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Model: Yes4All Foam Bar Pad – Olympic Barbell Pad – Barbell Squat Pad – Barbell Neck Pad for Squats, Hip Thrusts – Weight Lifting Bar Pad (Black, Single)
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Nice deal, but for the thrifty ones out there, a Dollar Store pool noodle will make a couple of these for a buck. What we use in the school weight room.
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Lol don't use a foam pad for squat bars. Biomechanical load shifting. Not great for form. If the bar hurts your back, fix your form.
Kind of like gloves for deadlifts. Absolutely screws your grip. Anyone who is doing any sort of lifting for strength/fitness should avoid these products like the plague. I don't understand why there's even a market for them. But then again the Smith machine exists so....
Lol don't use a foam pad for squat bars. Biomechanical load shifting. Not great for form. If the bar hurts your back, fix your form.
Kind of like gloves for deadlifts. Absolutely screws your grip. Anyone who is doing any sort of lifting for strength/fitness should avoid these products like the plague. I don't understand why there's even a market for them. But then again the Smith machine exists so....
agreed. however, they do have a purpose: hip thrusts
Lol don't use a foam pad for squat bars. Biomechanical load shifting. Not great for form. If the bar hurts your back, fix your form.
Kind of like gloves for deadlifts. Absolutely screws your grip. Anyone who is doing any sort of lifting for strength/fitness should avoid these products like the plague. I don't understand why there's even a market for them. But then again the Smith machine exists so....
You're not entirely wrong. But that is a mindset that pushes people away.
If someone is on the fence and a pad like this is enough "push" to convince someone to do barbell squats, then it's a win. Anything that encourages people to do more barbell and dumbbell work is a good thing. In general, I doubt that if someone is using a pad like this for squats, they are at a point where the pad is holding them back or causing major issues. I'm not an expert and could be wrong.
For a lot of people, the barbell is just not comfortable at first. This usually goes away pretty quickly. But I don't see the harm in using a pad in the beginning, while also emphasizing the importance of moving away from it. A good progression would be to do lighter sets without the pad to to get the body accustomed to it, while still offering the pad for heavier work sets. I'm guessing that within a few workouts, the lifter would not need the pad anymore. But the goal is to make sure the workout isn't so miserable that the lifter gives up.
Someone else already mentioned hip thrusts. I'll add onto that with seated calf raises. I feel like I'm pretty tough. But just the barbell across your thighs without any extra padding is not a good time.
You're not entirely wrong. But that is a mindset that pushes people away.
If someone is on the fence and a pad like this is enough "push" to convince someone to do barbell squats, then it's a win. Anything that encourages people to do more barbell and dumbbell work is a good thing. In general, I doubt that if someone is using a pad like this for squats, they are at a point where the pad is holding them back or causing major issues. I'm not an expert and could be wrong.
For a lot of people, the barbell is just not comfortable at first. This usually goes away pretty quickly. But I don't see the harm in using a pad in the beginning, while also emphasizing the importance of moving away from it. A good progression would be to do lighter sets without the pad to to get the body accustomed to it, while still offering the pad for heavier work sets. I'm guessing that within a few workouts, the lifter would not need the pad anymore. But the goal is to make sure the workout isn't so miserable that the lifter gives up.
Someone else already mentioned hip thrusts. I'll add onto that with seated calf raises. I feel like I'm pretty tough. But just the barbell across your thighs without any extra padding is not a good time.
Yeah and then that someone on the fence throws a disc because their form was completely wrong because this foam pad promotes bad form.
I'm so absolutely sick of this argument. Someone on the fence doesn't have the dedication to get in shape. They are the same people who show up to planet fitness for years on end and are still morbidly obese/on the shortlist to stroke out.
>Hip thrust, calf raises
The amount of people who benefit from accessory lifts in conjunction with strong lifts is a very small pool of people.
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Always high quality for helping me take it up a notch In my home gym. In for one because this is great price
Always high quality for helping me take it up a notch In my home gym. In for one because this is great price
Hoogle says yes to use these pads for hip thrusts but may be counterproductive for squats
Great price and great form
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Kind of like gloves for deadlifts. Absolutely screws your grip. Anyone who is doing any sort of lifting for strength/fitness should avoid these products like the plague. I don't understand why there's even a market for them. But then again the Smith machine exists so....
Kind of like gloves for deadlifts. Absolutely screws your grip. Anyone who is doing any sort of lifting for strength/fitness should avoid these products like the plague. I don't understand why there's even a market for them. But then again the Smith machine exists so....
Kind of like gloves for deadlifts. Absolutely screws your grip. Anyone who is doing any sort of lifting for strength/fitness should avoid these products like the plague. I don't understand why there's even a market for them. But then again the Smith machine exists so....
If someone is on the fence and a pad like this is enough "push" to convince someone to do barbell squats, then it's a win. Anything that encourages people to do more barbell and dumbbell work is a good thing. In general, I doubt that if someone is using a pad like this for squats, they are at a point where the pad is holding them back or causing major issues. I'm not an expert and could be wrong.
For a lot of people, the barbell is just not comfortable at first. This usually goes away pretty quickly. But I don't see the harm in using a pad in the beginning, while also emphasizing the importance of moving away from it. A good progression would be to do lighter sets without the pad to to get the body accustomed to it, while still offering the pad for heavier work sets. I'm guessing that within a few workouts, the lifter would not need the pad anymore. But the goal is to make sure the workout isn't so miserable that the lifter gives up.
Someone else already mentioned hip thrusts. I'll add onto that with seated calf raises. I feel like I'm pretty tough. But just the barbell across your thighs without any extra padding is not a good time.
If someone is on the fence and a pad like this is enough "push" to convince someone to do barbell squats, then it's a win. Anything that encourages people to do more barbell and dumbbell work is a good thing. In general, I doubt that if someone is using a pad like this for squats, they are at a point where the pad is holding them back or causing major issues. I'm not an expert and could be wrong.
For a lot of people, the barbell is just not comfortable at first. This usually goes away pretty quickly. But I don't see the harm in using a pad in the beginning, while also emphasizing the importance of moving away from it. A good progression would be to do lighter sets without the pad to to get the body accustomed to it, while still offering the pad for heavier work sets. I'm guessing that within a few workouts, the lifter would not need the pad anymore. But the goal is to make sure the workout isn't so miserable that the lifter gives up.
Someone else already mentioned hip thrusts. I'll add onto that with seated calf raises. I feel like I'm pretty tough. But just the barbell across your thighs without any extra padding is not a good time.
I'm so absolutely sick of this argument. Someone on the fence doesn't have the dedication to get in shape. They are the same people who show up to planet fitness for years on end and are still morbidly obese/on the shortlist to stroke out.
>Hip thrust, calf raises
The amount of people who benefit from accessory lifts in conjunction with strong lifts is a very small pool of people.
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