What was your fitness fail?

[Anonymous]

I once joined a running club. To be fair to me, they were the ones who told me, oh yes, welcome, we love beginners, no problem, come join us. Day 1, we hit the local trail which was a 5 mile run. I'm thinking there will be people like me and some were reassuring me, they were beginners too, not used to distances, going at a slower pace, but no. Within 15 minutes everyone was gone. Not just like, a little ways up the trail, I mean like I could literally see no one in the group. Less than halfway in, demotivated, defeated, feeling like a total turd, I decided to turn back and walk back to the start which is where we'd agreed to meet after the run to then walk back to our cars. Well apparently when I didn't show up with the rest of the pack running at a friggin' Kenyan Olympic long distance runner pace, they began running back for me (god, it just got worse), trying to find me, couldn't, then they really got concerned, and one of them went and got his car, and found me walking back. They thought I'd been murdered or hurt...that's how slow I was going. I. Quit. Same. Day.

[exitseven]

I can understand that. I was a fat out of shape adolescent. I started working out at a gym in the next town. I wanted to go someplace where nobody would know me. there were plenty of guys who were really ripped. Weight training was not a very popular pastime. I could not even do one pushup and I was working out with the "women's weights" . There were a few guys that were in their 20s that were in really goods shape. Instead of ignoring me or laughing at me they took the time to show me the right way to train and gave me advice about diet. They encouraged me when I started to see results. They also gave me advice about school and girls. These guys were the big brother I never had. The gym closed a few years later and I never saw most of these guys again but I really owe them a lot. They took a shy, fat kid and helped him climb out of his shell.

[Asker]

That sounds more like a fitness success, than any failure.

[exitseven]

Thats my point.

[Sonorous]

It was years ago but it was to not give my body enough rest & to not constantly do high volume training. I ended up injuring myself.

[Asker]

Been there done that. Would not recommend.

[Sonorous]

Right! Now I have a much smarter way of training.

[laly520]

it was a cycling club

the route they took was unsafe n had me panicking plus we stayed until too late n it got so dark

so wasn't safe

had to quit

[CharlotteNoivern]

Breaking my leg in 6 places when i was 18

[Asker]

OUCH, how did that happen?

[CharlotteNoivern]

Football someone purposley stamp on my leg

[Asker]

That's crazy

[NathanDavis]

basketball...