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Originally Posted by GhostRyder
So I read Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength. Great book. I learned that my form in nearly every major lift has been wrong. Only subtle discrepancies, but wrong nonetheless.
Question for those of you who do Low Bar Back Squats... any explanation for shoulder pain in the front of my shoulder (near my collarbone above my pec, on both sides)? My only guess is that I'm subconsciously trying to hold some of the weight with my arms instead of with my delts.
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I always do low bar back squats. Never had a shoulder problem caused by them.
I would check form on your bench. Your upper arm should be angled down from the line of your shoulders the whole time, coming closer to your body as you lower the weight to your chest. this will happen naturally if you have the proper grip on the bar. Most people grip it too wide. The bars at my gym have five knurled sections, one in the center and two around a thin line on either side. I put my pinky at that line when I bench.