I HATE squat pads

[oso0690]

I hate those damn pads that people use to help "relieve stress" from the traps/upper back on squats. I see no purpose in them unless someone medically has to. They just need to adapt to that bar being on them. What do you all think about those pads?

 

[djeclipse]

Most peple here don't use them.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Most peple here don't use them.

Yup.

Please confine stuff like this to the "morons at the gym" thread.

 

[taoiron]

My traps are my "pad"

 

[BiggT]

You mean the 'pussy pad' or 'maxi pad' as I always liked to call them.

All joking aside, they are ridiculous and make the bar less stable.

 

[Protobuilder]

Skip the pad. Use a pillow instead. Nice and fluffy that way.

 

[bignate73]

the hot dog bun

 

[Tweakle]

maxi pad, gotta use that one

they're for the guys who use the smith to squat.. members of the 'other' tribe.

 

[thrower75]

If you have to use one of those, do leg presses instead. If you squat without a pad, you naturally develope a nice groove behind your traps to put the bar on.


My stats:18 yrs. old, 320 lbs.
Bench: 370
DL:500
Clean:300
Squat:580

 

[Jim Ouini]

I'm always mildly insulted when I'm in the squat rack and someone trundles on over, points to the pad on the floor and asks 'You gonna use that?'

I dunno, maybe I look like someone that would use it