Embarrassing gym moments

RunDoozer
RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Went to a different gym today. The layout was all weird power rack next to the tread mill. The power rack looked like it was from medieval times. The safety bars were all weird on it. I ended up setting them up too high and hit one on my warmup squat which caused the bar to go all crooked and send the 45 lb plate flying then the other one too because it was so unbalanced. Looked like a moron.

What have you done at the gym that makes you just want to crawl under a rock?
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  • lolinj
    lolinj Posts: 11 Member
    While I was still nursing my youngest son I was in step class and had a nursing pad on so as not to leak in class. During one of the jumping jacks the pad went flying out of my shirt. I am not sure who saw it or realized what it was but I was embarassed. I just picked it up and continued stepping. :blushing:
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    while working on squats with a male trainer there to spot me I let out a rip roaring fart...he almost passed out...and I made sure never to go to the gym when he was there...

    I still get nervous when I squat...
  • suv_hater
    suv_hater Posts: 374 Member
    rip roaring fart = shart?
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    I fell off the incline bench when I went with my brother once. Thankfully it was his gym and not mine so I never had to go back. Super embarrassing.
  • JusticeGirl25
    JusticeGirl25 Posts: 703 Member
    One morning last year I went to the locker room, put my gym bag down on the ground, changed into my gym clothes and I didn't realize a woman was standing right behind me and I accidentally hit her in the nose when I was putting my hair into a ponytail.
  • SunKissed1989
    SunKissed1989 Posts: 1,314 Member
    This has happened quite a lot recently but if I go on the treadmill, usually after an intense session on the stationary bike, I really feel the need to fart, and because I can't control it I have to just let it happen. When it does happen I can't hear how loud it was because I've got my iPod on so I just have to keep running and pray nobody knows it was me or that they can't smell it :tongue:
  • Kaypix
    Kaypix Posts: 72 Member
    I squart (squat+fart=squart) frequently, and OMG it's embarassing! It's not as bad if I don't do a warm-up walk before hand, that seems to be the secret, but to stay safe, I just suffer through it.

    Also I managed to drop a measly 8 lb dumbbell behind me when I was doing triceps extensions and it rolled half way across the gym with me trying to be cool about chasing it.
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    rip roaring fart = shart?

    I believe that some mass has to come out for that too happen rather than a gust of intense air.
  • ejwme
    ejwme Posts: 318
    didn't understand the picture or directions for the nautilus ab machine at the gym in college. Got myself into it somehow upside down and backwards, moved the weights and extended somehow, and then was stuck suspended in mid air - the weights were holding me up and I couldn't disentangle myself, even by relaxing or "dropping" the weights. My friend couldn't get me out of the machine alone (and was laughing pretty hard). A stranger had to literally come and hold the machine while my friend helped me out of it. I would have minded more if I wasn't laughing so hard I couldn't stand up (my friend and I couldnt' stop lauging, either, so after a few minutes everyone in the gym was smiling if not laughing). Apparently this happened with some regularity, a few months later they put new stickers on with better pictures and directions. I still smile when I see a similar machine in other gyms.

    Now I stick to free weights if I go to a gym at all, so just the standard weights flying off, dropping the bar awkwardly, ripped blister bleeding kinds of embarrassing moments.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    I was finishing a five set session of bench pressing moving up in weight for 3 sets then down for two. On the last set I had 135 on the bar (which was warmup weight for me at the time) and wanted to do 12 reps. Got to about 10 and tried to get the last two and ended up with the bar on my chest. Was about to roll it down my chest when a woman working out nearby came and saved me.

    Never saw her again....until 2 years later when a friend convinced me to fill in on his softball team. She was the first baseman. Good times!
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    walked around with racoon eyes because my liquid eyeliner got all sweaty and smeared. Oh well!
  • SJ46
    SJ46 Posts: 407 Member
    I was at the gym with my husband and was doing ball slams with a 20 lb ball that splatted (didn't bounce). When I picked up the ball I squat-ed and when I stood I wanted to go straight into a jump then slam the ball but the 20 lb ball was too heavy. After a while I decided to get the 10 lb ball so I could incorporate the jump squat into my slam. My husband promptly said - you know that bounces, right? I answered - of course I know, I've done this a thousand times! I'm sure you can figure out where this is going. I slammed the ball as hard as I could and faster than I knew what was happening it bounced right into my face. Yeah, it was funny but my husband was wonderful and waited until I laughed before he did! :D The inside of my bottom lip was cut but other than that I was ok. I was lucky to take most of it in my chin versus my nose, I'm sure it would have been broken otherwise.
  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    Fallen off the swiss ball while doing sit ups. Landed flat and hard on my butt. Swiss ball went flying out behind me and rolled off down the gym lol some nice guy rolled it back to me ten pin bowling styles.....So embarrassed.
  • suv_hater
    suv_hater Posts: 374 Member
    walked around with racoon eyes because my liquid eyeliner got all sweaty and smeared. Oh well!

    That actually would look pretty boss to me.

    If you walked past me I'd be like Q_Q and give you your space
  • RoyaltyThick
    RoyaltyThick Posts: 39 Member
    good to know im not the only one farting in the gym... but last week it was the guy beside me working on the machine why i was on the elliptical and i farted,not sure if it was loud do to my headphones but it smelled horriable...i just knew he smelled it! oops!
  • mleech77
    mleech77 Posts: 557 Member
    Add another one to the morning workout gas category. I've had some pretty noxious ones as well.
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
    bump!
  • chuckponygirl
    chuckponygirl Posts: 53
    Bahaha! Definitely some funny stuff here!
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Half empty gym on Friday, picked up a 15 kg weight from the stack without noting that someone had loaded all the 20 kg and 10 kg plates on one side and just 2 15 kg weights and half a dozen 5kg weights on on the other, turned my back and the whole stack collapsed loudly spilling plates everywhere (oops).

