How do I low bar squat properly? My arms hurt and feel forced no matter in which position I put them. Not really sure which grip to use either.
I followed Alan Thrall's video on how to squat but I still have no fucking idea how to do it, either the bar hurts my back or my arms are the ones hurting. I'm pretty skinny and bony, so maybe that has something to do with it?
Is it a numbing arm pain? I got that all the time until I fixed the bar position.
alan thrall is a hack fraud
>a guy who gives solid lifting advice for novices & even experienced lifters is a hack fraud
dude get off this board for a while and go outside
How much can you DL?
have you tried high bar? low bar feels very unnatural to me, but I have no problems with high bar
Make sure to squeeze your shoulder blades together and pull your elbows back as much as you can, bunching up your upper back and preparing it to bear the load of the barbell.
For your arms, try doing some mobility work for your shoulders. The low bar squat does put your arms in a pretty tight position, so it is perfectly plausible for it to be uncomfortable when you are only beginning.
For grip, I personally go with the same grip width as my bench press. Additionally, I grip the bar thumbless for squats as I find it helps alleviate wrist pain.
Just take some time to practice and you will get it. I was a 6'0'' 121 gigaskellington when I started, and I didn't get much pain after I stuck with it.
>Alan Thrall
Lmao
how hard is it to squat? place the bar on your traps (low bar is for retards), make sure you don't round your back, keep your chest up, hit parallel (deeper is ideal) and stop being a bitch.
I don't understand how powershitters have these comprehensive videos and multiple-part series videos to do something so simple. You'd think we were discussing nuclear engineering or something.
Fitness youtubers, especially those in powerlifting/weightlifting, have a stick up their ass about lifting being something more than it actually is.
Using all their jargon, scientific studies (that are rarely statistically relevant) and just presenting themselves as fucking vanguards in a meme field. Considering his weight, training experience and timeframe it's almost blaha-tier, granted he's not on roids and not a retard like jason.
The low bar setup should be tight and uncomfortable. But not painful.
Your pain may be caused from your arms being under the bar and bearing some of the weight, this used to be an issue for me.
Can you tell us more OP?
>how hard is it to squat?
How heavy do you squat?
In my experience, perfect squat form is a skill. Any little bad habit can ruin you, and limit the weight you push while putting you at greater risk of injury.
i always thought i was doing low bar even though i placed the bar on the lowest part of my traps but squats always felt like shit, got to 2 plates this way, then one day for some reason i started putting the bar on my rear delts and squats never felt better
at first i thought i was going to dislocate my shoulder blades but then i kind of got used to it and felt fine
3.5pl8 omw to 4pl8
look for the right feeling op
You can only post itt if you can squat 5plates
>Checked and Heiled
Can also do lmao5pl8
I squat 5pl8 therefore know everything.
It will be rough if you're new to squatting. If you squat consistently following the basic SS model you will get the required upper body mobility and it will be less uncomfortable.
Also if you are skinny enough that the bar hurts your back gain some damn weight.
That's not 5pl8
Cute pink shorts, maybe I should get a pair
It's 220/485, are you confused because it's a 15 and a 5 on the end instead of a 20?
Here's one with traditional 5pl8 setup.
I don't like Alan Thrall and I can't exactly figure out why
Looks like a 6pl8 and 5pl8 to me
Now tell me about the shorts
They're swim shorts, I've split 4 pairs so far.
dat ass
kek, do you get any comments?
>How do I low bar squat properly? My arms hurt and feel forced no matter in which position I put them. Not really sure which grip to use either.
Honestly, not everyone is built to do the movement. It isn't one-size-fits-all like these Rippetoe fags want you to believe.
I would recommend just trying the high bar and front squat, and seeing which is most comfortable.
squatlet cope
Don't squat, just do deadlifts, and lunges or sprinting. If it doesn't feel natural now it's never going to. If you have to squat just do quarter reps which is what ALL ATHLETES DO because the full range is ALWAYS going to injure you unless you have slavic genetics.
maybe you have problems with bad posture
Nothing but compliments from dudes.
Deadlift is best lift in any case.
The bar goes lower than you think, pull your shoulder blades together and put the bar on your rear delts, also don't wrap your thumbs around the bar