kathryn
Cathlete
>I do have a problem with the bar on my shoulders though. No
>matter how I position it, (and mind you, my bar was only 20#),
>it bothers my back. Kinda kinks up the left shoulderblade
>mid/upper back area. I've tried positioning it higher, and a
>little lower per some advice, but it still irritates that
>goofy spot.
Since your barbell is already somewhat padded, a barbell pad might not work (though a bar pad made for an Olympic bar would still fit around it, probably). You could try draping a folded towel around your neck and putting the barbell on that. That's what I used to do when I squatted heavy weights in a weight room, before I knew there were such things as barbell pads.
>matter how I position it, (and mind you, my bar was only 20#),
>it bothers my back. Kinda kinks up the left shoulderblade
>mid/upper back area. I've tried positioning it higher, and a
>little lower per some advice, but it still irritates that
>goofy spot.
Since your barbell is already somewhat padded, a barbell pad might not work (though a bar pad made for an Olympic bar would still fit around it, probably). You could try draping a folded towel around your neck and putting the barbell on that. That's what I used to do when I squatted heavy weights in a weight room, before I knew there were such things as barbell pads.