In the locker room, Jackson took his time to wait until most of the other guys had left. He never enjoyed showering with the others, so he wasted some time sitting on the bench responding to texts and messages. After a few minutes when he was sure he was the only one there, Jackson started to slip out of his singlet.
"Finally getting to shower?"
Jackson jumped from his seat, turning around. Again, Cade was standing behind him. His grin was wide, almost as if he was watching Jackson the whole time.
"Uh, yeah. I had a text I forgot to reply to that was urgent." Jackson shifted uncomfortably. He finally noticed that Cade was still wearing his singlet, too. "What are you still doing here?"
"Sometimes I like to stay back after practice. Coach usually forgets to lock up the weight room and gym, so it gives me time to myself. You gotta be anywhere?"
Jackson shook his head.
"Well, since you didn't shower yet, want to join me for a workout?"
"Sure, what'd you have in mind?"
"Let's hit the weight room first. Then maybe we can get a match in if it's not too late."
Jackson reached in his bag to pull out his shorts and a t-shirt, but Cade stopped him.
"Don't worry about it. It'll be easier to just workout in our singlets. Then we can go straight into wrestling afterwards."
When they got to the weightroom, it was much bigger than Jackson's previous school. "Wow, they actually have bench presses and not just the smith machine."
"Want to start there?"
Jackson agreed, and both of them started to pick up the 45 pound weights to put them on each side. He noticed that Cade was going to add a third one before he stopped him.
"This should be enough for now, at least for the warmup." Jackson's cheeks started to heat up. He felt a little humiliated that he wasn't going to handle as much as Cade would.
Cade's smile didn't help much either.
"Don't worry, I'll spot you in case anything happens."
When Jackson leaned back against the bench, his cock twitched as his head brushed against Cade's leg. He felt his cheeks start to heat up. "Sorry about that."
Cade's smiling face relieved the discomfort that he felt. "You get used to it. You're going to be feeling a lot more than that on the mats later."
After a few reps, Jackson's arms and chest started to burn. This was supposed to be a warmup, but the two plates on each side was already getting to be too much.
"Come on, you gotta get to at least ten reps."