pad or not to pad .. on your squat bar..

[lacticacid77]

today i think i went a little to heavy for the particular pad i was using.. got a bad blister on my shoulders from the bar.. what is the best method for squating ..? towel .. pad.. no pad .. thanks

 

[PreMier]

No pad. The pad can push your neck forward which isnt good. If its hurting, build bigger traps

 

[Tough Old Man]

No pad. The pad can push your neck forward which isnt good. If its hurting, build bigger traps

wow interesting. I ended up damaging a nerve in my lower neck / upper shoulder from using the bar without a pad. Now all squats are out because of the nerve damage. I can't even handle the weight of a olympic bar anymore, neverless adding weight to it.

 

[MyK]

I use the bar, the pad sucks. I t hurts to use the bar, and I keep forgetting to bring a towel on leg day so I don't know what thats like

 

[CowPimp]

I prefer no pad. The bar doesn't feel quite as secure to me if I use a pad. I tried it once ages ago, and never again.

 

[MyK]

I prefer no pad. The bar doesn't feel quite as secure to me if I use a pad. I tried it once ages ago, and never again.

How many ages? was it back in the romanian period?

 

[CowPimp]

How many ages? was it back in the romanian period?

The jurassic period. I was the only man alive, so I had time to play around with all the various ways of supporting a barbell on my shoulders.

 

[min0 lee]

No pad.

 

[TheCurse]

i dont like putting that bar directly on my skin so i use my bench towel (i carry two always, one for my sweat the other for other peoples) folded a few times as a kind of thin pad.

 

[MyK]

The jurassic period. I was the only man alive, so I had time to play around with all the various ways of supporting a barbell on my shoulders.

yea, I remember you back then, you were BIG!!!!!!!



what happened???? lol

 

[MyK]

i dont like putting that bar directly on my skin so i use my bench towel (i carry two always, one for my sweat the other for other peoples) folded a few times as a kind of thin pad.

germophobe(sp)!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kenwood]

i have to wrap a couple of shirts around my bb

 

[MyK]

bb

big balls..!!!?????

 

[kenwood]

lol barbell.lol..lol.lol

 

[lacticacid77]

cool thanks for the quick response on the feedback guys.. looks like i will not be using the pad.. i know that sounds like this should be in a females only section.. but its true i will not use the pad, cause what actually happened was that the bar slid around on the back of my neck, and i think it like streched the skin. ya ouch so thanks guys the pad was pretty thick though like 3" in diameter.. again thanks for the fast response i always just thought everybody used a pad didnt know ..

 

[The Monkey Man]

I prefer no pad. The bar doesn't feel quite as secure to me if I use a pad

I agree, when you are going for a max squat,
you don't want any squishy buffer between that weight and your back...

That thing better be glued rock solid to me where I have complete
control over it...

WTF is a 1/2 inch piece of foam going to do against 2-300 lbs anyway???

 

[BruiseKnee]

i fold up a gym towel and put it on my traps/shoulder area. i also use the manta ray when doing squats; it helps distribute the weight across my shoulders so i have one less thing to worry about other than the pain of the bar on my spine.

 

[AKIRA]

I wrap it with a towel, use the gel/sponge cushion, or both. Some say youre a puss if you use it.

Hmm...I am working on me LEGS. Not my fucking shoulders. Plus, if anything, its more weight.

 

[THEUNIT(XXL)]

I wrap it with a towel, use the gel/sponge cushion, or both. Some say youre a puss if you use it.

Hmm...I am working on me LEGS. Not my fucking shoulders. Plus, if anything, its more weight.

more weight

 

[FishOrCutBait]

Do some shrugs, ditch the pad

 

[racoon02]

No pad... just feels more.. natural to squat with the bar on your back.

 

[furion joe]

No pad on the squat here either. I like the pain!

But man, the standing calf raise machine at the gym I go to could use some extra padding.

I have red looking scratch marks all over my shoulders today!

 

[BritChick]

No pad.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I just wear a shirt. I agree that a pad isn't as secure... you NEED that bar to be secure when going heavy (even when you're not it still should be). Besides, with a pad on, that means the bar is farther away from your back, and your arms, which are now primarily responsible for holding the bar up, are also farther away from your back. In this position, they have much less strength than they do when they're in line with your back. So would you rather have your back and your arms holding the bar, or some pad and your arms in a disadvantaged position? I'd rather trust my back, one of my strongest body parts.

 

[CowPimp]

I just wear a shirt. I agree that a pad isn't as secure... you NEED that bar to be secure when going heavy (even when you're not it still should be). Besides, with a pad on, that means the bar is farther away from your back, and your arms, which are now primarily responsible for holding the bar up, are also farther away from your back. In this position, they have much less strength than they do when they're in line with your back. So would you rather have your back and your arms holding the bar, or some pad and your arms in a disadvantaged position? I'd rather trust my back, one of my strongest body parts.

It's funny you say that, because a shirt throws me off a little. I like to wear a wife beater when I lift. Part of this reason is because I want the iron sitting on my skin. It is so much more secure, although I always get busted blood vessels on my traps. I like them though.

 

[The Monkey Man]

No pad.

I could make a wise crack here, but I won't -

 

[GFR]

You must do what you feel is right, ofcourse.

 

[BritChick]

I could make a wise crack here, but I won't -

Be nice or I will make you suffer when I meet you next month!!!

Did ya get booked yet?

 

[Cold Iron]

no pad

 

[GreaseMonkey]

No pad for me, either. I like to feel what the bar is doing back there-- especially when using max weight.