Do you use the pad to do squats

[FUckInTheGame]

I experienced some neck pain when I do squats with the bar touching my back of shoulders there is that pad thing that you can put on the bar that will provide some padding so I don't have a bar jammed up against my body while I'm doing them the issue is do I look like an idiot by doing this or is it considered okay in bodybuilding circles for guys to use those things

 

[stevesmi]

i wouldn't worry what others think of you

having said that it isn't something i would use, part of strengthening your body is having the weights against you without padding

 

[the_alcatraz]

i dont use pad or belt to squat
i like the hardcore feel of the bar on my neck oldshool

 

[JasonPriest]

if you are squatting super heavy that is the only time i can see a point in having it

 

[BodyMonster34]

bro if yo want to be a poosy then by all mean use that shit lol

 

[Vadim Fedorov]

Do what is best for you, ignore what others think, they don't care about you, only you do

 

[SteveMobsterG]

I experienced some neck pain when I do squats with the bar touching my back of shoulders there is that pad thing that you can put on the bar that will provide some padding so I don't have a bar jammed up against my body while I'm doing them the issue is do I look like an idiot by doing this or is it considered okay in bodybuilding circles for guys to use those things

In a word - no

 

[Tiger Salman Khan]

If you think you need them....use them without a second thought...

 

[RoySimpson]

Do what works best for you !!

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

We call those pads "tampons", lol. I do not recommend them. If you are experiencing neck pain you either have the bar way too high up on your back or you are straining your neck. Not from the bar touching your body.