Fitness Influencer Justyn Vicky Dead At 33 After 450 lb. Barbell Hits His Neck At The Gym

The fitness community is mourning the loss of Justyn Vicky, who died after breaking his neck during a gym visit earlier this month. He was 33. Justyn was training at The Paradise Bali gym in Indonesia on July 15 when a barbell that weighed 450 lbs fell on his neck, according to The Daily Mail. The outlet reported that he was being supervised by a spotter while he was doing squat presses when the barbell fell forward onto his neck. The weight caused “a broken neck and critical compression of vital nerves connecting to his heart and lungs,” per The Daily Mail. Justyn was then rushed to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, but he did not make it.