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Tangerine · 03-23-2008, 03:36 PM

I did my first squat set with the Olympic bar last night. How do you hold that thing on your sholders/neck. I seemed to have rubbed the nape of my neck funny with it :/.

I saw one bar at my gym that had a pad around the part of the bar where your neck would go. Should I use that bar instead? Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

It was hard enough for me to balance that bar--- with no weights. I couldn't even finish my second set- I only got to 12 reps instead of 15.

03-23-2008, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tangerine Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 45 My Profile	Olympic Bar question I did my first squat set with the Olympic bar last night. How do you hold that thing on your sholders/neck. I seemed to have rubbed the nape of my neck funny with it :/. I saw one bar at my gym that had a pad around the part of the bar where your neck would go. Should I use that bar instead? Maybe I'm doing something wrong. It was hard enough for me to balance that bar--- with no weights. I couldn't even finish my second set- I only got to 12 reps instead of 15.