So yesterday I was at the gym doing some bench press. I'd done 2 sets of 5 at 70kg already but when I tried my 3rd set it went all wrong! I failed the lift and the bar fell onto my face, more specifically my mouth!
My spotter did catch it so I didn't take all the weight or I think this would be a very different story 
Luckily just big hole on the inside of my cheek not even any bruising yet!
What gym fail stories do you have to make me feel like less of a tit! |
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Was very tired and took all the plates off 1 side of the bar. As I took the last plate off the bar flipped up and made such a mess and a loud noise. All eyes on me
I was fine, luckily everyone around me was fine, but it’s such a rookie mistake |
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"I once had a sneezing fit on the treadmill. Didn’t have the stop cord attached, face planted and gave myself a bloody nose. I wanted the ground to swallow me up."
Oh my word , I'm embarrassed for you! |
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"Crikey your damn lucky there
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I know! Seriously no idea what happened or why it ended up over my face as I was pressing to my chest.
Back to lighter weights next week for a bit. Not gonna push it. |
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"Was very tired and took all the plates off 1 side of the bar. As I took the last plate off the bar flipped up and made such a mess and a loud noise. All eyes on me
I was fine, luckily everyone around me was fine, but it’s such a rookie mistake"
Oh yes. I've not done this before but that's because my coach caught be just before I did.
I've unevenly loaded the bar before then wondered why I felt wonky when squatting  |
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over a year ago
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My only one to date was using a bench with the back upright to do some chest supported flys. I went to sit down after the set. Yep, I tried to lean back and ended up in a heap on the floor. What a knobhead. |
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"I once had a sneezing fit on the treadmill. Didn’t have the stop cord attached, face planted and gave myself a bloody nose. I wanted the ground to swallow me up.
Oh my word , I'm embarrassed for you! "
Took me 3 years to get back on a treadmill 
Still makes me cringe now! |
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over a year ago
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Oh bloody hell, I hope you're ok!
When I was once doing squats, the rack was a bit narrow and clearly not knowing how physics works, when I was finished, I took all the plates off one side first causing the other side to tip and cause a rather loud crash  |
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I’ve seen quite a few in person.
Someone collapsing under the squat bar putting too much weight on.
Someone taking all the plates off one side of the bar. I think there was about 5 x20s each side as he took the 2nd to last plate off it just catapulted the bar, nearly hitting someone. |
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"My only one to date was using a bench with the back upright to do some chest supported flys. I went to sit down after the set. Yep, I tried to lean back and ended up in a heap on the floor. What a knobhead. "
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"I’ve seen quite a few in person.
Someone collapsing under the squat bar putting too much weight on.
Someone taking all the plates off one side of the bar. I think there was about 5 x20s each side as he took the 2nd to last plate off it just catapulted the bar, nearly hitting someone."
Oh I didn’t realise the question was for yourself.
I once dropped the EZ bar doing overhead tricep presses. I was doing it close grip where there is no knurling and it just slipped right out my hand |
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Not me, but while working as staff in a gym, we heard a crash and had to rescue a guy from under a multi cable machine.
One stack of weights hadn't been enough for him. So he had clipped to stacks to 1 bar did a seated pull down (from floor) and when stacks got to top the whole lot pitched forward and landed on top of him. Completely pulled the anchors out.
Took 4 guys to lift the rig off him! |
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"Not me, but while working as staff in a gym, we heard a crash and had to rescue a guy from under a multi cable machine.
One stack of weights hadn't been enough for him. So he had clipped to stacks to 1 bar did a seated pull down (from floor) and when stacks got to top the whole lot pitched forward and landed on top of him. Completely pulled the anchors out.
Took 4 guys to lift the rig off him!"
Oh shit! Was he ok? |
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I attempted a squat PR outside of a squat rack so without the safety bars. As I reached the lower end of my range of motion I realised I wasn’t getting back up. I sat there for about 20 seconds before I had to lean forward and roll the bar over my neck and head and it crashed on the floor.
My neck was bruised and scratched but nowhere near as bad as my ego  |
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"Not me, but while working as staff in a gym, we heard a crash and had to rescue a guy from under a multi cable machine.
One stack of weights hadn't been enough for him. So he had clipped to stacks to 1 bar did a seated pull down (from floor) and when stacks got to top the whole lot pitched forward and landed on top of him. Completely pulled the anchors out.
Took 4 guys to lift the rig off him!
Oh shit! Was he ok?"
