Colorado Technical University

I was physically hurt by a personal fitness trainer...?

I become amputee on my right knee while working out with a fitness trainer at the Las Vegas Athletic Club by name of Jonathan Vose. He had me perform several very questionable exercises which hurt my leg permanently beyond repair. It ended my triathlon career and I costs me tens of l thousand of dollars in race fees and medical bills I tired to get my money back from him as compensation for physical and emotional pain I gone through (about $7,000). He just ignored by complaint and request. I hired a personal injury lawyer and he has been frustrated in getting the trainers insurance information and getting the gym to take action against this private contracted fitness trainer and his dangerous training methods. I'm wondering if anyone has gone through something similar with a fitness trainer and what they did about? If you have a suggest on how I can get this private trainer to pay me back for what he did, I would love to hear.

Public Comments

1. Sue him in a court of law for actual damages and pain and suffering. Why has your lawyer not done this yet?
2. Uh...Well it really depends what he made you do, if it hurt, you should have stopped. It was probably in the technique which you hurt yourself so more clarification should have been given.
3. Playing Devil's Advocate: First of all, if you were feeling pain (you know, the kind that makes you want to stop because its sharp) you should have known to stop. The legal argument against you is that because you are a professional triathlete (Triathlete career) and train 22 hours per week, how could you NOT body sense enough to know when to stop prior to a crippling injury? Do you have witnesses to this incident or did you get injured outside of the club on an interval run or crash your bike? What kind of directed training or exercises caused you to require amputation of your leg? Were you told to have a car roll over your leg? It is a very tough sell with the information you have provided. Playing the Lawyer: 1) Sue him in a court of law for actual damages if he is directly responsible or save the lawyer fees by taking him to small claims court. Get your medical bills and records and have them in a nice pile for the judge to review. Being an Ironman: A triathlete complaining about physical or emotional pain -- not to make fun but that's more a contradiction in terms. You're not a victim. YOU ARE A TRIATHLETE and by definition aspire to NEVER GIVE UP. Sarah Reinertsen or Team Hoyt ring a bell? I don't mean to sound heartless -- but I guarantee now, you have a clear shot to fame is to be the first place finisher at an IM and qualify for Kona in the amputee division. Your triathlon career is just beginning. There's less competition as an amputee than a 40-44 age grouper, that's for sure. Stay positive -- always. One last thing... ury Awards $300,000 in Gym Lawsuit October 14, 2008 A jury recently awarded a former Navy man $300,000 for injuries he sustained after undergoing a "CrossFit" workout program. He alleged that the regimen left him disabled because it caused leg muscles to break down. The CrossFit workout routine, which wasn't named as a defendant in the suit, is popular in law enforcement training and has been viewed as a "dangerously intense" exercise routine. The 29-year-old man sued his gym, the training program owners and the former employee that oversaw the CrossFit workout. The jury found that all three defendants were liable. Cheers!