[quote]jdub129 wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]jdub129 wrote:
[quote]osu122975 wrote:
There are Olympic lifters out there doing big high bar raw squats and they don’t even compete in powerlifting. Nothing wrong w/ it. Do what works. [/quote]
Do what “works”, sure. What “works” in powerlifting is what gives you the highest poundage on the platform. Telling OP to do high bar because it makes him feel good and not because he can lift more weight is stupid.[/quote]
did you forget you started this thread?
The prospect of injury/ consistent pain is not something that EVERY lifter wants to entertain. You must have missed the part of Reed’s post where he mentioned using whatever form keeps a lifter from injury. Everyone has different values. Some people value the longevity of their elbows more than the potential to move a few more pounds on the squat. There’s nothing ‘stupid’ about that.
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I did not forget my own thread, no! Thanks for pointing that out.
I did have some aches and pains when switching from high bar to low bar. I evaluated my technique, made the correct adjustments, improved mobility and now I’m doing better than ever.
345lb x 1 PR for high bar
365lb x 5 PR for low bar
I think it was worth it no?[/quote]
It sounds like it was worth it for you, yes. What was the time span between the 345x1 and the 365x5?
My squat also went up when I switched primarily to low bar, although not to the degree yours did. That being said, I’ve recently been squatting high bar frequently as well. My 1RM is in the low to mid 400’s with both styles. If your ONLY goal is powerlifting, then I can understand why you would just pound away at 1 style, but since I have varied interests, high bar serves a purpose in my training, mainly the way it translates better to oly lifting.
Aside from this, while it’s fortunate for you that your elbow pain went away, this doesn’t happen for everyone. I’m 30, and injury/chronic pain is much more ‘real’ to me than it was in my early 20’s. Just something to think about.