comment on my low bar squat bar position

[CaT_SPeW]

so im having trouble with low bar squat bar positioning i just dont know if i have it right. at the start the bar was slipping down my back on the heavier sets and putting heaps of pressure on my shoulders and wrists, ive started squeezing my shoulder blades together more and pushing my elbows back to form a better "shelf" for the bar which has helped but i seem to exert a fair bit of energy holding this position and when i tire the bar slips a bit again. i think shoulder and wrist flexability could be an issue here. this position also seems to push my head forward a lot, is that normal? anyway heres some photos so comment away

 

[leachy]

All that effort just to have the bar another inch down the back?? I don't think its worth it unless you can get the bar much further down your back, which it doesn't look like you have the flexibility to do. Just like me. Highbar all the way!

Highbar is much better for leg development anyway.

 

[CaT_SPeW]

i had it lower when i started but it just slips down my back.

also the reason im trying low bar is that i can only squat with a wide stance as a narrow stance is uncomfortable on my dodgy knees, the low bar feels more stable with the wide stance than having it up high.

edit: what are peoples thoughts on high bar wide stance squats? does anyone do this?

 

[The Hamburgler]

Hands too wide and you probably arent pulling the bar down onto your back

 

[CaT_SPeW]

if my hands come in much further my shoulders and wrists are killing by the 2nd or third sets

 

[sookie]

are you squatting with a shirt on?

 

[CaT_SPeW]

yeah i am

 

[LAandE]

here ya go

 

[RedDog]

^^

here ya go

I was just about to mention this. I was having simlar problems and having the thumbs on tucked up on the bar like in LAandE's pictures helped me out big time

 

[CaT_SPeW]

here ya go

thanks. yeah thats pretty much what im trying to do in the photos, i could probably bring my hands in a bit more i guess it'll test the flexability a bit though

ive tried thumbs up on the bar but it doesnt sit well at all with my wrists theres way less pain with thumbs under for me