most embarrassing thing you've done in the gym?...

started working out at a new gym and I had a runny nose. 10 minutes in I decided to blow it with one of the paper towels from all the dispensers they have. I realized at about the same time everyone else did that these goddam things are like wet naps soaked with some hardcore antiseptic. People stared as my eyes watered and my sinuses burned like crazy, of course I tried to act unphased
 
this isn't really embarrassing but it could have been...

a couple weeks ago i was working shoulders and was over by the machines doing some end of workout high rep sets on the military press machine and this girl that i had an eye on during my entire workout came and sat on the tricep machine right in front of me. she was fiddling with the pin to raise the seat (she was like 5'1" maybe 100 lbs) and she couldn't get it undone. so i finish my set and walk up to her and ask if she needs help. she moves over and smiles so i proceed to yank and tug and pull for about two minutes looking like a jackass. finally i just get pissed and yank the seat as hard as i can and it pops right up to where she wanted it. after she thanked me i went back to my machine and saw some guys looking our way and laughing....i want to to say :bryce: but just finished my workout.

like i said, not embarrassing but could have been if i wasn't able to use my super strength to fix it :006:
 
I was spotting my friend who was repping 315 on the bench. Well, one of his tendons or something decided to give out and his right arm just dropped as he had the weight halfway up. There were no collars on so the weights started sliding off of the right side and like a dumb ass I tried to stop that from happening. However, I was too slow and as soon as those plates fell off of the bar, it popped up and nailed me in the nose. So, everyone in the gym turns to see what the noise was and all they see is me trying to keep blood from gushing out of my nose and my buddy holding his pec in pain with 6 plates lying on the floor.
 
This one is from many years back but still hurts me in my pride bone. I was doing incline and I didn't realize how high the pegs were when I unracked the weight. I did my set fine and when I went to re-rack the weight I found that my arms were about just one inch short of being able to do it. So I lowered the weight to my chest and held it there looking around hoping someone would help get it off me. Everyone in the gym seemed to be looking every other direction than me so I sighed and rolled the weight down my chest and onto my lap. Right when I was in the middle of basically deadlifting off of myself, someone came over and helped me, but not without a condescending, "you really should use a spotter..."
 
I was doing tricep pushdowns on the cable machine with one of those short bars. well I was done my set and standing there before starting my next one and apparently I wasn't paying full attention because next thing you know the bar literally hit my eye ball dead on. i felt the awful squish feeling and everything, and for about 20 seconds swore I'd be blind. I'm not sure if anyone saw it, but I ended up with literally no damage besides a blood shot eye. not even a bruise...i guess i got real lucky lol
 
EustisPanther said:
My friend did this with 115lbs when we were juniors in HS. Except I was standing on the side of the bar that the weights fell off.... Next thing I know I got smashed in the face with the bar as it flew back in the air. Lost my front teeth... Was pretty embarrassing with the entire weightlifting team watching as I scraped my tooth dust off the bar.
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Speaking of being in HS, I was using a Four Way Neck Machine when one of my Not-So-Smart Buddies decided to hit the adjustable seat pin WHILE I was in mid rep. The GD bar swung around and the unpadded portion hit me square in the head. It was the closest I've ever been to being knocked out. The football coach ran over to me and held me up as I weeble wobbled around, lol.

In defense of my Not So Smart Bud, I did the same thing to him...BUT HE WASN'T Lifting when I did it to him. He was just trying to pay me back, lol.

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sum of these are pretty bad but i might have u guys lol......... Well one day i was warming up on the treadmill and my shoelaces were a little long and not tucked into my shoes and i tripped, but instead of letting myself jsut slide off the treadmill (which would be embarassing enough) i held on and let the treadmill scrape away all the skin from my legs while peope just watched as i tried to pull myself up to hit the stop button lol. Another funny hting is that the lady next to me jumped on the side runner of the treadmill and was trying to stop the belt by jsut sticking her foot on it lol.....embarassing for her too. i still got teh scars from that horrible day :-(
 
first time i ever touched a weight 3 years ago i didnt know breathing was so important. i got to feelin sick and started toward the bathroom. woke up on the bathroom floor 2 minutes later with 3 bodybuilders flipping out about the skinny 130 lb guy passed out on the floor
 
i finished lifting and my friend was doin barbell curls i was talkign **** to him the wole time i tried to run by him to grab a dumbell right when i bent down to pick up the dumbell he curled up blasted me in the forehead had 7 stiches haha
 
ammoarsenal said:
first time i ever touched a weight 3 years ago i didnt know breathing was so important. i got to feelin sick and started toward the bathroom. woke up on the bathroom floor 2 minutes later with 3 bodybuilders flipping out about the skinny 130 lb guy passed out on the floor
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I always got bloody noses when I first started lifting in highschool b/c I didn't know how to breathe properly.
 