Yeah, physically. not sure he recovered from the humiliation! |
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By *onb21Woman
over a year ago
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I've dropped the bar on top of myself snatching, hit my face doing wall balls, missed the box doing box jumps... but to be honest, learning how to fail is part of it and takes away anxiety once you've experienced it. |
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"I forgot my towel recently. Got out of the swimming pool and realised. Had to shower and then just put my clothes on wet and drive home."
I’ve done that before  |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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I once fell sideways off a rowing machine as I lost my balance tightening the foot grips up (and I have very long legs so it was quite a stretch forward). Luckily it was empty or I would have cancelled my membership there and then in shame!
At the same gym, they had a row of treadmills in a semi circle and another row of treadmills behind them, well the guy on the treadmill in front of mine fell and slid off the treadmill. He got straight back up and carried on running. Everybody else was looking at him like wtf just happened?! What a trooper! |
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"I attempted a squat PR outside of a squat rack so without the safety bars. As I reached the lower end of my range of motion I realised I wasn’t getting back up. I sat there for about 20 seconds before I had to lean forward and roll the bar over my neck and head and it crashed on the floor.
My neck was bruised and scratched but nowhere near as bad as my ego "
Could you not throw it off backwards? |
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By *lex D.Man
over a year ago
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Big gym fail for me was a number of tears back when I did a stupid and lengthy unstructured 2 hour full body workout. I walked walked out feeling like a zombie and as soon as the cool air hit me, my face whitened and I proceeded to vomit the gallons of water I had consumed earlier. Concerned folks stopped in the street asking me if I was OK while I squated on the side of the pavement. Just embarrasing really. |
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"Fairly recently I was doing deadlifts and I let out a massive fart. Heard it over my headphones and I did notice a few stares.
Haha was it a stinker though?"
Luckily no. Bark was worse than its bite. |
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"I've dropped the bar on top of myself snatching, hit my face doing wall balls, missed the box doing box jumps... but to be honest, learning how to fail is part of it and takes away anxiety once you've experienced it."
Oh I fell over a box as well this week!
Deadlifts tomorrow, let's see what mishap will happen! |
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Err where to start.
Fainted after deadlifts on numerous occasions.
Spewed after a 20 rep set of 180kg on squats.
Partial dislocation of a floating rib on the 3rd rep of 275kg squats, also mangled my knee and shoulder while face planting me into the floor.
Got stuck under a 190kg bench.
Competing in strongman dropped a 125kg log on my face. 125kg farmers walk dropped at the end of my run and the handle fell off, they couldn't fix it. Face planted on a truck pull. |
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"Big gym fail for me was a number of tears back when I did a stupid and lengthy unstructured 2 hour full body workout. I walked walked out feeling like a zombie and as soon as the cool air hit me, my face whitened and I proceeded to vomit the gallons of water I had consumed earlier. Concerned folks stopped in the street asking me if I was OK while I squated on the side of the pavement. Just embarrasing really. "
Ooo I've nearly vommed a few times. Had to sit with my head between my knees and wait for my mouth to stop watering. Not fun! |
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"Big gym fail for me was a number of tears back when I did a stupid and lengthy unstructured 2 hour full body workout. I walked walked out feeling like a zombie and as soon as the cool air hit me, my face whitened and I proceeded to vomit the gallons of water I had consumed earlier. Concerned folks stopped in the street asking me if I was OK while I squated on the side of the pavement. Just embarrasing really.
Ooo I've nearly vommed a few times. Had to sit with my head between my knees and wait for my mouth to stop watering. Not fun! "
Almost did the same. Took a month off and thought I could go back and do the same amount of weight. My nose was running, my mouth was watering, I thought I was gonna puke, it felt like everything was gonna just leak out of me |
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"Big gym fail for me was a number of tears back when I did a stupid and lengthy unstructured 2 hour full body workout. I walked walked out feeling like a zombie and as soon as the cool air hit me, my face whitened and I proceeded to vomit the gallons of water I had consumed earlier. Concerned folks stopped in the street asking me if I was OK while I squated on the side of the pavement. Just embarrasing really.
Ooo I've nearly vommed a few times. Had to sit with my head between my knees and wait for my mouth to stop watering. Not fun!
Almost did the same. Took a month off and thought I could go back and do the same amount of weight. My nose was running, my mouth was watering, I thought I was gonna puke, it felt like everything was gonna just leak out of me "
Damn boy, you're lucky that's all you did and you didn't tear anything! |
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"Big gym fail for me was a number of tears back when I did a stupid and lengthy unstructured 2 hour full body workout. I walked walked out feeling like a zombie and as soon as the cool air hit me, my face whitened and I proceeded to vomit the gallons of water I had consumed earlier. Concerned folks stopped in the street asking me if I was OK while I squated on the side of the pavement. Just embarrasing really.
