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Pugilistic
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Last night I signed up at a new gym because my old gym is shitty and full of old people who don't know anything about working out and complained that I was making too much noise with my deadlifting. One geezer for some reason had a problem with me lifting "too heavy" although I failed to see how it affected him in anyway. I also have my boxing gym but that's not the best place to lift weights since it's well, a boxing gym.
So I signed up for a more "commercial" gym with cleaner, fancier facilities. I just wanted a place to squat and deadlift in peace and this gym has tons of plates and new bars. Although there is a bit of a lack of space.
I worked out there for the first time today and I made eye contact with this really cute girl, and she said hi to me and I said hi back. Turns out she is a personal trainer there and while I was squatting, she and one of her clients were working out (plyometric exercises) next to the squat rack. Due to the lack of space, they were a bit too close for comfort. At one point the PT and I made eye contact again and she smiled. I was trying to reach my personal record today I put on more plates than I was confident lifting. I was also thinking maybe I could impress her as well...
Well, I didn't put on the pins because from my previous experience, I never really had to use pins because the plates don't slide off that easily. But these plates and bars were different. As soon as I stepped out of the rack, the plates slid right off, onto where the PT's client was standing. I was so afraid I dropped a bunch of plates on this dude's foot and broke it. Luckily they landed just next to his foot. Both the PT and I were wide-eyed with shock. I profusely apologized and kept asking him if he's okay while the cute PT is looking at me like I'm retarded. The guy said he's fine and was the most calm out of all of us.
Almost seriously hurt someone and embarrassed myself on my first day at the new gym. Always using pins from now on.
I did hit my PR today on the squat at least.
So I signed up for a more "commercial" gym with cleaner, fancier facilities. I just wanted a place to squat and deadlift in peace and this gym has tons of plates and new bars. Although there is a bit of a lack of space.
I worked out there for the first time today and I made eye contact with this really cute girl, and she said hi to me and I said hi back. Turns out she is a personal trainer there and while I was squatting, she and one of her clients were working out (plyometric exercises) next to the squat rack. Due to the lack of space, they were a bit too close for comfort. At one point the PT and I made eye contact again and she smiled. I was trying to reach my personal record today I put on more plates than I was confident lifting. I was also thinking maybe I could impress her as well...
Well, I didn't put on the pins because from my previous experience, I never really had to use pins because the plates don't slide off that easily. But these plates and bars were different. As soon as I stepped out of the rack, the plates slid right off, onto where the PT's client was standing. I was so afraid I dropped a bunch of plates on this dude's foot and broke it. Luckily they landed just next to his foot. Both the PT and I were wide-eyed with shock. I profusely apologized and kept asking him if he's okay while the cute PT is looking at me like I'm retarded. The guy said he's fine and was the most calm out of all of us.
Almost seriously hurt someone and embarrassed myself on my first day at the new gym. Always using pins from now on.
I did hit my PR today on the squat at least.
