Today, I decided to get in shape for swimsuit season, so I went to the gym. I tried to lift a barbell up and over my head, which was fine, until I dropped it. Exercise earned me a concussion and a neck brace. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the lights went out at the gym while I was holding a heavy bar. I tried to put it back on the rack, missed, and dropped it on my toe. Then, as I was limping around in pain, I hit my head on one of the other bars on a rack at head height. FML
Today, I tried a new workout at my local gym. I thought I'd attempt some yoga poses I'd seen online. Mid-pose, I lost my balance and knocked over a row of weights, causing a loud crash and drawing everyone's attention. FML
Today, it was so hot in the un-airconditioned gym that when I got up off the floor, I slipped in my own pool of sweat and got a concussion. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. As I tried to bench press, my arms gave out instantly, and I ended up dropping the bar onto my chest. The dudes in the gym around me gave me the wide-eyed WTF face, while I tried to laugh it off and failed. FML
Today, I was finishing my chest workout at the gym when this really cute girl started using the machine next to me. To impress her, I tried lifting a lot of weight on the barbell. It ended up landing on my neck and she had to help me get it off. FML
Today, I went to the gym after months of procrastinating. I walked straight into the glass wall next to the entrance instead of the door. A guy lifting near the front desk winced in sympathy. I still worked out, but I could see my face slowly swelling in the mirror. FML
Today, I went to the gym to try to get into shape. I pulled a muscle taking my sweater off in the locker room. FML
Today, while practicing my gymnastics routine on the uneven bars, I was so distracted by my teammates' conversation about a party later that I miscalculated my flip and smacked my head on a bar. Ten stitches and a concussion later, I was left alone in the hospital. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. Feeling pumped, I grabbed what I thought was a light dumbbell. It wasn’t. I dropped it on my toe and screamed so loud that the gym bros around me stopped mid-workout to stare at me. FML
Today, I was working out with the guy I like when he spilled his water bottle. I went to clean up the spill, bashed my face into the weight bar, which broke my nose. FML
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igg125 30
Start with body weight.
emmatheamazingx 17
Brace yourself
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feven 32
Start easy and know yourself
ThatHorse 15
Also learn the proper form for various exercises and consult people who've been training with free weights for a few years.
igg125 30
Start with body weight.
xlord 27
Exactly. You don't just decide you want to go to the gym, pick up some weights and copy what the buff guys are doing. Stick to your body until you actually understand and have respect for what weights are.
funsizedliz 16
That's why I don't excercise
alexLk 2
body weight dumbbel lol
TheBadAndGnarly 19
No pain, no gain! I believe is the saying.
DiamondJoyride 9
That's why I prefer to stay inside.
ohSNAPyall 27
I was imagining an indoor gym.
e_is_for_eli 12
but outdoor swimming pool in which to wear the swimsuit
MisterEx 28
Ah yes #23 I always go skinny dipping in indoor pools.
username356 14
Well at least you were up and trying to live a healthy lifestyle! Sorry that happened op! Just keep at it(:
RickySleeves 20
That sucks dude. Make sure to have someone spot you next time-weights can be dangerous
mrlawlor7777 26
Weights, just like guns, are not inherently dangerous. Idiots trying to use them are.
Oppression_fml 19
You should get aids.
CaptainRR 20
That's why I personally like to stay inside
happypenguins 24
That really sucks op I hope you have an easy recovery from this injury
ASeeR 14
bareball is more dangerous than barefoot
e_is_for_eli 12
did you read the FML?