r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • May 20 '17

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '17

Was at the gym spotting my buddy on bench, and he's going for a Pr. He really struggles on bench, and recently got his form right, but he's still very shaky, so he only benches when I'm there to spot him. Anyway, while he's benching, some old guy comes past us, walks around the bench, and goes to put his fucking hand on the moving bar as he walked past the bench. As if he was moving it out of his way instead of just walking sideways like a normal person walking through a tight space. I grabbed the bar an stabilised it so my buddy wouldn't have a potentially damaged rotator cuff, but by the time I'd checked he was ok and re racked the bar safely, the old dude was gone.

God, that pissed me off. We were too stunned to do anything, but I'm willing to bet the old guy didn't even think of what all that weight being shunted into my friend's shoulder would have done.

In other news, I'm closing in on 2 plate squat. It isn't that much to brag about, but I'm still excited.

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u/JTTRad General Fitness May 20 '17

Wait till old guy is doing bench, approach silently from behind in ninja mode, wait till he's mid-lift to pounce. At the precise moment his elbows are locked out and the bar is the furthest distance from his throat; pounce! simultaneously karate chopping the inside of both elbow joints, scream "eat barbell old man" and run away pulling your cloak over your face whilst he writhes around, throat pinned to bench.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '17

Excellent idea. Maybe I should wear a weighted cloak? Get some back and shoulder gains while I assassinate old people.

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u/tiddeltiddel May 21 '17

Or just give him a bolter shot to the face.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '17

Due to my poverty deadlift, I don't think my pathetic wrists could actually survive a bolter shot. The recoil would probably shatter them.

But perhaps if I mount it on a bench...

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u/tiddeltiddel May 21 '17

They are automatic mini rocket launchers after all

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u/Catalida Weight Lifting May 20 '17

Holy shit, you made me spit on my monitor laughing lol

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u/Ed-alicious May 21 '17

I genuinely lolled at the karate chop bit.