before covid killed the location near me, and it was an awesome thing to get your heavy bag to fall during class when you were working on it. Good times, I miss that place.
My fiance works in a boxing gym. They replace these clips weekly from all the use they get.
In my climbing classes I always heard the the halfway mark is the replacement mark
This is way past a safe limit. Please tell your gym.
Even the equipment has to get in the groove
Imagine doing face pulls when it fails
Disconnect it and place it on the gyms front desk.
This is an instance where you take action yourself, you don’t just report it and wait for someone else to do something.
With a good bikini grip, you never risk a blister
Carabiner slips, that’s a hazard to the lifter
Caraseener better days
That’s exactly how the PG&E wildfire in California started! They cut back on maintenance inspections to save $$ and have higher profits. Some stuff holding the electric lines got worn down like that from the wind causing them to rub together. It snapped and caused live electric lines to fall into vegetation.
Someone gonna get the el kabong
A new one is like $5 and takes 2 seconds to replace
Your gym has a dangerous lack of maintenance and someone is going to be seriously injured by avoidable equipment failure sooner or later. Carabiners should be on a regular safety check schedule and replaced before they get this bad.
I’m surprised no one in this thread is astonished a carabiner has survived so long at a public gym to be worn this much. The carabiners at my gym disappear so often they don’t last more than a few months and are constantly replaced.
It’s probably one of the cheap Everbilt ones that says on the label “do not use for overhead lifting”. The ring it’s hooked to looks okay. The gym needs to shop at West Marine instead of Target.
Yeah that’s dangerous as fuck. Report that to your management immediately hahah.
The best time to replace it is always tomorrow.
This is a final destination scene just waiting to happen. Please tell me you reported this to the gym staff before your next set
About one week from someone posting it in mildly infuriating.