    Also tried to hold a plank with my forearms on a swiss ball and feet on an upturned bosu, failed miserably and fell off scraping my arm. PT thought that one was hilarious.

    PS I have never farted in the gym, I am a classy broad
  • mikey1976
    mikey1976 Posts: 1,005 Member
    there two maybe more

    1 i went in supper early to workout before my dentist appointment well i did my work out fine then i went into a room in front the treadmills and others. well i was on the floor streaching i fell a sleep for half hour never went back for two weeks because when i woke up every one was smileing plus i have the tendency to drool and snore. o my

    2 in a class we where doing toe touch on a bosu well i must of stomped because i flew off into the wall but i just got back up and went on the instructor she didn't even see it. i know cause i asked after class lol
  • jennmariepantoja
    jennmariepantoja Posts: 145 Member
    oh you guys have me laughing so hard! I think everyone farts at the gym lol
  • Kirkajuice
    Kirkajuice Posts: 311 Member
    I pulled a bench on top of myself and had to be rescued. I was pulling it backwards and there was another bench in the way and I kind of tripped over my feet, fell backwards but didn't let go of the bench and yanked it up and on top of me. The stand thing was resting on my ribs and I was managing to prevent it from crushing me (the benches were quite large) but I couldn't do more than hold it up and couldn't escape (possibly may have been able to wriggle away if I'd had a bit more time). Two men came sprinting over to help while another one dropped his weights because he couldn't stop laughing :embarassed:
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  • mikey1976
    mikey1976 Posts: 1,005 Member
    Ok....................

    here goes.............................

    one time i farted on the treadmill it was bad

    then another time I was "backed up"

    hadnt gone for two days

    and I did an hour long treadmill session

    and then pooped after

    The problem was that is was REALLY bad, i was backed up so it took me like anhour with MULTIPLE curteousy flushes...

    *ALSO* it was in the floor bathroom, the one that is right on the gym work out floor, surrounded by cardio equipment

    I did not feel as though I had time to make it to the "poop" bathroom

    which is in the basement and where all the polite poopers go...

    Sorry fellow gymians....:(

    this reminds of the last gym i belong to one stinkin toliet in the mens room it was akward useing for a number two small change room so no good ventalation it was horrible
  • zebrawatch
    zebrawatch Posts: 3
    The two worst ones for me were at my old Virgin Active gym.

    Was doing bench press with not that heavy a weight tbh and was beginning to struggle, rested the bar on my chest and this guy near me asked if I wanted any help. Me being a man of course said no, I'd be fine. Cue a dramatic 20 second struggle of me trying to get this damned barbell back up with the guy eventually coming to help me. Think I just muttered a sheepish thankyou and left lol.


    The other time I was on the treadmill and lost concentration managing to stand on the side bit that doesn't move. Obviously this made me fly off the back of it onto the floor. Women next to me stopped running and asked if I was ok, I just said yes thankyou and again left. I contemplated telling her I'd actually meant it and that dramatic dismounts from the treadmill were actually part of my routine but I don't think she'd have bought it...
  • heylookitspancakes
    heylookitspancakes Posts: 9
    The two worst ones for me were at my old Virgin Active gym.

    Was doing bench press with not that heavy a weight tbh and was beginning to struggle, rested the bar on my chest and this guy near me asked if I wanted any help. Me being a man of course said no, I'd be fine. Cue a dramatic 20 second struggle of me trying to get this damned barbell back up with the guy eventually coming to help me. Think I just muttered a sheepish thankyou and left lol.


    The other time I was on the treadmill and lost concentration managing to stand on the side bit that doesn't move. Obviously this made me fly off the back of it onto the floor. Women next to me stopped running and asked if I was ok, I just said yes thankyou and again left. I contemplated telling her I'd actually meant it and that dramatic dismounts from the treadmill were actually part of my routine but I don't think she'd have bought it...

    I saw some chick do that, I turned my head and laughed and felt soooo bad about it.
    But the guy next to her helped her.
  • kmc979
    kmc979 Posts: 99 Member
    ahh the elliptical farts, sigh, good times. i'm not sure what exercising does to me to make them smell so much worse than any other fart but it is so embarrassing. luckily if it happens its only when i do an evening workout. it never happens with my morning workout.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Another fart story here. I usually don't do it, but when I do they are silent...but...you know. Not something a lady would do. Usually my husband is with me and so he takes the blame, but one time when he wasn't with me it slipped out in a crowded space and there was no one else to blame but myself. I made a face and pretended to be horrified just like everyone else, so maybe I got away with it. I'm glad it was me that did it, though, because if it had been anybody else I would have been forced to run for fresh air. Sorry everyone - I didn't do it on purpose - it was a surprise to me, too. :embarassed:
  • NRBreit
    NRBreit Posts: 319 Member
    Going for that last rep on flat bench without a spotter and then having to tilt the bar to each side to drop the weights off... pretty embarrassing.
  • benol1
    benol1 Posts: 867 Member
    I was bench pressing about 100kg which I was struggling with. I did most of my reps and then I ran out of steam. The bar was resting (squashing) my chest and I couldn't lift the damn thing. My embarrassment turned to anger when no one came to offer assistance. It happened a few times. But that was five years ago in another state.

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