need advice on weight bar on shoulders

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I hope I am posting in the right section. I have been doing the Cathy total body workout as that is the only dvd I have. I switched cable companys and I only requested the FIT TV and NFL channel and they don't even carry FIT TV! I used to record all her workouts on my dvr and I'm on a mission to collect some now. My question is while doing her leg workouts I have trouble putting the bar over head on to my shoulders/back. I can only do a few exercises and the bar starts killing my back and it feels it's digging into my spine. I have lightened the weight and that's not the problem but how do you prevent the bar from hurting. I want to be able to add more weight but I can't even handle the bar without weight as it is. any suggestion??

thank you
mary

 

[martijean1]

Some sporting goods stores carry "collars" for bars, or you could sub with dumbells (I do that often!)...

MJ in MN

 

[LasVegasFitGirl]

wrap a towel around it

cheap fix. I used heavy tape and even sewn the towel on. Also, I bought a weighted vest so I can lift heavier and not have so much weight on the bar because I had a hard time lifting that much over my head.