When I was about 19 I did the "classic" pivot and drop bench press dismount....
I was expecting my workout partner to show up so that we could do bench press together. He didn't show, but I didn't want to miss the workout. So, instead of asking one of the 260lb. "allegedly-natural" bodybuilders for a spot I just put 205 on the bar and gave 'er a rip....
It didn't work very well.
No one noticed that I had dropped the bar on my chest. So, I had to tip the bar to one side and dump the weights off of that end. It was loud as hell. And then I nearly came off of the bench when the other side dropped at terminal velocity nearly launching my 165lb. body into the drop ceiling. Then, one of the heavyweights came over and gave me a good lecture on why I shouldn't be in the gym if I didn't know what I was doing.
Thats about as bad as it gets for me.
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