WHY DOES MY NECK HURT AFTER SQUATS? REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I don't get it where the fuck is the bar suppose to go
on your head
make sure you're flexing your traps and keep them tight throughout the lift
Start doing low bar squats.
Inb4 what are those
Google it faggot
Fuckin idiot, don't place it on your neck.
Rest it on your traps, don't get injured trying to improve yourself.
>he put the bar on his neck
>>36470919
>>36470944
It doesn't feel stable in that position tho
Should it be resting on the middle of my shoulder kind of?
I try to place it on traps but it still feels weird desu
>>36470990
there should be 6 points of contact: 2 on the hands, 2 on the shoulders and two on the traps
watch this video, he touched on bar placement wave how to stay tight throughout the lift
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bs_Ej32IYgo
>>36471048
I try but I think when I come up it kind of shifts to my neck
How do I make sure it doesn't do that? I find it kind of hard to keep back tight enough too
>not putting bar on neck for neck gains
>not putting the bar in your mouth for brain gains
>>36470990
Maybe you don't have any musculature in your traps/rear delts. I had a bum shoulder from before I started lifting, after doing shrugs and rear delt flyes a ton it's much more comfortable squatting.
>>36471316
>>36470969
>>36471345
I-its not funny guys...
I fucked up hard, okay? My neck really hurts now
>>36471385
Yeah that's probably it. Bum shoulder too. Tbh bar is actually a little lobsided.
What should I do? Any good stretches or just try to keep hitting those rear delt flyes?
>>36471406
Use the pad. Don't let these dudes meme you into thinking it's gay. It's there for a reason.
>>36471413
N-no one uses it at my gym... I don't even know where it is tbqh
Right there.
OP try bringing your grip closer together, broad shoulders, and pulling your elbows down and forward. This accentuates your back muscles so the bar is stabilized.
>>36471387
Make your traps bigger bro train them too and quats will feel better
>>36471480
I've tried this, but I just can't find a stable place for the bar that feels comfy.
>>36471291
>How do I make sure it doesn't do that?
Don't lean forward.
>I find it kind of hard to keep back tight enough too
Front squats and snatch grip deadlifts help reinforce upper back tightness.
>>36471387
i dunno man: I kek'd p.hard
>>36470826
>>36470990
>>36471387
>>36471445
Now gtfo of my plank normies REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>hip pain on the way up of the rep whole doing heavy high bar squats
What am I doing wrong? Google says it's because of inflexibility.
>>36471502
How do I not tho, I try to keep back at straight at possible but it kind of leans forward automatically if that makes sense
>>36471509
Yeah hahahaha really funny. Someone has bad form and is struggling, hilarious!
>>36471501
How long have you been lifting?
Remember, you are putting (at minimum!) 45lbs of steel on your upper back. It's not really supposed to be comfortable. My right scapula is never quite out of the way and it grinds against the bar on most reps. It hurts, but not to the point where I get injured or mind after I*m done with the set.
>>36471501
it's not going to feel "comfy," exactly.
when I first started (low bar) squatting, i felt like it was too uncomfortable to squat. but for me, once I start squatting, idgaf.
that being said, if its PAINFUL or you feel like something might BREAK, then you might actually be putting the bar in the wrong place.
watch some vids, senpai. good luck.
>>36471524
It is pretty funny that you think putting a weighted bar on your neck is a good idea
>>36471524
>How do I not tho, I try to keep back at straight at possible but it kind of leans forward automatically if that makes sense
You need to work on your mobility a bit maybe. Remember to break at the knees first and keep your chest up and upper back tight by pulling your elbows towards your body. When you can't keep perfectly upright anymore, break at the hips and descend below parallel. Then ascend.
Get someone who looks like they know what they're doing to form check you, or record yourself and post it in /plg/ or /owg/.
>>36471520
A lot of people experience some hip pain when they start squatting. It's usually a form issue. I had it in the beginning because my feet weren't pointed outward enough. I have no pain now when I squat.
If you need to, back off the weight and work on form until it feels FUCKIN PERF.
>>36471524
>but it kind of leans forward automatically if that makes sense
Literally weak quads. Your body is gonna "lean" on whatever is strong enough to carry said weight.
>>36471519
This is the most flawless picture i have ever seen I think. Literal goals.
But why are his elbows so flared back? I like to keep them straight under me/the bar.
>>36471520
i have this to. i found out it go's away when i start my squat with heavy weights instead of low weights
>>36471577
they arent "flared" back, they're pointing towards the floor parallel to his torso.
>>36471600
But wouldn't it be better still to just keep them straight down despite this? When I do this it helps me reinforce the barpath on the middle of my foot at least.
Then again, I'm not an elite world class level olympic weightlifter who can squat 4pl8 in his sleep.
>>36471526
>>36471538
Idk guys. When I do warm up with just the bar it looks normal in the mirror, like I'm not lifting it with my neck like a goodnorning or anything
I think maybe it's just the combination of lack of traps muscle and not tight enough desu
>>36471559
>>36471576
I will try
I guess if anything I can record myself and watch it back
I mean I can kind of spot when someone has bad form at the gym from being on fit for a while and shit but I just suck at putting it into practice I guess and getting the patterns down
>>36471618
do whatever feels comfortable to you. I point my elbows a little more horizontal than in the picture.
Pic related.
