Squats with bar pad

[cheesecake]

My wife has a pinched nerve in her neck. So she uses the Manta Ray.

Personally, I like the feel of the bar in that grove that pwr_machine mentioned above.
...chad...

 

[Becoming]

Yeah- I would just quit cold turkey and get used to it.... after a while it is comfortable not using the pad and you would not have it any other way.... ( I maybe used one my first year of squatting back when I was 15)

 

[JOKER47]

I used to use a pad. I had no problems. But then, my weights are not very impressive, either.

I actually found just the bar is more comfortable, sitting in "the groove". If it's not in "the groove", it hurts like hell.


Joker

 

[gymtime]

I use a foam pad and I dont care what anyone else says...

Exactamundo.

Once you've been in the gym long enough to where ego becomes less of a factor, you realize that a pad can reduce pressure on the shoulders, and should not affect balance or gains.

 

[Backlash]

Becoming: This is my first year squatting Been a couple of months now

Joker: I will try to find this groove next time I go...but I might not even have one yet? My rear delts are lagging even more than my traps.

gymtime: Ego is not a problem. I just wanted to know if there were any real disadvantages to using the pad.

Thanks everyone for the input!

 

[IronLion]

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I have never seen someone who knows what they're doing use the pad..........use a manta ray if you are going to do high bar squats

 

[bignate73]

Shrugs and Farmer Walks!









hehe, "thats all i have to say about that..."

 

[Becoming]

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I have never seen someone who knows what they're doing use the pad..........use a manta ray if you are going to do high bar squats

Nice IL!

Backlash- right on dude. Just work toward eliminating it over time.... I did not really have any muscle back there when I started either... maybe just start using the pad only on the heavier sets... after a while, you will feel like the pad is just in the way and messes up your "feel"....

 

[JollyRogers]

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I have never seen someone who knows what they're doing use the pad..........use a manta ray if you are going to do high bar squats

I know what im doing and I use the pad, what does that mean?

 

[Tagio]

I used it in the beginning, I don't use it anymore. The bar hurt before, now it doesn't ( I guess my traps grew). I didn't make an effort to switch, I just found that it didn't hurt my back anymore after a few months.

I don't know if it affects the exercise or not. my poundages are still really low . But I feel better with no pad (more stable).