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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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Good pick up there.
Your going to have to experiment with how you hold the bar. Next time you squat play around with the width of your hands and how high or low you hold it on you back. This will take time. I personally know guys who squat close to 1,000 and are always complaining about bar position etc.
My advice would be to load the bar up with some weight ( something you can handle for 10 reps or so ) and hold the bar very narrow, then very wide. have it rest on your back very high up ( traps ) to very low lower traps / rear delts. And then go from there. Like I said before it's going to take some time getting used to and learning what is comfortable for you to squat. Just remember, the heavier you go with squats the more apparent any bar position issues you have will come to light.