I got stuck at the bottom of a CGBP and then moved my hands to normal bench to get it up like I usually did which I couldn't do. I then proceeded to look around for help from someone which no one cared so I started to dump the weights off the bar. Took more effort then doing the presses.
 
I just started lifting seriously now in my early 20's but back when I was like 15 or so I tried out the same gym I'm at. The only problem was I was emo and looked like a fairy. When I went back to the gym years later they still had my same log in picture of me with long emo swoopy hair, skinny jeans, an ironic jean jacket, and a messenger bag. The guy behind the desk was like "you need to change this right now so no one else sees", haha. Everyone drops weights and falls, I got told to change my picture because it was gay.
 
sub001 said:
I just started lifting seriously now in my early 20's but back when I was like 15 or so I tried out the same gym I'm at. The only problem was I was emo and looked like a fairy. When I went back to the gym years later they still had my same log in picture of me with long emo swoopy hair, skinny jeans, an ironic jean jacket, and a messenger bag. The guy behind the desk was like "you need to change this right now so no one else sees", haha. Everyone drops weights and falls, I got told to change my picture because it was gay.
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LOL. I seriously know waaaaay too many kids like you Lol.
 
was on the incline bench, and i was rolling the bar towards to stoppers to lift off.. turn out the bench didnt have stopped or hooks.. dropped right of the bench and fell on my face..
blood pissing out everywhere, had to drive to the doctors half concussed and very angry and upset lol

12 stiches later and still left with the scar.

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sub001 said:
I just started lifting seriously now in my early 20's but back when I was like 15 or so I tried out the same gym I'm at. The only problem was I was emo and looked like a fairy. When I went back to the gym years later they still had my same log in picture of me with long emo swoopy hair, skinny jeans, an ironic jean jacket, and a messenger bag. The guy behind the desk was like "you need to change this right now so no one else sees", haha. Everyone drops weights and falls, I got told to change my picture because it was gay.
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Bahahaha!! This is too funny! :chairfall:
 
OMG, he even has proof lol!
 
I was working out in the gym at my work this day (where I already look a bit out of place as I train balls to the wall while everyone else trains like sunday drivers...)

I got really warm this day wearing my vest that had got too tight on me, and in the process of trying to loosen it up, I ripped it right off at the shoulder! Nipple hanging out and all, and all the "sunday drivers" with their 5 lbs, 20 rep sets all were looking at me.

So I went back into the changing rooms to my locker where my boss just happened to be standing getting changed for his gym session. Then I ripped off the other shoulder of the vest and pulled it off like a pair of pants/trousers, and my boss give me the most "what the f*** look in my direction, but never bothered commented/asking what I was doing! Then I bust out laughing like a maniac at the sheer hilarity of the situation, and ended up looking even more like a tit! The whole time he retained the serious look on his face, which just made me laugh more and so on...Hahahaaa :)
 
haha dressing like a weirdo got me girls for a little bit but i saw the errors in my way and got a haircut and stopped wearing youth sized shirts haha, at least now i'm proud to say i won't even fit in some of the stuff i used to because my arms and quads got bigger, though i can't be too proud because filling out size 28 skinny jeans isn't too much of an accomplishment.
 
sub001 said:
haha dressing like a weirdo got me girls for a little bit but i saw the errors in my way and got a haircut and stopped wearing youth sized shirts haha, at least now i'm proud to say i won't even fit in some of the stuff i used to because my arms and quads got bigger, though i can't be too proud because filling out size 28 skinny jeans isn't too much of an accomplishment.
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LOL.

What you need is some mcdonalds!
 
votum said:
LOL.

