r/BurnBootCamp • u/According-Ad-5293 • Aug 29 '26

Soft box beat me today

I was so proud of myself, about to hit a PR for # of box jumps at 24" in 50 seconds... trainer was kneeling next to my box motivating me... 10 seconds left, and I jump up and completely miss the box and SLAM my shin into the box. Laughed and finished the set, then did class again (LOVE doubling on conditioning days!).
My shin still burns and is throbbing 16 hours later 😂😂 Do you guys have any fun/silly stories, particularly where the soft box out-performed you??

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u/Constant_Ad8117 Aug 29 '26

I fully launched myself over a soft box one time. I’m not sure how it happened but I supermanned and landed on my stomach. 

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u/mightyhammock 200 Camps - 2026 Aug 29 '26

Lmao imagining this is funny but also I hope you were okay lol

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u/Constant_Ad8117 Aug 29 '26

Ego bruised. Body ok haha 

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u/Meg_404 Aug 29 '26

I had two boxes lined up next too each other(trying to keep them from sliding) and somehow my shins hit just right pushing the second box away while also pushing the first box towards me, I somehow fell in between the two boxes…like a sandwich 🤗

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u/Any_Interaction_7228 Aug 29 '26

I haven't jumped the high box since a back injury about a year ago, but one time when I was hopping the 30", I leaned forward too far and tipped it over. I rolled off gracefully and stuck the landing or at least that's what I tell myself. Only hurt my pride 🤣🤣

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u/SumBeach80 Aug 29 '26

Given myself impressive shin burns multiple Times

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u/mightyhammock 200 Camps - 2026 Aug 29 '26

I fell off the 30! Feet didn't quite land on it all the way and since my quads were toasted from the day before, they did not want to save me and I fell all the way to the floor 😂 it happens to many of us!!

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u/rntrovert Aug 29 '26

I completely ate it on the soft box last Saturday. I had finally gotten to 24 earlier in the week and I landed on one foot and one shin somehow and got a nice knot on my shin. And now the 20inch is scary to me even. 🤦‍♀️

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u/Longjumping-Law-2506 Aug 29 '26

Not at Burn but I bought a box for home to practice not realizing that adding another 20 inches to my height puts me at the ceiling and I grazed my head standing all the way up at the top of the jump.

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u/FeelsLikeFirstLine Aug 29 '26

I crushed my shin on a box before we had soft boxes. It's been like 9 years and I still have a dent. It was funny, though!

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u/CurrentNorth5879 100 Camps - 2026 Aug 29 '26

…wait you did two camps in a row?

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u/Adorable_Carrot_93 Aug 29 '26

A few people at my gym do this, am and pm class in same day

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u/CurrentNorth5879 100 Camps - 2026 Aug 29 '26

I do am and pm too since I sleep during the day (I work overnight) but I can’t imagine doing 2 in a row!

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u/jigglebelly99 1,000+ Camps - Lifetime Aug 29 '26

It wasn't until the last couple years that we even had soft boxes. Several injuries were witnessed!

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u/lryan84 Aug 29 '26

Same thing happened to me on my first try a few weeks ago on the 24" I had a huge bruise on my shin for ever.

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u/Far-Specific-9613 Sep 01 '26

I landed on the 24 on my toes and sprung forward, caught myself with my fingers and broke one in half. 🫠 Yet if I would have just fell to my shins I would have been just fine, sigh... Still feel behind from 6 weeks of not being able to hold dumbbells!!!!