Odd gym experiences...

MuscleAndMascara
MuscleAndMascara Posts: 1,260 Member
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Tell my your most uncomfortable, odd, or embarrasing moments that happend at the gym. It doesn't have to be you, It can be something you saw too..


One of mine was:

First day I decided to get ready at the gym before work instead of driving home.. I was in the shower and the fire alarm went off... Almost ran through the gym in a towel.. Yup pretty funny/embarrassing. :)

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  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    One of mine was:

    First day I decided to get ready at the gym before work instead of driving home.. I was in the shower and the fire alarm went off... Almost ran through the gym in a towel.. Yup pretty funny/embarrassing. :)

    GO!

    We would prefer to see video surveillance evidence of this....check with the manager...they might still have it on tape. :happy:

    Mine was not a big deal but, it's a 24/7 mostly unmanned gym. I used my sensor key to get in and every time you use it, you get a loud female voice over the speaker saying "HAVE A GREAT WORKOUT!" at this very moment, I tripped on the rug and the 3 items I had in my hand went flying in the air. I recovered about 8 feet later after stumbling and looking like a circus clown juggling my items...look around and everyone in the gym has eyes on me. I was pretty smooth about it though. :wink:
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    Probably the worst was when I smack myself with a hand weight when my friend called to me. I gave myself a bloody nose and all. The rest of the week I had a black eye. That was really dumb and very embarrassing.

    Another one that I loved was a guy who farted loud enough for the whole gym to hear when he was doing squats. His spotter ran away while the guy just stood their laughing. He seemed proud of himself.
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    There's a guy at my gym that wears enormous headphones, and actively, vehemently air-drums to his music while on the elliptical. I'll choose the machine next to him on purpose, because it's that hilarious.

    Another time, I was stretching next to the treadmill, and when I stood back up, I head-butted a guy in right in the jaw.
    Like, all bend-and-snap style, it was incredibly embarrassing. Don't know *what* he was doing so close to me, but I had a bruise on my head for a few days after that. :/
  • MuscleAndMascara
    MuscleAndMascara Posts: 1,260 Member
    oh my God!! That is hilarious.

    I love these stories because it happens to the best of us.
    Nothing like a good laugh while getting through the day at work!!!

    Keep em coming :)
  • johe28
    johe28 Posts: 108 Member
    One of the most uncomfortable / odd items is walking into the gym, which is relatively small and empty during the day. This girl was in a sports bra and undies. Since it was only the two of us I did not want to stare. They were not like VS sexy kind, but there were undies from what I could tell. Maybe they have workout clothes like that, but I did not want to stare or ask.
  • BigDaddyRonnie
    BigDaddyRonnie Posts: 506 Member
    Ran into the varsity baseball coach in the locker room just as he got out of the shower.
    He proceeded to talk to me for 10 minutes, butt-nekid! That was very, very awkward.
  • Broderick50
    Broderick50 Posts: 842 Member
    When I was training for college I was doing power cleans. I squated down to get the weight and couldn't hold it in and let one rip loud. There was only 4 people in the gym my buddy didn't say anything the trainer didn't say anything, but this lady damn near dropped a bar bell on her cause she couldn't stop laughing.
  • Broderick50
    Broderick50 Posts: 842 Member
    Ran into the varsity baseball coach in the locker room just as he got out of the shower.
    He proceeded to talk to me for 10 minutes, butt-nekid! That was very, very awkward.

    It never fails there is always one guy who wants to talk to everyone while he is butt *kitten* naked. This happened to me before and after about 5 min I was like dude get dressed or go hit the shower I'll talk to you later I gotta go.
  • MuscleAndMascara
    MuscleAndMascara Posts: 1,260 Member
    HAHA some women are like that too! But it doesn't bother me at all...
  • Mustgetbuff
    Mustgetbuff Posts: 267 Member
    My most uncomfortable memory at the gym was when I was getting undressed so I could put on my swimsuit and hit the pool. There was a woman next to me who kept complimenting every piece of clothing I took off and every body part that was revealed. It started to feel like I was giving her a striptease but thankfully a changing stall opened up and I was able to escape. I think she was trying to be nice but it was just super awkward instead.
  • Maryaly40
    Maryaly40 Posts: 551 Member
    A few weeks ago in the locker room at the gym was a very large woman completely naked from the waist down. She was wearing a sports bra but nothing else. Just standing there chatting away with her friends....I thought jeeeeez...... I wish I was that comfortable in my own skin to stand basically completly naked in front of starngers. I mean, I could see letting the girls naked and free but the va-jayjay is another story! :laugh:
  • WhyDelilah79
    WhyDelilah79 Posts: 54 Member
    The last step class I went to I fell off. Not just a trip, like a full sprawled on the floor fall. Lots of gasps from around me, although nobody asked me if I was alright which I thought was a bit bad.
  • MuscleAndMascara
    MuscleAndMascara Posts: 1,260 Member
    Thanks for the laughs everyone :)
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I remember doing Body Balance at one gym....and we're doing a certain pose (can't remember which one, it's been 2 years since it happened) and I was trying so so hard to keep it in....but I passed wind and I was hoping it was going to be quiet...nope.. it was loud and it was in a 'relaxed' track.

    I was so mortified I never went back to that class.
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    I saw a guy knock himself out with one of those big springs that have handles on either end. He bent it into a u-shape, and one handle slipped out of his hand and it just clocked him right under the chin. Out.
  • missbrendalynn
    missbrendalynn Posts: 74 Member
    Bump for more laughs :laugh:
  • 2DogsBarking
    2DogsBarking Posts: 167
    Old guy didn't realize that when squatting in basketball shorts, everyone in the gym gets a full view through his mirror at his entire package.

    Even after he realized, he didn't stop...

    I can never eat raisins again....
  • Shateyn
    Shateyn Posts: 71
    It's endless with me.

    Every time I get off a machine seat and leave a sweaty *kitten* print. Try to wipe it off before the trainer notices but we both know it's there.

    When my trainer tells me he knows I'm at my max weight because I'm "making the poop face that people only make when it's working"

    Falling off bosu balls. Not particularly graceful.

    When I a friend and I'm all smiles and upon further inspection it is not said friend at all, but a complete stranger.

    When I try to adjust a machine but it's stuck so I jiggle the nobs around for 5 mins before asking someone who is stronger or admit defeat and walk away like a newb.

    When my trainer tied my knees together with resistance bands and made me do side stepping squats down the track. So effective but feels slightly degrading.

    When my trainer is trying to explain an exercise to me and I am trying to keep a serious face but that damn "what does fox say" comes on (why is that even on the radio?!)

    I've been known to walk into walls randomly even though I've been going to the same gym for over a year.

    The way the bathroom entrances are designed are ridiculous because you can't see around the corner and ladies walk fast apparently because I nearly collide with someone on my way in/out every day.

    and who hasn't let one slip in yoga? Especially when you're cutting down calories and have a very veggie dense diet... if you haven't, you're doing it wrong.

    like I said...endless.
  • piratesaregrand
    piratesaregrand Posts: 356 Member
    When I first started at the gym I was having a consultation with a training trainer. This super hot trainer was supervising. I had a heart rate monitor on, and the trainer was like we are going to do a 12 minute run to test your fitness level. The hrm start going nuts, and the hot guy is staring and finally has to ask if I'm ok. Shame.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    In college I was at the men's changing room about to hit the showers. Just as I took my towel off and walked into shower area, there was a naked lady just showering there. I panicked and thought I was in the women's showers, so I tried to stop on my tracks which wasn't the best idea with the wet floor. I busted my butt and banged my elbow on the wall. So I backed out real fast through the changing area to the hall to make sure I was in the right showers. Sure enough I was, so I just told the girl behind the towels counter, and she went and got a guy and all of us went back in.

    When we got back in, no one was there! The dude (knew me from around campus and the gym) cracks a joke about me trying to get this girl to come into the showers area. Now I'm going crazy and to add insult to injury I'm being considered a creep (the girl didn't think the joke was funny).

    A couple of month later while eating on campus with some friends (three of them were on the Water Polo team) all of them started to laugh. I asked them what did I miss they said the Naked pool lady. I was confused and looked at who they were pointing at. It WAS THE LADY from the shower! So they went on explaining how the team people saw her walk into the men's area after doing laps a couple of month ago, and they said she came out running naked after like 5 minutes of being in there. So they started to make all these crazy stories about what happened in those 5 minutes.

