We used to have cats around the old JWC gym. One time I had one walk under a deadlift just before I dropped it (almost a cat pancake!) and one time I was doing reps with a bench and a kitten jumped right on my chest as I was bringing a rep down. I got it stopped and was yelling at the kitten to jump off and tried blowing at it….it just purred and rolled up in a ball….while the weigth was shaking overhead!!! I dropped it down on my belly to roll it down my to my waist (yes, when I was a teen, I bench alone…really stupid, I know). The cats were out of the gym from then on while lifting went on!
Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder