I had been going to my friend Jay's house to train for a few months. I was horribly out of shape and he agreed to train me to get me back on track. I wasn't an 800lbs mess or anything, I am 5'10" and just had a bit of a beer gut from letting myself go.
We were doing striking on the punch bag after some light cardio, I stepped back to do the kick from his 'punch, punch, kick' combo and slipped a little. I stupidly followed through and spun around to complete the kick but ended up just glancing the edge of the bag and sent me tumbling in a heap, twisting my back in the process of crashing to the mat. I yelled out in pain but couldn't get up.
"Easy, easy, don't move," Jay said to me as he rushed to my side.
"What happened, is he okay?" said Jay's wife, Kendra. She'd heard me cry out from the kitchen.
"Yea, he just twisted his back a little when he missed a kick."
"I'll bring some hot towels."
Jay's wife was a massage therapist, I got on great with her too and was thankful for her being there. She came back with some heated towels and had Jay help her take my shirt off.
"I.... I'm glad I showered after work, ohhhh fuck, that hurts," I was finally able to say, I was sweating pretty hard.
"You're fine, I think it's just a pulled muscle, this will help," said Kendra.
She grabbed a small bottle of her oil and kneaded some into my back then had me lay on my stomach with my arms out. She layered some heat pads between a few towels and placed them on my lower back.
"So, best way to get this working is weight on the pads. I'm not heavy enough, would you mind Jay laying on your back for a few minutes?" asked Kendra.
"Sure, I'll take anything that'll help," I replied.
She had Jay lay on top of me. The heat pads and the pressure felt amazing but something felt pretty painful in my lower back. I told Kendra, she reached between me and her husband.
"Oh, honey, you should get off him. Marcus, this may hurt a little," said Kendra.
I felt her press her fist into my back and then I passed out.
"Ooh, there he is!" she said as I woke up.
I was laying in their corner bath in hot water, I had only been wearing my gym shorts when I passed out but I was naked. Jay was holding me up in the water but he was sitting outside the tub.
"Wh.. What happened," I asked.
"You actually popped a disk. You'll need to take it easy for a bit but you'll be okay," said Jay.
"All the fun with those hot strippers taking its toll," I said with a laugh.
"More like trying to blow yourself, I know the truth," replied Jay.
"Well, divorced life is not all it's cracked up to be, I don't recommend it."
"My friend Lisa is still single, I can call her for you," said Kendra.
"She's single because she's batshit, honey, he just got rid of one of those," laughed Jay.
"I think my dating life can wait. I'm naked in a tub being held up by my best friend while his wife is getting more towels," I laughed.
"Well, he didn't put you in there himself. Just be glad I'm not a prude, mister," said Kendra with a grin.
I had been friends with them both for over 20 years. We'd been on vacations together and had shared nude saunas and more together on quite a few occasions. Nudity between us was nothing we ever stressed about, it was never sexual and we just had it as normal in our friendship. Jay was a little taller than me at 6'4" and unlike me, he was well built and all muscle. Kendra was tall and slim with perfectly proportioned breasts and pale nipples to match her blonde hair. They both shaved everywhere below the waist, I trimmed but had a little hair left.
"Here, take this, you're staying here tonight," said Kendra. She'd handed me a couple of pills and a bottle of water.
"Fuck, are these the strong ones?" I replied.
"Yes, I'm just glad it's the weekend."
She'd given me one of her really strong muscle relaxer and pain killer combos. I'd had them before when I'd slipped on ice so I knew I'd be too messed up to drive. Jay and Kendra looked after me until I was able to get around, I drove home that Sunday and was able to get into my doctor's office on the Monday. They told me to take it easy for a few days but didn't find anything serious. A few weeks later I was back at Jay and Kendra's only this time I was doing yoga with Kendra as Jay lifted weights.
"Good, now hold that, you'll feel it pull at the back of your calf but don't bounce," she said to me as we worked through moves.
"Between this and the cardio, I'm down another 5lbs this week," I replied.
"That's great but concentrate on your breathing."
"I'm done honey, I'm going to shower," said Jay after finishing his set.
"We're almost finished too, few more moves then cool down."
We finished our set then sat drinking our water.
"I'm glad you have taken to this. It'll help strengthen your back up again. Jay was a little sad to lose his training partner to me but I'll make it up to him," she said with a smile.
"I'm just thankful I have both of you in my life. After Lisa left me, I was a fucking mess. I know I'd be 350lbs, eating pizza every night feeling sorry for myself but working out, yoga and just being here, I feel great. I know I've said it a thousand times but I can't thank you enough for how you both looked after me when I slipped that disk," I replied.
"You're our friend, it was nothing."
"Still, it means a lot to me."
"Do you remember being awake after we gave you the strong muscle relaxer and painkillers?"
"Very vaguely. I remember being in the water too long."
"You uh, got a little excited when we both dried you off. You said a few things."
"Oh fuck, I didn't embarrass either of you, did I?"