Just like the what annoys you, this is about what scares you..

Doing deadlifts and screwing my lower back up bigtime.
Bench Press and having it fall on me
Losing grip with dumbbell and having it fall on my foot and breaking a toe or two.
Squats and having the bar slide down my back and doing major damage.

Knowing if I compete in the next sparring day my opponent will more than likely be 35kg heavier than me and have two extra years experience on top of that I've watched him fight, he doesn't go easy on people...

Having weight fall on my legs/chest.

Deadlifts and lower back BIG TIME

That hurts.

I was pulling a 20 off the squat bar, so was pretty high. Lapsed out and dropped it on my big toe from shoulder height.. Crushed it lol.

yeah I've dropped a 20kg plate on my foot, lost feeling in the part it dropped on for a week lol


I've never really worried about my lower back from deadlifts as I've never really had a problem.


worried about knees when squatting though, buckled my right knee acouple of months ago going for a max, what wasnt fun

I always fear when doing single arm rows ( think they are called ) with 35kg dumbells that they are going to drop!

having some dudes balls near my face if they try to spot me for bench...

weights falling backwards big time

Hurting my back
Never reaching my goals
My lack of drive atm

Personally, I don't like the people who watch you do the excercise as they wait to go on the machine you're using..

That scares you?

Scares me that I almost dropped a 10kg weight on my chest whilst doing elevated situps

i find that intimidating.

Doing dumbell flies, had 25kg's in each hand, then trying to put them on the ground without snapping my arms backwards.

People who are bigger than me

Seriously though, having a barbell fall on me. Have had it once, it didn't rack up properly and one half fell on my face. Cracked 2 teeth.

worried about just feelin/hearingg a muscle snap for some reason and not being able to train it for 6 months.

ive had to roll the bench off me before, it hurts when it's in your manhood region

Two main things.

Back problems from deadlifts especially since I have terrible flexibility and tend to use my lower back more than my legs to lift. But I am working on it.

Had someone send me a video of a guy dropping the bar during bench press

considering deadlift primarily a back exercise, not sure why you'd use your legs more

Kinda hard to explain without drawing a diagram. But for the initial lift (i.e. when the weight is on the ground), I cant seem to squat down far enough. Meaning my torso is more horizontal than a typical starting position should be. This makes it harder for me to keep a straight back.

ah i c


just gotta get your ass down a tad more

but it shouldnt be a full "squat" though

just an example

bad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ2gXRMnzw4


good


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6aM0CYPh3w

hahahahha

Thanks mate, I am not as far off the "good" positioning as I though, but working on it.

oooh lets see...
Bodybuilding chicks (trannies whatever they are)
Getting hit in the head/nuts by one of the idiots who thinks swinging weights uncontrolled is the correct technique.
The receptionists (they are hot and I always sound like a blabbering idiot when I talk to them)

Lycra.

Nice find mate, sadly it's the bad form that you see more often in the gym. The proper form is so much more fluent.

yeah a lot of people break at the knees when returning the bar to the floor when they should be breaking at the hips then knees... I must admit i squat down lower than that guy when i dead lift and use my legs heaps in the initial part of the pull.

i tend to squat down a bit more if i'm going for a max or something, just to get a bit more initial drive


but i think it all depends on the person, body ratio and flexibility etc. for example I can bend over and put my hands flat on the floor, some people I know can't even touch the ground at all.

A bit annoying if I want to do stiff leg because I have to stand on an aerobics box to feel it in my hammies.

also notice the shoulder/arm position difference between good and bad.


shoulders should be infront of the bar and shoulder blades in line with it.




you can squat down lower than this just keep that same shoulder position.

Nothing.

If you're scared in the gym, go play chess. Put more weight on the bar you pussies!

The really scary 70 year old gay guy that lurks in the changeroom

I play chess...

You strike me as the type.

Very overweight people running on the treadmill who don't have a medical clearance to exercise.

A super sleazy PT

Or a very super sleazy client

this

Im a lifeguard so i tend to automatically categorise people and their likelihood of something going wrong...and i can tell you right there is so many heart attacks waiting to happen it's not funny, i don't particularly want to be the one doing CPR on them in a crowded gym either.

You guys must have a lot of patience there are some real nit wits on the beach seen it my self you life guards do a great job.


cheers.

Haha I hope that's because you think I'm intelligent, not because you think I'm a pussy.

Some guy was talking on the mobile (handset wedged between his ear and shoulder), while doing seated rows at the gym last night. His neck looked like it was about to snap....

You really gotta wonder about some people and their lack of common sense.

I'm always super careful doing pec flyes, back in the day i went too heavy, lost the right DB backwards and did unspeakable things to my shoulder so that fear is always in the back of my mind.

Remembering to breathe during a heavy bench set.

How much was he rowing......was it more then your schoolbag weighed?

This is the funniest thing I've read all day!

Maybe I can lend you my school books so that you can figure out the difference between "then" and "than"

good call..

and people doing exercises that place the body into positions that it shouldnt/doesnt naturally do..

cringe everytime i see it..

Well it happened..Deadlifting and did my back again..

Nowhere near as bad as usual, i tend to hurt just to the ride side of lower back, today it was lower back dead centre, felt and heard a little pop..I have complete movement, it's a little sore but nothing scary..See how i feel tomorrow morning, can't tell until then.

Hey Damo, a better exercise for strengthening your back is Ukranium Deadlifts done with a heavy Kettlebell or dumbbell. You stand on blocks (say 30cm high) and you pull the weight through your legs from the ground to full standing. The weight travels in a straight line, much much safer than a deadlift where the barbell moves forward as it has to pass your knees.

exactly like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiHQZ7B9pa8

High reps & high volume with a moderate weight is your friend on this exercise. At PTC they use a 64kg and have comps to see who can do the most reps in 1 minute, the leaders are nearly getting 80 reps in a minute.

Great cardrio workout and great for strengthening your lower back

^^^ bit high isnt it? shouldnt the grip be below the base of your feet?

You want the start of the pull to be inline with your feet.