I <3 Squats

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  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    What's a tampon bar??
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    What's a tampon bar??

    The pad that you can put around the bar.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I LOVE this!!
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    Why would you not want to use the pad for the bar? Are you supposed to look cooler without it? I'd rather not have red marks all over the back of my neck.
  • nashai01
    nashai01 Posts: 536 Member
    I hate Squats! Everything about them. I need to love them to though lol
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    Well, it's a good thing I love squats!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I :heart: squats. I also :heart: legpresses.
  • MinnesotaManimal
    MinnesotaManimal Posts: 642 Member
    Why would you not want to use the pad for the bar? Are you supposed to look cooler without it? I'd rather not have red marks all over the back of my neck.

    it "can" promote bad form. Also, maybe somebody can correct me, but if your getting red marks on your neck, your holding the bar too high??? When I squat, the bar sits below the top of my shoulders.
  • kneeki
    kneeki Posts: 347 Member
    The "***** pad" is frowned upon because of what it does with bar positioning and balance. It's much better to start very light and get adjusted to the weight without a pad. Eventually you'll develop your traps enough to form a 'shelf' for the bar to rest.
  • kneeki
    kneeki Posts: 347 Member
    Why would you not want to use the pad for the bar? Are you supposed to look cooler without it? I'd rather not have red marks all over the back of my neck.

    it "can" promote bad form. Also, maybe somebody can correct me, but if your getting red marks on your neck, your holding the bar too high??? When I squat, the bar sits below the top of my shoulders.
    Yeah. If you have marks on your neck the bar is too high. It should sit on the lower part of your traps.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Why would you not want to use the pad for the bar? Are you supposed to look cooler without it? I'd rather not have red marks all over the back of my neck.

    From my understanding the bar will sit different with the pad, so the weight/force will shift and could cause stress on the lumbar spine.
    Also can cause it to be less stable with more chance of slipping and even moving the center of gravity.

    Building traps and muscles in your back should prevent any pain from the bar. No reason to use it. Wear a t shirt IMO.
  • stubbysticks
    stubbysticks Posts: 1,275 Member
    I use the pad...interesting input, I'd never heard it was a bad thing. What about those plastic stingray-looking things you can snap on to the bar, are those bad too?

    P.S. squats are my boyfriend
  • kneeki
    kneeki Posts: 347 Member
    I use the pad...interesting input, I'd never heard it was a bad thing. What about those plastic stingray-looking things you can snap on to the bar, are those bad too?

    P.S. squats are my boyfriend
    I would avoid anything that separates the bar from your skin. Although, I've not done any research on the sting ray.
  • TluvK
    TluvK Posts: 733 Member
    That's interesting. I don't use a pad that looks like a tampon - it's a rubber thingy. I don't actually get red marks, because I have never done it without the pad - just assumed that's what would happen. I believe my form is correct - at least that's what the trainer at the gym has told me and I do squat pretty heavy, without any pain in my back.
  • fakeplastictree
    fakeplastictree Posts: 836 Member
    yeah, the pad was encouraged on me by several of my friends because the bar left marks on me and they said it is bad for the bones. Whatever. I think it works the same.
  • Camshaft84
    Camshaft84 Posts: 11 Member
    LOL! Cant wait to drop that name for it at the gym tonight!
  • cheddle
    cheddle Posts: 102 Member
    <3 squats, that is all
  • kerri007
    kerri007 Posts: 123
    i <3 squat days. low, deep and heavy. take a big breath and squat and push knees out and look up and focus. my whole lower half hurts like a ***** for a couple days. but then i can say i did it right. ive gotten away from using the pad and using gloves.
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    Why would you not want to use the pad for the bar? Are you supposed to look cooler without it? I'd rather not have red marks all over the back of my neck.

    it "can" promote bad form. Also, maybe somebody can correct me, but if your getting red marks on your neck, your holding the bar too high??? When I squat, the bar sits below the top of my shoulders.
    Yep, it was the very fact that I felt I needed the pad that told me my bar position wasn't quite right. when I first started out squatting I had the bar in contact with some of the vertebrae on my neck, which is too high. Now I kinda squeeze myself up into to the bar & get it resting on my trap muscles where it should be; and there's no need for the pad.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Proper barbell squats changed everything for me!
  • n_unocero
    n_unocero Posts: 445 Member
    I love squats!

    unfortunately i'm just now learning the proper form, so i'm still doing smith machine squats.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Not squatting is bad for the knees = TRUTH! (as long as you use proper form)

    As a hiker/backpacker who often carries heavy packs (40+ lbs) for miles and miles, up and down steep terrain, I can tell you squatting has made all the muscles that support my knees way stronger. My knees have never felt better!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I love squats!

    unfortunately i'm just now learning the proper form, so i'm still doing smith machine squats.

    It'd be better to do it without weight than with a Smith machine. The bar needs to come forward as you bend down. It simply can't on a Smith.
  • mirgss
    mirgss Posts: 275 Member
    It'd be better to do it without weight than with a Smith machine. The bar needs to come forward as you bend down. It simply can't on a Smith.

    Ditto on this! The Smith machine is evil! Stay away from it....move to barbell (empty) squats, DB squats, or even bodyweight squats to get the proper form...Smith machine will not teach you proper form.
  • thefuzz1290
    thefuzz1290 Posts: 777 Member
    I use the pad...interesting input, I'd never heard it was a bad thing. What about those plastic stingray-looking things you can snap on to the bar, are those bad too?

    P.S. squats are my boyfriend
    I would avoid anything that separates the bar from your skin. Although, I've not done any research on the sting ray.

    The stingray thing makes the bar sit in the proper position, but you lose some of the effectiveness with your stabilizer muscles.
  • hsmithway
    hsmithway Posts: 191
    I *loathe* squats. Probably because I'm uncoordinated, have tiny feet, a long femur, and a huge butt, so I really struggle with my form. But I'm working on it :P
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
    Darn it. I'm apparently doing it all wrong.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    The stingray is usually used by people who have shoulder injuries I believe. I think there's some other reasons, but if the bar is hurting you a lot, you're probably putting the bar in the wrong position. Also, note there are two types of barbell back squats. The low-bar position (sits on the rear delts) and the high-bar position (sits on the traps). There's a lot more to them than just the bar position to, but it's beyond the scope of my "expertise."
  • Tubby2Toned
    Tubby2Toned Posts: 130 Member
    Why squat?
    You will develop a rock hard *kitten*, that's why.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Why squat?
    You will develop a rock hard *kitten*, that's why.

    Muscle may be heavier than fat. But granite is heavier than muscle. :smokin:
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