My Buddy Tweaked His Back Squatting For The First Time
Hello Rip (hopefully I'm not abusing my asking/posting privileges by asking you how to help train my friends/family all the time...),
I have a friend who, yesterday, while learning the squat, tweaked his back on the last rep of the last set of 5. I had him do the "Superman" drill to help set his back in extension prior to the last set of 5. He squatted 65x5x3.
He has lymphoma and lupus, so I've been starting him off with very light weight.
He's not blaming me for his back tweak, as he said that he gets them all the time. In his own words: "Don't worry. I don't blame you. This has always been a problem. My only worry is that I will keep letting it stop me. As long as I am back in the gym to try again I will be ok. I have always used this as an excuse to not get in shape because this always happens."
He's 6', 230lbs, and super willing to get better. But now he's somewhat apprehensive towards squats.
Again, have you experienced something similar to this and how did you solve this? I am truly grateful for your help on the board and you don't get nearly enough recognition for all you do for free.