Trouble with squats.

[Megadrink]

Hi all, its Megadrink again.

Ok my next queastion is about squats. I'm having trouble with the bar being on my shoulers. At this point in time it just seems my shoulders are to boney and weak to be able to rest the bar over the back of my neck when Ido the squat exercise.

Should i do some shoulder beefing exercises before i do squats?

Thanks for the help

 

[chewyxrage]

Hi all, its Megadrink again.

Ok my next queastion is about squats. I'm having trouble with the bar being on my shoulers. At this point in time it just seems my shoulders are to boney and weak to be able to rest the bar over the back of my neck when Ido the squat exercise.

Should i do some shoulder beefing exercises before i do squats?

Thanks for the help

That happened to me when I started doing squats as a freshman in highschool. I was a stick and it hurt like hell. The main thing that will help is building up your traps, not your shoulders.

Back then I used one of those velcro padded things, which helped.

If you don't have one of those, try wrapping a towel around it.

Eventually when your traps grow it will sit nicely on them and not be painful at all.

How old are you?

 

[shibs]

or use one of those manta rays. but yeah like chewyxrage said, after a bit of working out your traps will get bigger and it wont be a problem anymore. keep at those squats though

edit: also, try resting the middle of the bar on your vertebrae, its not supposed to be completely on your sholders. idk if you're doing this, but just saying.

 

[Megadrink]

Ok, towel sounds like a good idea.

Im 19, and I forgot to say that ive just started.

 

[Crocodome]

If it's too high, it will be painful.... lower it to the point where you feel it resting on your traps. Bring your hands in too if they are too wide. Do this and it is totally painless thus allowing you to focus on form.

 

[SouthernLord]

Great advice in here. Keep squatting. It's a very rewarding exercise.

Also check this thread out.....http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/w...hows-your-squat-squat-help-thread-647759.html

Tons of great info on everything squat related.

 

[b fold the truth]

Squeeze your upper back together. Unless you are suffering from a wasting disease you will have something there to rest the bar on. My 2 year old son even has muscle there if he squeezes his upper back together.

 

[Tblock1]

I wouldn't advise using a towel or anything. Just go light and ignore the pain for a few squat sessions, then you will be good. I was wondering the same thing when I started, and it just took maybe 4 squat sessions and then no more pain.

 

[chewyxrage]

tons of good advice here, you may be resting the bar too high

as I recall when I was having the same issue, it was that big vertebra right at the back of my neck that was the problem, the bar should sit lower that that


and squats are the best thing you could ever do! I couldn't dunk a basketball until I started owning squats

 

[JDid23]

how many times have you done squats? if it's your first time it will probably hurt regardless of how much weight is on the bar.

 

[ExtraMile]

bring your hands in a bit closer, as close as you can without it being painful for your shoulders and without it making the bar go higher on your back, this will push your shoulder blades together and keep your upper back tight. And just squat more, the more you do it the easier it will get to support the bar

 

[Megadrink]

Next time out will be the third time i do squats. Which will be tomorow

For the know, Im doing the 'Super Squats 20 rep Squat Routine' I'd like to be able to show you the link, but my small amount of posts limits me from posting links. But look it up anyway, its really quite interesting.

Thanks for all the info guys! I really like being here at EF.com

 

[JDid23]

i think i know what you're talking about.... is it the one with dips and chinups and pullovers? Good luck tomorrow!

 

[z66x]

I'm doing that too I just dislike doing the situps because my abs are way ahead of my body since I'm supposed to go to failure but I can do them forever even with weight..what would be a good alternative?