Recently I've started lifting almost 3 plates with squats and I never used any pad on the bar, but because it has gotten heavier and heavier it is starting to hurt on my back, so i was wondering what are the reasons not to use a "pussy pad" or if it would actually be a good thing to use one
TL;DR: are squat pads shit?
tl;dr: yes
Suffering will make you a better person.
why
>not having juicy traps
Never gonna make it faggot
Yes, their shit. And even have a tendency to worsen people’s form due to the size. What part of your back hurts? If it’s the spine then your form is just shit. If your traps just hurt because you’re resting weight on them? Well stop being a pussy
Start squatting low bar, there's more meat there to cushion the weight.
I think it might be harder to bail with one of these. I tried it on hip thrusts and it did fuck all.
I wouldn't say that it hurts a lot, just that it is uncomfortable, my traps I mean
Wouldn't that mean that I have to lower the weight tho?
Your best option is to lay the bar directly onto your c7 vertebrae
>Wouldn't that mean that I have to lower the weight tho?
No,
The lowbar squat is the standard for powerlifting.
If it’s just your traps then stop being a pussy. Either do what other user said and do lowbar or do what I do and bring your shoulder blades a bit up and back so the traps make more squish up top
alright, thanks
>not putting the bar on your lumbar vertebrae to get the powerful ass
lmaoing at you
>not putting the bar on your coccygeal vertebrae for ass and sphincter gains
Bruh it’s like you enjoy having a weak ass sphincter
>Not pressing the bar between your ass cheecks
and you wonder why nobody wants to rape you at the showers, baka desu senpai
>not putting the bar on crooks of your elbow for impeccable form
Enjoy your weak traps faggot
i started facepulls and it gros the upper back quite nicely which gives meat for the bar to rest on.
If you brace and really squeeze your shoulders back and up, it should get better with time.
I also 3plate and I have realized that the pussy pad is a danger, if you position it wrong it can easily "fall through" the bar, completely distracting your rep and causing you to panic midlift.
Just go without, squats has its ups and downs as you know by now
>squats has its ups and downs as you know by now
It has exactly one down and one up
Strong men don't use padding
they are only good for barbell hip thrusts
Strong men use shrugs and face pulls to grow their own pad.
Shit, wrong pic
They make distance between you and the bar, they also allow you to squat without a tight back since you're not getting that feedback from the bar.
Why does the bar hurt without the pad?
>too heavy to be comfortable
No.
If it's really a problem just wear a hoodie
NO, RIGHT PIC
Start doing low bar squats. Don't place the bar on your traps.