Ooo I've nearly vommed a few times. Had to sit with my head between my knees and wait for my mouth to stop watering. Not fun! "
I'm only in the 'nearly vommed' camp too. Hadn't eaten enough and death by Bulgarian split squat. Time out and a load of jelly babies sorted me out!
Glad you're ok, Evie! I've not had any epic fails (yet), though a couple of near misses under a snatch. But will be filled with anxiety dreams about all of these next time! |
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I’m a PT I’ve seen loads of fails over the years. Getting stuck under the bar on flat bench is the most common. DM’s coming down into the face on incline press is always a mad one. The funniest are the people that fall on the treadmill and it shoots them off hahaha. Luckily most people get away without injuries!! |
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"Big gym fail for me was a number of tears back when I did a stupid and lengthy unstructured 2 hour full body workout. I walked walked out feeling like a zombie and as soon as the cool air hit me, my face whitened and I proceeded to vomit the gallons of water I had consumed earlier. Concerned folks stopped in the street asking me if I was OK while I squated on the side of the pavement. Just embarrasing really.
Ooo I've nearly vommed a few times. Had to sit with my head between my knees and wait for my mouth to stop watering. Not fun!
Almost did the same. Took a month off and thought I could go back and do the same amount of weight. My nose was running, my mouth was watering, I thought I was gonna puke, it felt like everything was gonna just leak out of me
Damn boy, you're lucky that's all you did and you didn't tear anything! "
I warmed up properly and was still a beginner so there probably wasn't that much weight to begin with |
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"I attempted a squat PR outside of a squat rack so without the safety bars. As I reached the lower end of my range of motion I realised I wasn’t getting back up. I sat there for about 20 seconds before I had to lean forward and roll the bar over my neck and head and it crashed on the floor.
My neck was bruised and scratched but nowhere near as bad as my ego
Could you not throw it off backwards? "
I’d risk dropping it on my lower spine if I did that. Rolling it forward seemed like the safest option. |
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"Not really had a gym fail, but had a few training fails when out cycling.
Do they count?
Yep. Please share xx "
Coming back Southport, head towards Ormskirk. I had dropped the rest of the bunch sometime agao, as I decided to race some cars in the 30 mph zones. I slowed down a lot, kept looking back ovwr my shoulder to look for them. I ckipped the kerb and went down hard, I had a skin graze from my knee to my ankle, also a fee cuts to the knee.
A copper saw this and insisted I went to hospital, I wanted to get home as I had about 20 miles to go.
On a 10 mile time trial, my minutemqn thought I would be a skow rider. I went off like a rocket and started to catch him up before I had dobe 3 miles, over the rest of the course I was catchibg him. I was about 100 yards vehibd him as I turned in the start and finish road and went down ina damp patch. I was fuming that I couldn't catch him after that. |
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over a year ago
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"I studiously avoid the gym for exactly this reason - and totally not because I’m a lazy bugger "
May I ask then, what do you do? Cause you physique is pretty good. |
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When I was younger I got folded in half and smacked on the head with a bar whilst squatting. Lessons were learned and luckily the only real damage was to my ego. |
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Not my fail but my mates we were training for an up coming fight so went todo some s&c then thought we finish on the treadmill we were both wrecked at this point anyway we were on a while an we both see this stunning women walk up past up he looked around a little to much an next thing he fell an flew off the treadmill only to realise that the women was looking at him so he started doing pushups instead of getting up |
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Was incline dumbell pressing a couple of 35kgs once when the pin in the bench snapped and the bench fell flat.
Another time I was deadlifting and mid-lift my internal oblique pinged. Couldn't get out of bed for 3 days. |
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"Epic gym fail this morning!
Forgot to take my phone in! I had to do leg day to the shit soundtrack on the gym sound system. "
I feel your pain. My gym seems to have the same early 00s dance music album on repeat. |
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Using the bicep curl bench and didn’t bother to clip the weights,
Made bell of a noise as everything hit the ground during the first set.
Cue me using clips from now on  |
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By *onb21Woman
over a year ago
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"I've dropped the bar on top of myself snatching, hit my face doing wall balls, missed the box doing box jumps... but to be honest, learning how to fail is part of it and takes away anxiety once you've experienced it.
Oh I fell over a box as well this week!
Deadlifts tomorrow, let's see what mishap will happen!"
How did it go, Evie?
My deadlift fail this week was my gym partner and I having a misunderstanding and put different weights each end of the bar so our lifts were slightly lop sided before we noticed lol |
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