Gym Bloopers
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(Bishop @ Apr. 28 2006,04:16)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">What are the funniest moments that happened to you or others in the gym? Please post here.
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Loud farts on heavy squats are something I've seen and find hilarious. Dropped a 45lb plate on my foot edge on once. Was funny once the pain let up a bit.
(Bishop @ Apr. 28 2006,04:16)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">What are the funniest moments that happened to you or others in the gym? Please post here.
Loud farts on heavy squats are something I've seen and find hilarious. Dropped a 45lb plate on my foot edge on once. Was funny once the pain let up a bit.
bluejacket
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1. blew the seam in my shorts while squating once. i just simlpy paused for a sec. and then continued the set so afterward i got goofed on by my partners but also got some credit for continuing.
2. was sliding a 25 off the bar but forgot about the 10 still on it. right on the top of my foot from about 3-4 ft. cant belive i didnt break anything.
3. doing incl. bench w/heavy wgt and missed racking it on 1 side(slow nite at the gym not many around). by the time i realised it was too late to get it back up the 2" needed. at the time i wasnt smart enough to realize i could let go of the racked side so i just kept struggling with it 1 armed (@6-10 secs which felt like 6-10min) before i just slowly dumped it. huge amount of noise (incl rack is a long way down) and a lot of stares.
4. and finally doing super set on a free standing seated calf raise and my partner pushed me sooo hard i just wanted to get off the damn thing when finished and in doing so me and the machine toppled over together. boy that was great.
anyway, those are the best ones i have. fortunately they have been stretched over a 15yr period so im not a complete idiot everytime i walk into the gym
2. was sliding a 25 off the bar but forgot about the 10 still on it. right on the top of my foot from about 3-4 ft. cant belive i didnt break anything.
3. doing incl. bench w/heavy wgt and missed racking it on 1 side(slow nite at the gym not many around). by the time i realised it was too late to get it back up the 2" needed. at the time i wasnt smart enough to realize i could let go of the racked side so i just kept struggling with it 1 armed (@6-10 secs which felt like 6-10min) before i just slowly dumped it. huge amount of noise (incl rack is a long way down) and a lot of stares.
4. and finally doing super set on a free standing seated calf raise and my partner pushed me sooo hard i just wanted to get off the damn thing when finished and in doing so me and the machine toppled over together. boy that was great.
anyway, those are the best ones i have. fortunately they have been stretched over a 15yr period so im not a complete idiot everytime i walk into the gym
When I was at college and first started training I joined a basement/dungeon gym. Having access to a squat rack and all kinds of cool leg machines I proceeded to completely hammer my legs remorselessly, set after set. Unfortunately, when I had finished I couldn't climb the stairs to get out! I had to drag myself up by the handrail as my legs were by now completely useless for any type of climbing. I could just about hobble along level ground. Getting home was a nightmare. I couldn't ride my bike but had to lean on it like a zimmer frame and shuffle along. It took me hours to get home. Then the following day I couldn't bend my legs at all. They had locked solid! After taking an age to get dressed I tried to take a few steps towards college but realised it was hopeless. I then spent the next two days on my bed waiting for the swelling to subside and another two weeks for the stiffness to clear up. What a nut!
I did a similar thing to my biceps one time just before an exam. It was so painful to straighten my arms from a bent position that I had to write the exam with a straight arm. It seemed like I had to sit miles away from my desk. Don't know to this day how I passed!
Another time I had bought a load of Weider Super High Protein wotnot and taken a few scoops before hitting the gym. Unfortunately, my guts reacted to the egg content and I started producing large quantities of really foul smelling gas which I had to expell regularly during my workout. I think at one point I was the only person in the gym! Even the receptionist went out for a breath of fresh air
I did a similar thing to my biceps one time just before an exam. It was so painful to straighten my arms from a bent position that I had to write the exam with a straight arm. It seemed like I had to sit miles away from my desk. Don't know to this day how I passed!
Another time I had bought a load of Weider Super High Protein wotnot and taken a few scoops before hitting the gym. Unfortunately, my guts reacted to the egg content and I started producing large quantities of really foul smelling gas which I had to expell regularly during my workout. I think at one point I was the only person in the gym! Even the receptionist went out for a breath of fresh air
I was doing pullovers one day, putting the bar down beside the bench. I had to go get more plates to make 100 or so lbs and when I started my work set, I laid the other way on the bench, forgetting that the legs on that end were slightly under the bench...when I extended, the bench tipped up, I went head over heels in a complete flip to my feet, still holding the bar.
The gym was full of women that day, so I just stood up and military pressed it as if I intended to do that all along. I dunno if they bought it or not, the bench making a huge crash when it landed...
The gym was full of women that day, so I just stood up and military pressed it as if I intended to do that all along. I dunno if they bought it or not, the bench making a huge crash when it landed...
Haha... all good stories. In my short two and a half years that I've been lifting I have had some embarassing moments...
1) Bench Press - two years ago I was lifting solo with no couplers (whatever they're called to hold the weight on the bar) and let's just say my balance was off and as soon as I went to do the first rep there goes a 45 off the side..
2) Leg Press - last fall.. morning after a heavy drinking night... repetitive farting that I had to quit
3) Squat - Ripped a whole in the crotch of my shorts, but I did what bluejacket did and continued the set
That's about all that comes to my mind, but I've been pretty good at not making myself look like a dumb newbie / retard.
1) Bench Press - two years ago I was lifting solo with no couplers (whatever they're called to hold the weight on the bar) and let's just say my balance was off and as soon as I went to do the first rep there goes a 45 off the side..
