But how many people continue to use it consistently? Here are some uses (that you should never, ever actually take seriously, of course!) you may not have thought of for your forgotten purchases.

1. Dumbells - The original dark basement booby trap.

* Dumbells make great children’s toys. They are, of course, heavier and more dangerous than a barbie doll or Play-Doh (tm) and are not really as exciting as a video game but they certainly are cheap and hard to break.

* Tenderizing meat - bash meat with dumbell repeatedly. Great shoulder and arm exercise too! May increase iron content of your food significantly.

* Bowling - set them on end and use them as pins. You will need a really heavy ball for this.

2. Ab Rollers - These are abdominal training devices that feature a head rest attached to a frame that you set your arms on so you can rock, rock, rock your way to six-pack abs.

* Roll cage for a toboggan - for safety-minded parent. Protect your child from heartbreak of a rollover accident on sled hill by having him or her carry this while going down. Nevermind that they won’t be able steer because they’re holding onto thing...

* Tenderizing meat - lay meat down below head rest and rock violently back and forth on top of it.

* Baby toy hanger - nothing good on tv? Hook some old christmas tree ornaments from top crossbar and set your baby underneath. You’ll both be amused for hours!

3. Thighmaster (tm) - popularized by Suzanne Somers, no closet is complete without this device. You simply set it between your legs and squeeze!

* Keeps doors closed - jam it in corner behind a door. When you open door, it squeezes spring. When you release door, stored tension closes door automatically behind you! At 40 miles per hour!!!

* Tenderizing meat - set meat on counter, squeeze Thighmaster shut with your hands then release spring on top of meat like a bear trap.

1. In The Zone - Tired and incoherent during a workout. Commonly described out of gym as "spaced out."

2. Extended Warm-Up - 20 minutes at low tension on stationary bike then 20 minutes of casual stretching then a shower.

3. "Just One More Rep" - Said to a spotter during a set. Really means: "Lift weight for me."

4. Forced Reps - For reluctant exerciser, every single rep of a workout is a forced rep. This is especially true when they have a mean trainer.

5. Hack Squat - The position a cat gets into when he’s coughing up a hairball, commonly mistaken as a leg exercise.

6. "Can I work in with you?" - Translation: "Can I remove all your weights and sweat all over your bench?"

7. Drop Sets - What sometimes happens after doing a hard set of dumbell bench presses. A triple drop set occurs when you drop two dumbells and yourself to floor.

8. Bulking Up - Name for phase during which an otherwise healthy trainer will try to get bigger and fatter on purpose.

9. "I’m maxing out" - Translation: "I was going for 6 reps but I put too much weight on bar and only got 1."