NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal is a well-known fan of weightlifting. He was the official ambassador of the Olympia in 2020 and is acclaimed for benching massive weights in the gym. Recently, a man attempted an 881lb leg press which stunned Shaq and the fitness world alike.

Shaq posted a story on his Instagram where a man is attempting an 881lb leg press. It started with his spotters next to him. However, the man tried to do it without any help. Unsurprisingly and quite dangerously, the weight turned out to be too much for the lifter. Luckily, the man looked fine and seemed to have walked away from it relatively unharmed.

Shaquille O’Neal and Fitness fans Shaken by 881 lb attempt

Shaquille O’Neal was not the only one stunned by the attempt. Several fans joined in. One of them said, “Damn Lucky His Hips Didn’t Collapse” while another said, “Damn near crushed his own legs 🤦🏽‍♂️”. A few fans blamed the spotters for this and said, ” ion blame the spotters lmao. that heavy ah shit. go get a forklift to spot u next time🤣🤣”.

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Another set of fans questioned what the spotters could have even done in this situation. One said, ” what would the spotters have done anyway😭😭” while another said, “What they supposed to do hold all the plates up 😂”.

A few more questioned the need for such a ridiculous attempt. One fan said, “Come on man like you know in you’re heart u are not gonna lift all that weight with ya legs. I’ll never understand shit like this.” while another said, “To be fair what type of leg press is that. That is way more dangerous than the traditional leg press. What were the spotters supposed to do. Lift up 400 KG of him. Even if they could deadlift 200 KG each they can’t just stop it from falling and lift it up.”

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There have been a ton of accidents in fitness centers around the world. People are often advised to exercise caution when lifting very heavy weights as it could soon turn into a disaster. This man was lucky to walk away from this, leaving Shaq and the fans  stunned.