What you need is some mcdonalds!
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Haha I'm up like 55 pounds from then. I was just saying growing out of size 28's isn't that big of a deal haha. My girlfriend tried to get me to squeeze back into some 34's the other day and my thighs wanted to tear the jeans up. My waist is skinny but my thighs won't fit in. They probably fit but I'm used to swimming in my clothes like gym shorts and sweat pants. I was 129 back in the day and vegetarian, quit vegetarian and that went to 145, started eating like a champ and got to 163, started lifting and got to 190, and then cut to 175-180ish. Now I'm back on bulk. I could eat my old self for breakfast now :).
 
sub001 said:
Haha I'm up like 55 pounds from then. I was just saying growing out of size 28's isn't that big of a deal haha. My girlfriend tried to get me to squeeze back into some 34's the other day and my thighs wanted to tear the jeans up. My waist is skinny but my thighs won't fit in. They probably fit but I'm used to swimming in my clothes like gym shorts and sweat pants. I was 129 back in the day and vegetarian, quit vegetarian and that went to 145, started eating like a champ and got to 163, started lifting and got to 190, and then cut to 175-180ish. Now I'm back on bulk. I could eat my old self for breakfast now :).
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Didn't look at your current weight lol. thought you were saying you finally filled out the size 28s rofl.

I have the thunder thighs too lol. I can leg press a car but can barely put pants on rofl.
 
sub001 said:
I just started lifting seriously now in my early 20's but back when I was like 15 or so I tried out the same gym I'm at. The only problem was I was emo and looked like a fairy. When I went back to the gym years later they still had my same log in picture of me with long emo swoopy hair, skinny jeans, an ironic jean jacket, and a messenger bag. The guy behind the desk was like "you need to change this right now so no one else sees", haha. Everyone drops weights and falls, I got told to change my picture because it was gay.
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:toofunny: okay...any chance you can post that pic :toofunny:
 
seunim said:
:toofunny: okay...any chance you can post that pic :toofunny:
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Haha no, it was just on the gym's computer, they take your picture for log in with a webcam.

Here is a little time line for that. The gym picture was a few months after the first picture, so same hair cut but right after I made it 1 solid color before it grew out long like the second picture. I was never a total emo wuss, I just dressed like it to get chicks and because I was into the music and show scene in my town. Should have gone out for the football team like most people, lol.

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I just started lifting last year so it's nothing brag worthy yet, but at least you can see I made progress and I got a hair cut haha. I'll never forget that day at the gym where I was told to change the picture though :(.
 
I would rep you again for amazing progress, unfortunately I already repped u too much lol.
 
Haha, thanks. They were dark times, and I am glad I saw the light. A popular thing among emo kids was to wear girl jeans because they fit better around chicken legs or something, I never bought into that trend (I'm a levi's man) but one day when I'm bigger I want to grow my hair out and dress really emo in tight fitting clothes and go somwhere where an emo kid wouldn't belong and pick a fight and then rip out of my clothes like the hulk haha.




Edit: I forgot to add, another embarrassing story is today. I went to go to the bathroom before working out and there were crap chunks stuck to the toilet bowl so I decided to try and flush it to see if they would go away so I can do work on a clean throne and as I reached for the handle to flush I dropped my straps into the bowl. I had to go ask the people for a garbage bag and something to recover them with and had to explain to like 8 people why I had hot water running over my straps in the sink.
 
sub001 said:
Edit: I forgot to add, another embarrassing story is today. I went to go to the bathroom before working out and there were crap chunks stuck to the toilet bowl so I decided to try and flush it to see if they would go away so I can do work on a clean throne and as I reached for the handle to flush I dropped my straps into the bowl. I had to go ask the people for a garbage bag and something to recover them with and had to explain to like 8 people why I had hot water running over my straps in the sink.
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LMNAO!!!! dude you're a frickin' riot!!!! :lol:
 
I ripped ass in the middle of leg pressing 730, it literally sounded like I **** my pants. That wasnt a big deal, what was a problem was when the cute brunette who was 'spotting' me heard it, looked at me in disgust, and out of embarassment/shock I nearly dropped the entire sled on my face.
 
I always tend to just "stare" at nothing but I happened to be staring in the ab "section"

was just tired and breathing heavy ya know so I was staring and there are some hot girls in spandex stuff doing crunches and kicking their legs out. The one girl saw me staring, notified her friend, got up, gave disgusted looks and left.