    They didn't believe me when I told my side of the story but I didn't care cause it meant I wasn't crazy and imagined some lady. It got funnier because she was a PhD student who taught a class in the same building as some of my classes the spring after the incident.
  • addysolari
    addysolari Posts: 181 Member
    When I was training for college I was doing power cleans. I squated down to get the weight and couldn't hold it in and let one rip loud. There was only 4 people in the gym my buddy didn't say anything the trainer didn't say anything, but this lady damn near dropped a bar bell on her cause she couldn't stop laughing.

    ^^this.

    Also I ate s**t so bad one night on the treadmill when I tried to see how fast I could go and slipped up and lost my footing, bit the control panel and grazed the hell out of my leg but luckily I caught myself and didn't get spat into the wall like all those people on youtube
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    I was lifting weights at Golds Gym and there was the GINORMOUS guy lifting a 10lb weight (same weight I was lifting, obviously too light for him) making these obscene noises and blowing kisses to himself in the mirror. Just when I thought I was about to loose it laughing, he bent down to do his next squat and let one rip. I couldnt tell if it was his pants or his *kitten* but I lost it, I put the weights down and walked away laughing :)
  • AnabolicKyle
    AnabolicKyle Posts: 489 Member
    >in the mens room
    >walking to the locker room
    >naked guy is walking opposite direction and towards me
    >i try to avoid him
    >he tries to avoid me
    >we do that awkward dance/shuffle to go around each other
    >never again...

    edit
    close second
    also guy drying his balls off with the hand dryer thing, naked of course
  • candiceh3
    candiceh3 Posts: 379 Member
    A note to all women: cheap tights are transparent when you stretch. I don't want to know that you have a pad on :(.
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    bump to read the new ones.

    All I really have is zumba class, someone spilled water on the floor and didn't clean it up and of course I am the one to find that spot and slam down hard and also had on spandex like breathable pants. My *kitten* slide across the floor for a good 10 steps before I stopped. Everyone laughed so hard, I was embarrassed but finished the class!!
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    A note to all women: cheap tights are transparent when you stretch. I don't want to know that you have a pad on :(.

    EWWW!!!
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    In college I was at the men's changing room about to hit the showers. Just as I took my towel off and walked into shower area, there was a naked lady just showering there. I panicked and thought I was in the women's showers, so I tried to stop on my tracks which wasn't the best idea with the wet floor. I busted my butt and banged my elbow on the wall. So I backed out real fast through the changing area to the hall to make sure I was in the right showers. Sure enough I was, so I just told the girl behind the towels counter, and she went and got a guy and all of us went back in.

    When we got back in, no one was there! The dude (knew me from around campus and the gym) cracks a joke about me trying to get this girl to come into the showers area. Now I'm going crazy and to add insult to injury I'm being considered a creep (the girl didn't think the joke was funny).

    A couple of month later while eating on campus with some friends (three of them were on the Water Polo team) all of them started to laugh. I asked them what did I miss they said the Naked pool lady. I was confused and looked at who they were pointing at. It WAS THE LADY from the shower! So they went on explaining how the team people saw her walk into the men's area after doing laps a couple of month ago, and they said she came out running naked after like 5 minutes of being in there. So they started to make all these crazy stories about what happened in those 5 minutes.

    They didn't believe me when I told my side of the story but I didn't care cause it meant I wasn't crazy and imagined some lady. It got funnier because she was a PhD student who taught a class in the same building as some of my classes the spring after the incident.

    Best. Story. Ever.
  • tabcatme
    tabcatme Posts: 10
    Many years ago at a karate class in Scotland and it was our first session of being paired up. I was the only girl in the class and I got paired up with an american guy. So he had to pretend to attack me and I had to fling him onto the floor. Managed it on the second go and so pleased myself as I was tiny. Then it was my turn to attack him. But I was so stunned at the feeling of being flung to the floor I reached out as you do to try and stop yourself falling. Trouble is I grabbed his joggy bottoms and as I fell I pulled them down, pants and all.
    I don't know who was more embarrassed me or him. But I blush every time I remember - hopefully he has blocked it from his..
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Trying to do decline dumb bell presses on the bench that's designed for ab crunches... I swear I look like a special needs person because the bench itself will tip over if you try to lay down with the weights in your hands.

    A lot of times my head phones catch on things and that **** whips off my head.
  • DrenRigs
    DrenRigs Posts: 448 Member
    Just because i am in great shape does not mean everybody needs to stare sometimes it gets tiring

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