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Gonna try to make the change to a low bar squat. Pray for me. It's like a golfer with a shitty swing changing his swing. Any of the rest of y'all made this change?
I am a low bar squatter but I identify as a high bar squatter
I think we have a bathroom that will accommodate your needs.
Widen that stance....drop that bar low...never look back.
I'm gonna try it. I stand a little wider than shoulder width right now so idk how much I'll change my stance. You the bar feels fine to me as far as high bar goes but two of my buddies squat low bar and they're beastly squatters that are guaranteeing me it'll put more pounds on my squat.
I have found just an inch will change a lot in terms of comfort.
That's what concerns me. I still have that nagging shoulder that I've talked to you about. It sucks dude.Pretty much every low bar squatter says the same thing. It's not always true. It's worth a try and I don't mean once. See if you can get used to it. Start doing shoulder prehab/mobility now
I don't think you're supposed to flare them backwards. Causes you to dump forward. It's going to hurt your elbows, shoulders, and wrists but that's going to happen with low bar.Low bar all the way.
Also make sure you are flexing your traps so the bar just sits in the groove and doesnt roll up or down. If you have sensitive elbows make sure you angle your elbows outwards behind you as much as possible otherwise you will just have all that weight sitting on your elbows and it will start to hurt.