Weight Room Rescue

millerll

I was in the gym yesterday, setting up for my bench press workout. There was a gentleman on the other side of the weight room doing his bench presses on another bench. It was typical light Friday crowd, with about a half dozen people total in the weight room.

Suddenly, I hear, "Frank! Frank!" I turn around, and see the other lifter flat on his back, pinned under the bench press bar. Frank, whoever he was, was nowhere to be found. I ran over, and together, we got the bar back up into the rack. The guy thanked me profusely, and told me he had a bad shoulder that sometimes goes out. That's what happened during his lift, and he found himself pinned.

I said, "No problem, anytime" and that's when I noticed that he had 250 pounds on the bar. :noway: Wow. Did I really just lift that? (Or at least half of it, since it was a joint effort, lol.) At this point, Frank wanders over and says, "For the record, I'M Frank." I said, "Well, Frank, no offense, but for the record, I was closer, so the first guy to get there wins." We had a good laugh over it.

I think the first guy was a little chagrined that a woman had to save his bacon, but I was just amazed that I could do it. You never know when a healthy lifestyle and a good exercise program will pay off in ways you never imagined.

Now I'm off to rescue a few kittens from some trees.............

HisBeachgirl

WAY TO GO!! Of course, I'm sure your adrenaline was pumping, but still that's pretty awesome! Maybe you're new nickname at the gym can be Wonder Woman!

fiberartist219

Good job!

VenturaGurl

Now that's what I call GIRL POWER!!! Way to go!