We may earn a commission from links on this page. Credit: Beth Skwarecki Look closely at your barbell the next time you’re in a gym. Much of the surface is roughed up with a diamond pattern.

Pop quiz: You want to lift 185 pounds. How many plates do you put on each side of the barbell, and what sizes? If you didn’t immediately answer “a 45 and a 25, of course,” perhaps a little ...

Ariatna Lizeth Mata Esparza, from Torreón, Mexico, suddenly dropped to the floor while doing barbell squats in a local gym earlier this month. Paramedics rushed to the scene but were unable to ...

A young woman died in front of other gym-goers after collapsing as she performed barbell squats. Ariatna Lizeth Mata Esparza collapsed as she worked out her legs on 16 August. Paramedics arrived ...