Today, I went to the gym to lift weights because my arm muscles are pathetic. In order to use a machine, I needed to pull out a knob to adjust the seat setting. After an embarassing struggle, a worker came over and helped me. Turns out I'm not even strong enough to adjust the seat settings. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to the gym. I tried out a new machine where you do one-arm weightlifting. I took my time to get into a good position, then set the machine to the lowest weight possible. I couldn't even lift it an inch. A bunch of buff guys nearby saw me and burst out laughing. FML
Today, I went to my gym and tried a new workout machine that had just been installed. I set the weight too high and ended up stuck halfway through a lift, making weird struggling noises. Most people around me stopped and stared as I awkwardly dropped the weights. FML
Today, after I finally joined a gym, I was feeling pretty good until I attempted to use a machine I'd never seen before. After 10 minutes of awkwardly pressing random buttons and trying to figure out how it worked, the instructor walked over and asked if I needed help. I had been on the rowing machine, trying to use it as a leg press. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months and tried to act like I belonged there. I used the wrong machine, adjusted something I shouldn’t have, and had to ask a teenager how to reset it. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months and couldn't figure out how to use any of the equipment. FML
Today, I went to the gym and approached a machine I had never used before. After a few minutes of awkward attempts, an instructor came over and politely informed me I was using it completely wrong. The worst part? It was the stretching machine, and I thought it was for abs. FML
Today, I walked into the gym to do legs and walked up to the leg press machine where a trainer was taking weights off. I asked him if he was about to use the machine and he gave me an odd look and said no, then walked back to his client who was in a wheelchair. FML
Today, I’m a gym newbie and worked up the courage to go to the weights section. I loaded what I thought was a reasonable amount onto a bar and tried to lift it… except it didn’t move. At all. I pretended I was “just stretching,” then removed half the weights while hoping no one noticed. Someone definitely noticed and gave me an encouraging thumbs up. FML
Today, at the gym I loaded way too much weight on the bench press. Halfway through my set, I got stuck with the bar on my chest, squealing like a squeezed rubber duck until a stranger rescued me. FML
Today, I was at the gym with my friends when they invited me to do a few bench presses. Since I'd never done any before, I decided to start with no weights on the bar and work my way up from there. I wound up pinned beneath the bar, calling for my friend to come free me. FML
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Tubasaurus 0
I would say to buy some of your own free weights, but I doubt you would be strong enough to carry them to the cash register at the sporting goods store.
blitzer_tidus 0
Perhaps you should've started with some freeweights? (i.e. barbells...)
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Jaguaress 2
Your gym should've had someone show you around to give explanation of all the machines, and preferably someone to help you adjust them for your first few times of going there. Be aware that gym machines typically don't have to be inspected, so if you notice a lot of problems with those machines, demand a refund and either work out at home or find another place. Just because you're female - as am I - it doesn't mean you're destined to have a weak upper body. Make sure to eat at least 60 grams of protein a day, if you don't have anything wrong with your kidneys, and rest for a full day at least twice a week, in order to give your muscles time to replenish. Good luck. :)
AdamGD 0
Its not that your too weak, its that you are just retarded, or you go to a gym with crappy equipment, in which case you should go to another gym
X_totallysucks_X 0
you most likely weren't doing it right and were trying to force the adjustment. Smooth.
hellFighter 0
those things often get stuck and are tricky to work with, believe me!
rhianna060 8
aww
Shyman4ever 0
Maybe it's enough exercise if you just try to adjust that knob.
cr1sis 0
well those things sometimes get jammed and you gotta pull a bit to get them out
Aloz16 0
dont worry man, keep going, be constant, and surely you will be pretty strong in about a year!
Bultungin 0
I'm sorry.
jus7incredibl3 3
Should start with your body weight. It's the fastest way to gain muscle