First lifting scare
I am still lifting fairly light weights, but today I had my first “OH SHIT” moment lifting.
After a warm up set of squats, I start in on the first set of squats at weight (5 sets of 5 reps at 150lbs). It is not very much weight, still well below body weight, but on the second rep, I leaned forward a little too much and the weight all the sudden was supported by my middle back muscles. A shock went through my back as the muscle completely tightened trying to handle the weight and I thought I was going to go down, aka fall forward. Luckily, the weight was light enough that I got it back under control quickly, and was able to finish the set without problem.
Form is really important. I have hurt my knees, shoulders and wrists in the past, so last year I went back and spent a lot of time relearning appropriate form for bench, shoulder press and squats. Today, I was just a little careless, and the scare reinforced that I need to focus on good form even with fairly light weights.
I squat in a cage, so I am unlikely to kill myself, just severely injure my ego.