Hmm..I hope this is a sign of a good workout

[s00noma]

...and not of improper form or something..haha

anyone ever get a pair of these from squatting heavy?

[Mealticket]

...ummm....no...looks like u doing something wrong

[PROTEINSHAKE]

occassionally when i go heavy I get bruises but they look like little hickeys....not like the bar was grinding my skin-like urs. i wear a sweatshirt on squat day too...

[gimpsgtp]

just looks like indentions or maybe the weight popped a blood vessel, nothing i think, i have had it before too

[SMCengineer]

Your fine. It usually happens the first few times you squat or if you haven't done squats in a while. Basically, your shoulders aren't used to holding the weight so you get some popped blood vessels.

[s00noma]

well, it was my first time going heavy in a while, and im not sore anywhere..yet..so that is a good sign i think

[Jiesel]

happened to me the first couple times squatting heavy....I get some red lines and popped vessels, try using the blue plate that attaches to the barbell If you find that more comfortable

[Superhuman]

occassionally when i go heavy I get bruises but they look like little hickeys....not like the bar was grinding my skin-like urs. i wear a sweatshirt on squat day too...

yeah I wear a sweatshirt damn near every day when I lift, even during summer

[s00noma]

yeah I wear a sweatshirt damn near every day when I lift, even during summer

id die in a sweatshirt..i still wear shorts to the gym when its freezing outside

[SMCengineer]

try using the blue plate that attaches to the barbell If you find that more comfortable

This is not a good idea as the weight is focused on a singular point instead of evenly across your shoulders. You'll get used to the weight on your shoulders the more you squat heavy.

[number twelve]

yeh like what blome said, your skin will toughen up and youll stop getting the broken blood vesells after a while. i think they are pretty bad ass to be honest lol

[Andorious]

i dont think its really a sign of anything, cept maybe sensitive skin. a good workout is not measured by your skin's reaction to holding weight. whether ur squatting just the bar or 5 plates it could potentially leave a mark

[s00noma]

yeh like what blome said, your skin will toughen up and youll stop getting the broken blood vesells after a while. i think they are pretty bad ass to be honest lol

haha..at least i have something to show off from working out, right?

[s00noma]

i dont think its really a sign of anything, cept maybe sensitive skin. a good workout is not measured by your skin's reaction to holding weight. whether ur squatting just the bar or 5 plates it could potentially leave a mark

yeah..couldnt think of a better title

[deadliftchamp]

I get those when I do heavy calf raises

[deadliftchamp]

I get those when I do heavy calf raises

[Hellmaskbanned]

Do you squat without a shirt?

[Reelmuscle]

i dont think its really a sign of anything, cept maybe sensitive skin. a good workout is not measured by your skin's reaction to holding weight. whether ur squatting just the bar or 5 plates it could potentially leave a mark

BINGO!!

Every workout I do, if I do squats, standing calf raise, or machine hack squats, I get them reagardless if I am using heavy weights or not.

Nothing wrong with you bro, I get those EVERY leg day on my shoulders. Mine are more of a hickey colored stripe though like someone mentioned above.

[chest6]

lol. Not really. It means your skin was irritated..

I get those from the pad on the standing calf raise machine everytime..

[s00noma]

lol. Not really. It means your skin was irritated..

I get those from the pad on the standing calf raise machine everytime..

hmm..never thought of that machine..i used it as well

i assumed it was the barbel from squatting because of the lines

[PROTEINSHAKE]

wearing a sweatshirt makes me sweat nicely & keeps my muscles warm..I'd rather sweat than be cold-especially this time of year. as for the blue plate thing...no thanks...dont like it. put the bar on your traps & get to work..suck it up.

[C_Bino]

I would say 99% you got that from standing calf raises.

[nalbano34]

I get them on my shoulder blades when benching almost every time.

[ronan the barbarian]

i get that a little in the middle of my shoulder blades when doing flyes.
its where the skin gets pinched between my shoulder blades and the bench.
nothing at all to worry about unless they hurt

[weeman001]

i used to use a pad when i squatted (yea tell me about it) after i stopped i would get those lines for 1-2months. now i dont get them anymore b/c im used to the weight. i think they looked pretty baddass though, and if i didnt get themi would work harder to try to get them again! haha

scott

[heavyhitter08]

I would say 99% you got that from standing calf raises.

that's funny. I was going to say the same thing. The only time i get something similar to that is when i do standing calf raises...