>2nd month of lifting >bench has been going up steadily >today is the day I bench 1pl8 (i know, dyel) >guy on bench next to me is banging out 2.5 plate as a warmup >do my warmup, successfully do first set >rest, get ready for second set >dude on bench next to me is now at 3pl8 >start my second set, feeling pretty amped >rep 1 >rep 2 >rep 3, a little shaky going up >rep 4 I get stuck halfway up >but momma didn't raise no bitch >puff my chest, adjust my legs, try to push >bar is coming down >scoobyplssaveme >suddenly the 3pl8 benching guy is behind me saving my ass >stammer out a t-thanks man >he nods and chuckles, then and adds another pl8 to his Barbell >i deload shamefully and try again
Anyone else have embarrassing stories?
Brody Sanders
>4 plate bench
this almost certainly didn't happen
Colton Bell
well there was a time when that guy didnt even bench 1plate keep going
Jeremiah Rodriguez
It probably wasn't a full plate but I did see him add more weight.
I was trying not to stare
Christopher Russell
>benching 4 plates I can guess who's gonna need to see a physiotherapist in a few years and blow hundreds of $£€¥ so I hope those reps were worth it.. .
Benjamin Garcia
t-thanks man
Bench has always been the hardest for me for some reason
Parker Sanders
He was a big guy, and I didn't see him fail on any of his sets.
But like I said in it probably wasn't 4 plate, I was too embarrassed to look at him. He was for sure doing 3 tho
Levi Powell
There's a few guys that lift together in the AM when I go to my gym that rep 4 plates. They're fat power lifters though, it's gross.
Hunter Rogers
I see lots of amateur PLers and former college ballplayers that work out with 4 plate.
It's really pretty fucking common.
Evan Williams
>be me >I quit gym in the last 2/3 months and just skipping days >was dl'ing 3 pl8s >im now getting sleepy when squatting 1.5lp8/deadlifting 2 pl8s >im sleepy all the time now >muscle memory please be a thing >im in a terribly sad mood for losing my gains over time feelsbadman
Owen Parker
4 plate ? as in 4 on each side of the bar ? amateurs ? i call bullshit
Joseph Davis
That's not really embarrassing, all of us have had something like that happen at one point or another. You are just starting out, give it a few more months and you will be the one rescuing others. I once had to pull the bar of some guys chest three times, he was doing 100 lbs, and put clips on, didn't seem to know how to roll out from under so little weight - and I only do 160 lbs
Carter Gray
>OPs 1RM >the end
Oliver Miller
>mfw my lifts are literally a meme It's an abstract feel
Brayden Bennett
Top tier powerlifter are benching well above 4pl8 in the twink weightclasses, so for a 105kg guy, a 4pl8 bench is amateur level.
Robert Price
>go into gym hyped af >first time i'm gonna rep 2pl8 on the bench >no spotter because people are retarded at my gym and touch the bar on the first rep even though i tell them not to >go for 5 reps >4th rep slow af, still go for a fifth because i'm retarded >fight to get it up for what felt like 20secs >not happening >do the roll of shame >when i go to rerack the weight, i miss the right side of the rack and the pl8s start slipping on the ground, then the barbell flips over to the other side and the pl8s fall on the ground with a huge bang >entire gym staring @ me, get red like a tomato
Owen Baker
height n weight op? i was benching 1.5pl8 at 15 and i was a twink
Blake Taylor
I'm almost two months in and almost at 1pl8, OP. Keep that shit up.
Jordan Bell
I snapped my shit with a 4pl8 DL 4 weeks ago and now I can barely do a lmao2pl8
Also I can't even bench 2pl8 ayyy
Luis Bailey
ive seen a guy benching 5 plaet for like 3 reps once, he doesnt look fat or ripped but he is quite big i mire him from distance ever since
Ayden Ross
Happened last month
>lifting during rush hour, whole gym is packed >it's leg day so I made my way to the squat rack >feel pretty good throughout my sets >decided to go for pr at 305 >press with all my might and I manage to get it up >feel pretty pumped up after set but I decided that I'm done squatting >take off clamps and attempt to deload weight >wasn't thinking straight at the time because I was only deloading one side of barbell >deload first side of the barbell >in the corner of my eye I see the barbell starting to take lift off because of the weight on the other side >sheer dread on my face when I realize there is nothing I can do to stop this >barbell goes vertical in the in air >weights drop on floor clunking as loud as possible >barbell got launched a few feet away with piercing metal pings >turn around and see entire gym staring at me, probably around 20 people there at the time >all wondering what had just happened >hold my head down in shame as I clean up the mess >immediately made my way to bathroom to wait out rush our
At least I hit a new PR tho, but was it worth it?
