Squats hurting my upper back
Jcao1214
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Did squats last night at 115 pounds. Have had a pinching type pain where the bar rests on my upper back once I moved past 100 pounds I've noticed. My husband suggested wrapping a towel around the bar but it didn't seem to help. Any other suggestions?
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Can you make a video? Are you doing a high bar or a low bar squat?0
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Are you doing high bar or low bar squats? I use high bar for Barbell Step Ups & Calf Raises and it kills my back if I don't use a pad. If you're doing low bar squats, the bar should be right under the bone of your shoulder blade aka Spine of Scapula. If you have a narrow grip it will tighten up the back and give the bar a nice, comfortable place to sit. Here's a good video that better explains -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2tyOLvArw0 0 -
So I just watched Leadfoots video...I wonder if my bad grip for squats in highschool caused my tendonitis OR if it really was throwing Shotput? I use a high grip now and am blessed with relatively big delts so I have a nice shelf to rest my bar on. I haven't ever used a roll even when I was squatting in the 300s (20 years ago), and honestly, the bar slipped so much with it rolled for padding that I didn't feel in control of the weight (which is important when there is 375 on it!!).0
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So I just watched Leadfoots video...I wonder if my bad grip for squats in highschool caused my tendonitis OR if it really was throwing Shotput? I use a high grip now and am blessed with relatively big delts so I have a nice shelf to rest my bar on. I haven't ever used a roll even when I was squatting in the 300s (20 years ago), and honestly, the bar slipped so much with it rolled for padding that I didn't feel in control of the weight (which is important when there is 375 on it!!).
Shotput, eh? Impressive!
What kind of tendinitis do you have? Low bar squatting has been known to cause golfer's elbow (if you let the bar lean on your wrists too much). But in general, low bar squatting feels very secure as far as the position of the bar--it just takes a bit of time and flexibility to get used to getting it in the right position.0 -
The trainer I worked with twenty years ago described my tendonitis as "tennis elbow two tendons over"...so it could possibly have been "golfer's elbow." At that point I had been throwing for 4 years through two seasons a year and lifting heavy (powerlifting). My grip was a thumb around the bar grip...I have noticed thumb over the bar (next to fingers) seems to make my elbow and wrists feel better. Like I said previously high bar squatting feel pretty comfy as long as I keep my thumb by my fingers and don't try to pad the bar.So I just watched Leadfoots video...I wonder if my bad grip for squats in highschool caused my tendonitis OR if it really was throwing Shotput? I use a high grip now and am blessed with relatively big delts so I have a nice shelf to rest my bar on. I haven't ever used a roll even when I was squatting in the 300s (20 years ago), and honestly, the bar slipped so much with it rolled for padding that I didn't feel in control of the weight (which is important when there is 375 on it!!).
Shotput, eh? Impressive!
What kind of tendinitis do you have? Low bar squatting has been known to cause golfer's elbow (if you let the bar lean on your wrists too much). But in general, low bar squatting feels very secure as far as the position of the bar--it just takes a bit of time and flexibility to get used to getting it in the right position.0 -
The trainer I worked with twenty years ago described my tendonitis as "tennis elbow two tendons over"...so it could possibly have been "golfer's elbow." At that point I had been throwing for 4 years through two seasons a year and lifting heavy (powerlifting). My grip was a thumb around the bar grip...I have noticed thumb over the bar (next to fingers) seems to make my elbow and wrists feel better. Like I said previously high bar squatting feel pretty comfy as long as I keep my thumb by my fingers and don't try to pad the bar.So I just watched Leadfoots video...I wonder if my bad grip for squats in highschool caused my tendonitis OR if it really was throwing Shotput? I use a high grip now and am blessed with relatively big delts so I have a nice shelf to rest my bar on. I haven't ever used a roll even when I was squatting in the 300s (20 years ago), and honestly, the bar slipped so much with it rolled for padding that I didn't feel in control of the weight (which is important when there is 375 on it!!).
Shotput, eh? Impressive!
What kind of tendinitis do you have? Low bar squatting has been known to cause golfer's elbow (if you let the bar lean on your wrists too much). But in general, low bar squatting feels very secure as far as the position of the bar--it just takes a bit of time and flexibility to get used to getting it in the right position.
Yep, I think there are two ways to get that kind of tendinitis: bad form in a novice, or prolonged intense training in a more
advanced person... It's certainly a common enough problem that even I have heard of it.
http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/showthread.php?t=7375&s=3f816f500a42dd5800d53f487e61917c
Padding on a bar frankly always gave me the heebie jeebies. It seems so insecure to have a pillow between you and the bar that I don't know how people do anything more than really light weights with that thing.0
