Embarrassing day in the gym! OMFG!

[apex]

Well I just recently moved to Arkansas from Indiana and I finally had enough money to get another gym membership. I'm pretty lucky, down here we have 2 gold gym's within 15 minutes of me and they are building another and will be ready in winter of 05. But anyhow, I started off my normal routein with my first day being chest day. I started off with incline dumbell presses started with 50-60-70-75 I was feeling pretty weak and I knew it was because I took almost a month off! Thats right a FREAKING MONTH! After exhausting myself with 75 for only 6 I figured Id beable to do some flat bench next. So I headed over to flat bench. I loaded up the bar with 45s a side and did my normal 10 warmup for first set and damn I knew it was an off day but I made myself put up some more weight. So I was thinking id put another 35 a side but I stopped myself and put on 25 a side. Only 185.... well I slid my ass underneigth the bar and proceeded to push it up... 1....2....3..........................ahhhhhh barely got it up! I got up looked in the mirror in disbelief I thought no WAY! There was no way that I could only do 185 3 times. So I got back under the bar after a longer than normal rest.. maybe 5 minute rest... I got under it started to hype myself up in my head made sure I had it perfect.... Lifted up... 1....2...3....4..5....................................COULDNT DO 5 I didnt have a spotter.... so we all know what happens next. Yup.. thats right the bar is sitting on my chest... as I'm laughing...I'm laughing at myself because the bar fell on my chest with only 185... I had to actually slid the bar to my belly and sit up with it... it was the most embarrassing day in my life... i KNOW everyone saw me do it yet noone asked to help which was a relief. But I had to leave after that... i couldnt let anyone see me in there from letting 185 sit on my chest =(.



BTW... normal max for 2 is 275 which was a month ago. I think i just taxed my body with the dumbbells... but damn....com'on!

 

[iamcdn]

hahah sorry to hear that bro

ive done that before, we all have.....i hope

 

[Frosty]

I did it with 225 once. Luckily I was the only one in the gym, so no one saw

 

[Mudge]

I lost a lot of strength when I moved about 5 months ago, getting used to the new gym, equipment, and eating like shyt for 3 days. Seriously though it was a true mystery to me, really unexpected.

 

[chidoks]

hahaha...that has happened to me before

 

[w00t]

thats happened to everyone at some point im sure... it happened to me once, but i was squatting... i was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, now the bar wasnt resting on my hood or anything, but as i was going down for my set of 275, the par slipped off my back and i caught it with my arms... like i caught the bar and it was resting about 8 inches down my back and being held up by my arms.. i was shaking like a leaf trying to hold that thing there lol... i tried with all my might to pull/push it up back to where its supposed to rest, but to no avail.. it didnt work... lol so i had to lean forward and squat down, and get down on my knees and put the bar on the 2 bars at the bottom of the squat rack... and the gym was packed.... so i know someone saw.

 

[Die$eL~Man]

its happened to all of us i'm sure !

 

[bigEge]

Where did you live in Indiana? Indianapolis?

 

[hornedfrogs07]

Yeah, that's happened to all of us. Time off, new equipment, it's gonna get to ya bro. Just take it in stride and get better next time.

 

[pullinbig]

my first warm up is the bar. flat bench first on chest day.

 

[blackbeard]

nothing wrong with time off..just be smart about it and work your way back up to it..i took a very long time off from squats because of various issues with my knee and stuff..develop a plan and stick to it and before long youll be right back to where you were!!

 

[apex]

nah, I lived in Terre Haute.

 

[John"Zane"Ching]

I also had an embarssing moments in gym.
One time, I was working out a dumbbell press of 80 pounds(per dumbbell) then suddenly, my left arm gave up and I almost drop the freaking 80 pound dumbbell on my face. Luckily, it landed beside my head...

all the people there didn't mind me and that's a relief..bec I was embarass as hell.

 

[Mr. dB]

Well I just recently moved to Arkansas from Indiana and I finally had enough money to get another gym membership. I'm pretty lucky, down here we have 2 gold gym's within 15 minutes of me and they are building another and will be ready in winter of 05.

Where in Arkansas are there two Gold's Gyms, and another under construction? Must be Fayetteville, 'cause it sure ain't Little Rock.

 

[Beast_19_301]

I took 2 months off and got a little stronger.

 

[apex]

Well actually its not in the same town. The one I visit is the one in Bentonville, but 5 minutes away there is one in springdale and there is one being built in lowell due to be open in winter of 05. (sign is up but construction hasnt began).

 

[Mr. dB]

Now that pisses me off. Bentonville and Springdale have Gold's Gym, and Little Rock doesn't. Fuckers!

 

[bones93]

Thats funny but I had almost the same shit happen to me a few weeks ago...Went back in after a little layoff and had the same thing happen with the weights drastically dropping...I was on the SMith though so didnt have to struggle too much...

 

[daan69]

dont feel bad... i have had days where i came in, did 2 pullups, and had to go home.... due to the pain caused by tendinitis.

its embarrassing walking out a mere 3 seconds after you just checked in.

 

[pullinbig]

Now that pisses me off. Bentonville and Springdale have Gold's Gym, and Little Rock doesn't. Fuckers!

tell me you dont live in arkansas. i used to live there and i have several cousins still out there.