Pussy pads

are there physiological reasons not to use them or is it a meme calling them pussy pads

If you have no traps but are doing high bar squats it helps
Otherwise no reason to use them

it just increases the moment arm slightly, like doing a higher highbar squat, while also making the bar more liable to slip off your traps

it's just stupid really

If you have traps then there's no need to use these

Because morons on here love tearing their skin and don't care ripping shirts because their mom will buy them another one. There is no reason not to use it.

Maybe if you didn’t buy shirts made out of charman ultra toilet paper they wouldn’t rip

thx, that actually makes sense... but when i use it i feel like i can concentrate on the actual movement and dont press the bar up with my arms and therefore it gives me more stability but i've been not using it for the past weeks and its meh

t. no traps

if you're tearing your skin/shorts, you're fucking up your form brah

I have a spine like this, how could I fix it / avoid pressure on the vertebra?

Don't set up so that your spine shows like that your ribcage is supposed to be up.

It's the same reason why you shouldn't wear thick soled shoes, it's capable of causing extra movement which will hurt stability

if you use this you are a complete bitch

I have one for my home gym but I just use for hip thrusts

you should be pulling the bar down onto your traps when you squat, no reason at all to be pushing up

How is the bar moving so much that it's ripping your clothes and flesh?

The bar is supposed to rest on your back musculature you moron, the pussy pad fucks up the mechanics of the squat.

i kinda have this shit too, my back is thick enough to rest the bar, but that last bone is always purple with a bruise because of squats

did you ever notice how being obnoxiously hyper-masculine is slightly a meme on Veeky Forums

Just checking the get

t. traplet

I can't believe there are people on fit who thinks it's actually just a joke or "trying to look tough".
How can you browse this board and manage to remain such a clueless fucking retard, I seriously do not get it.

Shut the fuck up. I'm so tired of being disrespected on this goddamn website. All I wanted to do was post my opinion. MY OPINION. But no, you little bastards think it's "hilarious" to mock those with good opinions. My opinion. while not absolute, is definitely worth the respect to formulate an ACTUAL FUCKING RESPONSE AND NOT JUST A SHORT MEME OF A REPLY. I've been on this site for 6 months: 6 MONTHS and I have never felt this wronged. It boils me up that I could spend so much time thinking and putting effort into things while you shits sit around (probably jerking off to traps or whatever gay shit you like) and make fun of the intellectuals of this world. I've bored you? Good for fucking you. Literally no one cares that your little brain is to underdeveloped and rotted to comprehend my idea...MY GREAT GREAT IDEA. I could sit here all day whining, but I won't. I'm NOT a whiner. I'm a realist and an intellectual. I know when to call it quits and to leave the babybrains to themselves. I'm done with this goddamn site and you goddamn immature children. I have lived my life up until this point having to deal with memesters and idiots like you. I know how you work. I know that you all think you're "epik trolls" but you're not. You think you baited me? NAH. I've never taken any bait. This is my 100% real opinion divorced from anger. I'm calm, I'm serene. I LAUGH when people imply I'm intellectually low enough to take bait. I always choose to reply just to spite you. I won. I've always won. Losing is not in my skillset. So you're probably gonna reply "lol epik trolled" or "u mad bro" but once you've done that you've shown me I've won. I've tricked the trickster and conquered memery. I live everyday growing stronger to fight you plebs and low level trolls who are probably 11 (baby, you gotta be 18 to use Veeky Forums). But whatever, I digress. It's just fucking annoying that I'm never taken serious on this site, goddamn.

You just (you)'d me with the same pasta in two different threads

They make it easier for the bar to slip on high bar squats, but on low bar squats it may not make a difference at all since it is harder for the bar to slip as you're more inclined forward.
In both cases it discourages correct shoulder positioning though, I'd avoid the pussy pad.
If you position the bar correctly, no matter how much you're squatting you're not going to rip your shirts or get hurt, as the more you squat the more muscular you're expected to be (so there are bigger traps to acomodate the bar as the weight increases).

Then you guys might make a justifiable use of the pussy pad. It's better without it but let's not be elitists about it, avoid injuries.

putting a bar on your back is autism. split squats are better.

Basically anything that impedes your contact with the bar isn't a good idea and may lead to you having a bad time.

In theory, if your form is correct you should be supporting the bar with back musculature but I know that there are some anomalies e.g.
There's a big guy (4u) at my gym who squats upwards of 3pl8 lowbar and the top of his spine is always scratched up. Meanwhile I'm a (((grill))) squatting lmao1.5pl8 and although my traps are meagre, when flexed they support the bar well clear of my spine.

Yes ! You must "make a shelf" with whatever trap muscles you have,,, then relax from the shoulders to the fingers. On point !

The bike pad is utilized generally by the elderly, or those who are total beginners, and not used to have anything or any motion like a back squat. I see nothing wrong with it if it allows you to squat safely.

Heck, I look for bars *without* center knurling when back squatting -- my gym bros fear "the bar will fall" without knurling. Never happened.

>all I wanna do is room a zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom.

They make the weight less stable on your back. More padding = more opportunity for the weight to shift in a bad way and make you lose control of it.

>u mad bro
how old is this fucking pasta m8?

I just get bruises because of the weight. Similar to how I get bruises when doing situps on raw hard floors.

No reason to bruise yourself when working out, it's just dumb.

never have and never seen anyone "tear their skin" during squats you're a fucking pussy