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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was working out at the gym. A very attractive girl was watching me work out, so feeling like a stud, I tried to lift a really heavy weight. I failed, got trapped, and watched helplessly as she walked away laughing. FML
Today, while working out in the gym, I spotted a very attractive girl. I decided to pick up the heaviest dumbbell to show off how much I could curl. She ended up driving me to the hospital because I burst into tears after tearing up my bicep and deltoid. FML
Today, I was at the gym when I noticed a girl I like working out on the elliptical. I went to go say hi, but chickened out and went to run on the treadmill in front of her instead. I was so nervous that I tripped and the machine threw me headfirst into her machine. 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 a power lifting meet when a girl I really liked walked in. Trying to impress her, I increased my bench to 350, when I have only done 300 before. She then watched me drop it on my chest, breaking my breast bone, and also crying in the process. 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, 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 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
Today, while trying to lift a weight bar at the gym, I ended up cracking my rib cage and almost passed out. My friend, who was supposed to be spotting for me, couldn't help until the last second because he'd snuck off to flirt with a pair of guys halfway across the room. 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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Top comments
Dr_Lily_fml 17
Guys... Seriously, STOP trying to impress girls that way ("look at how I am strooooong!!!"), you always end up on FML with the shame.
briang959 47
At least you weren't using the shake weight.
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briang959 47
At least you weren't using the shake weight.
ThatOneGuy719 16
Using the shake weight asserts dominance. I stare people directly in the eyes while using it.
Paws_Cat 29
OP would've been better off with a shake weight.
briang959 47
Today, I was using a shake weight. FML
shemademedoit 20
well...... you got her attention alright. you will now be know as the guy who needs help working out
Mobetta_2300 22
Next time, don't try to show off, instead try to befriend her, and end up becoming close
ironmany_fml 23
and then kill her
Zelphoric 25
That escalated quickly
zahidnasir 22
And then get friend-zoned
tchopper1969 16
that's what happens when you try to show off
thedeadpool 6
Hey, check out my gai **gasping sounds**
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Trying to impress people never ends well...
Dr_Lily_fml 17
Guys... Seriously, STOP trying to impress girls that way ("look at how I am strooooong!!!"), you always end up on FML with the shame.
askullnamedbilly 33
Also, it doesn't work. Most of the girls at the gym are there to, you know, actually work out. Not to ogle guys. I usually get weirded out (not turned on) by guys lifting absurd amounts of weights because they grunt and scream and generally look like they're trying to push out an enormous turd.
ImTheAlpha 30
I think guys will end up occasionally actually pushing out an enormous turd if they strain too hard.
rldostie 19
I agree!! As a CrossFitter, I'm not going to be that impressed with how MUCH you lift. I'm going to be more impressed with the right form AS you lift. Good form beats crappy weight lifting any day. And for ladies who know about good form, we're going to be more interested in talking to you about form (so that we can improve!) than how much you dangerously just threw over your head.
brytonhansen 19
Please tell us again how you do crossfit....
Hieroglyph 13
Right form? Crossfit???
lulinator 40
My thoughts exactly, #61 & #64...
Mauskau 36
I've genuinely laughed at men at the gym trying to show off. They load up with heavy weights, and do 1/8th of a rep and that's it. I'm always so tempted to show them how to do it.
ThatHorse 15
The thing about crossfit is, it's a semi-independent franchise run mostly by what are essentially personal trainers who act like the guy in the fml. They're just trying to impress people by how much they lift. Though I have seen a few here and there that emphasize proper form over weight lifted. So take each cf group with a grain of salt and do your research to see if they're using proper form.
rldostie 19
*shrug* Every CrossFit gym is different. At mine, it's a year long internship before you can even start coaching and even then, there are certain standards you have to pass. We're obsessed with form, thus the long training period. People have a bad view of CF but it simple depends on the gym.
PharmacyJoe 13
They just want to be like Goku, man. Trying to get that Super Saiyan status.
kaitlynjane 28
The Super Saiyan form is one of legend and not so easily attainable, especially by a mere human. They should know better. Then again... How insaiyanly awesome would that be??! xD
dessie5678 4
Great Way to start a relationship
Devindelon 17
Then she felt sorry for you and you guys ended up dating, right? No?
Redoxx_fml 22
Yes
swampbaby985 30
After I read "tried to impress her" I stopped reading and automatically hit YDI.
Farmillionaire 8
YDI for being an idiot at the gym. If you want to impress girls, the gym is not the place to do it.
Eliseopwns 22
Well... It's a decent icebreaker.
PharmacyJoe 13
Neckbreaker*