I know this may sound funny/weird but since I’ve gotten back to full range freestanding squats it is hard for me to put my hands on the bar just to the inside of the hooks in the rack. I have had to place them on the outside of the rack just where the bar ends and the plates start because my shoulder flexibility is HORRIBLE. I do try to stretch out by holding on to something like the rack and stretch out my chest/front delts but this does not seem to help. I used to be able to keep my hands on the inside and squat but just cannot seem to do so now.
I am not a big fan of stretching due to laziness and wanting to get down to “bidness” in the gym but I know if I don’t start soon some serious injuries are to follow.
Any advice on this is greatly appreciated.
Sounds like you need that Draper squat device in this week’s ‘stuff we like’ column:
Although some ART might help too. Better to fix the prob rather than work around it.
- try using a thumbless grip when squatting.
- as far as stretching goes most people do it all wrong and wind up screwing themselves up more than they help.
- try placing your hands where the hooks are…it’s a pain in the ass but at least you won’t fuck your shoulder up.
- don’t try and force your hands to go inside the hooks.
- buy a long squat bar.
- find a gym with a monolift, then you can put your hands where ever the hell you want without any hassels.
Good luck…
Thx bros
I had poor flexability in my shoulders so I done a lot of behind the neck press ;overhead squats ;dumbell reardelt swings like in kettlebell training;snatches with bar and dumbell;power cleans with bar and dumbell; rotor cuff work . Now i have great flexability and no pain in shoulders and am starting to lift heavier weights.
Work on your cuff, pec and shoudler flexibility
shoulder dislocates is not a bad place to start with some cuff stretches.Dip ISO hold stretches are cool