Leo Cruz
Why are you even maxing out when your squat is still at bitchweight just stick to you programm
Tyler Price
not that emberassing OP
check this shit out guys, it was a while ago >be me >hitting the gym with a beginner friend >i suggested him SL with some hypertrophy training too >i finish squatting >his last set now >he takes some pl8s off >i'm walking around the gym, thinking of what i should do next >he comes to me >"can't find the 2.5 kgs disks" >i'm bored as fuck so i start messing around >"just use some fucking kettlebells or something man" >he fucking does >i'm waiting my turn at the leg press machine >suddenly hear something drop >he squatted ass to grass out of the squat rack >he fucking fell >he keeps mumbling "i thought you're spotting me" >the barbell rolls around and stops near some big guys >zumba chicks stop and help him get up asking if he's okay >one of the gorillas tells to deload and squat the empty bar >the other one is upset and mocks him saying "you could have killed us" >they rerack the bar, friend is upset >comes to me grumpy as fuck >trying not to laugh >go take a pic of the kettlebells on the bar for the memory
Jayden Ward
Ah damn dude. What happened when you went to snap city? Did you have to call an ambulance or something?
Kevin Lopez
That's pretty savage but that pic gave me a hearty kek
Jason Hill
that's not embarrassing man, everyone starts somewhere
Jayden Young
my gym buddy benches 5 plates, hes about 260 pounds but he looks pretty good.
Zachary Sullivan
>be a part of the morning class for weightlifting >our CC gym is very small >teacher is ok if I skip morning class and sign myself into the attendance form during the afternoon >there is a 10/10 qt (at least for me) who doesn't talk to anyone and looks very awkward >get a haircut, watch Simplepickup videos, prepare myself >see her go out and get water >walk out >nervously try to do a cold approach >remember I asked what she was into and she said "video games but I'm trying to get into more outdoor activities" >I said I'm trying to get into anime, when that was a complete lie and I'm actually getting into more outdoor activities >remember I was very nervous and even forgot her name at one point >get her number >later after the class ends she comes up to me and tells me she gave me her number as a friend >after the semester ends, never see her in the gym again she looked exactly like the pic
(^; no regrets
Xavier King
That looks like coco from tickle abuse.
Jason Gonzalez
boobs weren't as big and she was much thinner.
Henry Lee
this is literally my nightmare I just always lift smaller and never improve tho
Adam Ward
No shame in pushing it as far as you could and failing, the only shame would be not trying again for success
Jack Harris
Yesterday I was walking back from the gym and some frat guy drives by. He yells "nice boner!" to which I instinctively yell back "Thanks man!" Feels bad mang. I didn't even have a boner.
Gabriel Jenkins
>almost 3pl8 >bitch weight Come on cut him some slack that's powerlifter tier for normies
Ryder Ortiz
all i can say is i used to ego lift in my first 4 months, deadlifting 140kg with scared cat form, leg pressing 500kg thinking i was hot shit ect...
remembering them days fells so cringy now
Samuel Green
>Suck gymbro off for protein >Forget to say "no homo"
Ayden Myers
>"do not be ashame"
Brayden Fisher
>just started lifting >I'm following some fitness routine online >leg day >the routine tells me to do something called a "barbell hack squat" >pic related, you hold the barbell behind you and squat >while I'm preparing to do this, a massive motherfucker came up and sat on the bench behind me, waiting for me to finish my bullshit >this guy has a belt, a bodybuilding competition tank top, and massive muscles >I'm doing my weird hack squat, and he's looking at me like I have lobsters coming out of my ass >a gym employee walks up to me and asks what I'm doing >I try to explain what it is >taking a bit of time, the guy behind me is looking impatient >the employee suggests I do it on one of the weighted bars so I don't hurt my lower back >moves me away from the squatting bar so the real serious lifter can use it >I do it using a shitty weighted bar, and I feel so embarrassed >I decide to look into what muscles a "barbell hack squat" targets so I can find a replacement exercise >Same muscles as a regular squat >I could have done a regular squat I honestly felt like I wouldn't make it
Liam Morales
you're an idiot, he could have been testing his 1rm for calculating sets, could have been going for max day on an intermediate programme, could have been doing anything, he's going to be an an early intermediate, the poster would be lifting at exactly the point he's finishing a program, or just starting a new one.
Lucas Kelly
Live and learn I guess. That's an interesting exercise. Probably would have looked at that pic and said "yeah fuck that"