2) Leg Press - last fall.. morning after a heavy drinking night... repetitive farting that I had to quit
3) Squat - Ripped a whole in the crotch of my shorts, but I did what bluejacket did and continued the set
That's about all that comes to my mind, but I've been pretty good at not making myself look like a dumb newbie / retard.
Fausto
HST Expert
LOL, you have earned your name, darn...I haven't laughed so hard in years
I remember a few myself, back in the days when I used a gym (now I have my own at home).
Dropped a d/b on my toe, because this hottie, decided to come and do leg curls right in front of me.
Decided I could bench the same amount on a smith machine as i could on a normal rack, result was I could not, problem, only my child was around (and he was six - so...could not help), eventually after much struggling!
I remember a few myself, back in the days when I used a gym (now I have my own at home).
Dropped a d/b on my toe, because this hottie, decided to come and do leg curls right in front of me.
Decided I could bench the same amount on a smith machine as i could on a normal rack, result was I could not, problem, only my child was around (and he was six - so...could not help), eventually after much struggling!
Egg protein is a no no for me. I won't even eat hardboiled eggs the night before the day I workout. Only in the morning after I'm done already. Glad to see I'm not the only person who has that problem with egg protein.
One little blooper, I go kayaking for cardio in the summer. Went one morning with my friend and I guess the sun was just right. Even though both she and I repeatedly applied sun block to our legs, we both got burned so bad we were out of work for two days and on the phone with each other complaining how much it hurt. The whole front of both of my legs was one huge blister. I actually did show up for work the first day after the trip, but I just couldn't stay. My boss at the time was a very cool lady who let me go home without a problem. She did want to see the burns though and for a few minutes before I left we compared leg scars. Thank God it hadn't blistered yet or I think she would have wanted to get pictures. She was an odd ball.
One little blooper, I go kayaking for cardio in the summer. Went one morning with my friend and I guess the sun was just right. Even though both she and I repeatedly applied sun block to our legs, we both got burned so bad we were out of work for two days and on the phone with each other complaining how much it hurt. The whole front of both of my legs was one huge blister. I actually did show up for work the first day after the trip, but I just couldn't stay. My boss at the time was a very cool lady who let me go home without a problem. She did want to see the burns though and for a few minutes before I left we compared leg scars. Thank God it hadn't blistered yet or I think she would have wanted to get pictures. She was an odd ball.
haha, these are all great. quadancer, yours is my favorite so far though I'm not sure I totally visualize the stunt.
Only 2 bloopers for me: Most recent was letting a fart slip on the ab machine. Unfortunately for me, I was facing a couple other gym members and they got the fully amplified version (think yelling with hands cupped around mouth). After I completed the set, they were both staring at me.
First blooper was when I was 15: benching w/no spotter, w/nobody in the gym, and accidently failed (ack!). Seeing the bar slowly approach me, I tried to slide down the bench and drop the bar right above my head. Too bad I had long hair at the time because the bar landed on it and pinned me to the bench! The next painful few moments were spent trying to release the hair from the bar on the bench *without* ripping it out of my head. I was partially successful.
Needless to say, I now have a shaved head and ALWAYS bench w/dumbells =)
Only 2 bloopers for me: Most recent was letting a fart slip on the ab machine. Unfortunately for me, I was facing a couple other gym members and they got the fully amplified version (think yelling with hands cupped around mouth). After I completed the set, they were both staring at me.
First blooper was when I was 15: benching w/no spotter, w/nobody in the gym, and accidently failed (ack!). Seeing the bar slowly approach me, I tried to slide down the bench and drop the bar right above my head. Too bad I had long hair at the time because the bar landed on it and pinned me to the bench! The next painful few moments were spent trying to release the hair from the bar on the bench *without* ripping it out of my head. I was partially successful.
Needless to say, I now have a shaved head and ALWAYS bench w/dumbells =)
deli_conker
New Member
Those are some funny storie.
I've been fortunate with my bloopers. I've ripped many a fart in the gym but I've been lucky enough that they've been on my terms. Usually I'll take a quick break to top off my half full water bottle and let them slide out slow and low while I'm walking through the cardio section on the way to the water fountain.
I'll have to remember the egg protein thing though. Maybe I'll make some muffins with it and bring them to work with me.
I've been fortunate with my bloopers. I've ripped many a fart in the gym but I've been lucky enough that they've been on my terms. Usually I'll take a quick break to top off my half full water bottle and let them slide out slow and low while I'm walking through the cardio section on the way to the water fountain.
I'll have to remember the egg protein thing though. Maybe I'll make some muffins with it and bring them to work with me.
I was once spotting a buddy doing heavy decline bench press. He was going heavy. I am sure you all have noticed --- it is difficult to spot on some decline benchs. You have a bad angle. As a spotter you have to bend over too far. So anyway he was going really heavy and failed. It was an intense moment. I did not have the leverage to pull up the 325lbs he was benching. So I steped across his head to get under the weight. It was still a struggle but after some grunting I got the weight back on the rack. Of couse I had loose fitting gym shorts on and no jock
Afterward He said "wow Bob thanks for the spot -- not sure what happened my arms just gave out on that fifth rep" "hey for a while there I thought you were going to Tea-bag me".
I did not know whay tea-bag ment -- but latter in the day figured it out.
Bob
I did not know whay tea-bag ment -- but latter in the day figured it out.
Hahah. I used to workout in a very 'intense' way with like 5 or 6 sets of bench, press to failure. My partner would spot me for lots of forced reps. The gym was cramped and the bench was high and as he had to help me more with the weight he would come over towards my feet so that my face was covered by his loose fitting, sweaty shorts. I have vivid memories of me grunting in a muffled way with his sack in my face.