Originally Posted by napster
Thanks phreezer.
What are your thoughts on hand placement on the bar? Thumbs grip or thumbless grip? What about elbows - keep forward or keep back? How much flexing of other muscle groups should you do ie abs tense strong grip?
I've recently been doing med/wide stance squats with a narrow thumbs grip on the bar, elbows tucked as far forward as possible. While my strength has increased and years of back pain after squatting has gone completely, after a heavy session I am now getting incredible tendonitis pain in my elbows. It is driving me crazy - the pain is awful.
I recently switched to wide grip (2 inches in either side from the end of the bar) - no pain in the elbows but the back pain has returned possibly because I'm leaning forward too much. Should I persist with this wide grip and concentrate on keeping upright better or should I adjust to a narrow grip and make some changes to how I was squatting before?
Help!
PS Stats - 6' 2" - best lift 4 reps with 440 lbs - I wear a belt from 220 lbs and wrap my knees from 308 lbs