I was for a minute why did they leave? than I was like oh... I was staring :lol:
 
GeekPoop said:
I always tend to just "stare" at nothing but I happened to be staring in the ab "section"
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Haha I always do this. Most of the time I'm at the gym alone so in between sets I either pace to the water fountain or just stare into oblivion because I don't want to be the jerk playing with his phone the whole time. I always hate when I accidentally end up locking eyes with someone and get the deer in headlights face and quickly turn away, haha.
 
capnsavem said:
you can stare at me, Geekpoop... i won't leave ;)
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kk, i pant and kinda grin as well :hump:

sub001 said:
Haha I always do this. Most of the time I'm at the gym alone so in between sets I either pace to the water fountain or just stare into oblivion because I don't want to be the jerk playing with his phone the whole time. I always hate when I accidentally end up locking eyes with someone and get the deer in headlights face and quickly turn away, haha.
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lol you sound like me, i dont even realize Im doing it and some people just freak out haha
 
About two years ago, I was curling and trying to be a wise ass to this milf that had the biggest roundest most phenomenal badunkadunk i've seen on an older woman in a long time so i figure i'd go to my #1 joke pickup line(i know they actually never work) and said to her "what has 148 teeth and holds back the incredible hulk?" and before i could say "my zipper" i started laughing so hard that i dropped the weight on my foot and started screaming my ass off for a good 30 seconds then limped out of the gym because i was so embarrassed...pickup attempt FAILED
 
BigKen55 said:
About two years ago, I was curling and trying to be a wise ass to this milf that had the biggest roundest most phenomenal badunkadunk i've seen on an older woman in a long time so i figure i'd go to my #1 joke pickup line(i know they actually never work) and said to her "what has 148 teeth and holds back the incredible hulk?" and before i could say "my zipper" i started laughing so hard that i dropped the weight on my foot and started screaming my ass off for a good 30 seconds then limped out of the gym because i was so embarrassed...pickup attempt FAILED
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:liar:
that is too funny to be true
 
BigKen55 said:
i really wish i was lying but if you knew how us jersey guys are you would understand haha
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I do lol. I have friends from Jersey & NEW YORK! come down here all the time.
 
I use that donkey raise machine at my gym for calves. There is a gap between the torso support pad and the thigh support pad. My piece falls in that gap every time. When I was younger, I would walk away from that machine with a massive erection tucked in my waist band.
 
Went to pull a clean one time and it slipped out of my hands, the barbell crashed to the floor as I awkwardly tried to catch it. I then managed to trip over the bar and face plant...

Walking out of the gym with a full shaker of chocolate protein I hit the thing on the door jam. It dropped and exploded everywhere. The chick at the check in desk got a kick out of that one...
 
Also, i find this to be bada$$, some might find it embarrassing but my buddy broke his arm playing hockey, the fracture required that they put a plate in his forearm. He went through 6 weeks recovery and the doctor gave him the okay to lift. A week later he is benching 145, hits rep ten and his arm busts in half. The plate actually bent too, his arm was stuck in an "L" shape until the plate was removed and the bone reset.
 
swan1209 said:
Also, i find this to be bada$$, some might find it embarrassing but my buddy broke his arm playing hockey, the fracture required that they put a plate in his forearm. He went through 6 weeks recovery and the doctor gave him the okay to lift. A week later he is benching 145, hits rep ten and his arm busts in half. The plate actually bent too, his arm was stuck in an "L" shape until the plate was removed and the bone reset.
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That's the most badass thing ever....I hope he has pictures!
 
threw up while curling for some reason...my son ate half a chocolate bar and finished the rest..half hr later went to workout and couldnt stop burping...warming up with bb curls threw up chocolate all over myself..havent had chocolate since
 
I was squatting a few days ago and forgot to put a plate on the other side...I lifted it up and the plates on my left started sliding off and I barely caught it before the went all the way off lol...

I know someone had to of seen me, but luckily my headphones were in so I was invisible :D
 
Hahah Triumphantly finnishing a set of hammer curls and looking at my guns in the mirror like im the man and as i walk away not paying attention tripped over a bench and slam right into a fat sweaty hairy dude while everyone saw lol
 
not something i did, but equally as embarrassing...

the other day there was this dude at my gym, maybe 125 soaking wet, and he was doing 15lb db curls, rockin' the full-on hardcore weight belt, headband (across and covering his eyebrows?), and... wait for it....


elbow pads.

the kind that you see some rollerbladers on the boardwalk wearing.

i need to get some of those glasses with the hidden cam in 'em.
 
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