i dont think its supposedto sit on ur neck go youtube it and get a better idea or you could always use something like a towel for cushion

i find the bar sits best on my lower traps and almost my shoulders kinda, if its on your neck its going to fucking kill u

mine got shipped Tuesday and still not here the last time i got one its was like 5 days i really itching for this one to come got some sweet shizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

well if it's sitting on your neck then of course it's going to hurt. it should be sitting on your traps, where you (hopefully) have muscle to cushion it. nothing wrong with using a pad imo, but even if you are letting that weight sit on your neck with a pad, it'll cause injury

details on "sweet shizzz" :D:D

does your tracking number work?

No, if I take too much caffeine I start feeling sick so I decided not to try it out.

Tried blackpowder. Good but I prefer white flood over it.

If white flood did not exist I would go with Jack3d. 3rd would be blackpowder.

The worst one I personally tried has to be scivation's vasocharge. Still got one sealed tub and one I used for 3 days. Probably good for those very sensitive to stims.

You could always try half a scoop. First time I tried that, my energy seemed endless that day, AND....it was BACK day that day:D:D

yeah im too much of a puss for no pad squats
had to do a couple sets the other day, no fun

back in the gym tonight, still feeling a little under the weather
just gonna do arms tonight, my chest back and legs are all still killing from tues and weds

Fuuuuu friends are all busy tonight, no plans. Might just go to the gym

the only friend i have is the gym

Careful with the bar guys. I loved doing squats with no pad, it was great until the next day I tried to workout and had completely no strength in my left arm, and the forearm was numb to the touch. After some research on the internet I determined it to be a pinched nerve. I don't keep the bar high at all, but I guess there wasn't quite enough muscle on my traps (or too much weight :p ) and it still put a little pressure on my spine. I felt no discomfort at the time, but I regretted it for the next 3 weeks I took off from the gym. I now use the pad, and it just feels awkward, but better safe then sorry.

am I the only one that doesn't use pads for squats? I don't feel any pain ever, I rest it in between the shoulder blades and traps
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tried no pad squats this week. about 185lbs felt ok but any more than that was too uncomfortable to do. mighta been because i did shrugs the day before and my traps were sore


in any case ill stick with the pad. theres no real reason not to

back and biceps today
solid sesh

deadlifts
45 x 5
2 45's x 5
3 45's x 5
3 45's and 25 for 5
then i tried to do 5 plates failed so did 4 plates and a 25 will get 5 plates next week tho
dunbells rows, rowed up to 120 kept mostly high reps
v hook pull down superseted with pull ups

I always get my order the following week thursday. They usually ship on a thursday, takes about a week.

good workout tonight. no increase in any weights but felt good all around for the most part

bench press, cable row, deadlifts, chins, flys, dumbell row

I used to use the manta thing ( i could never balance that well with the pad). Recently, past 6 months, I started using no pad, and at first it hurt the traps, but now i dont notice it. THen again, my squats are weak (for now, i dont train that area enough)

Solid chest and tri day today. Decided to stay in the zone with tris after doing a good bench.

I have been gaining weight, seems like mostly fat. I think i have to keep eating the amount i am (maybe a bit better of a meal plan though) and increase cardio.

I find if strange using the pad. I guess it's all about what you get comfortable with.
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i don't use the pussy pad. it doesn't hurt when i rest it on my traps. when you retract your shoulder blades, your traps create a cushion anyways.



here's a quote from the starting strength wiki.

Looked at the pre judge pics for Mr O and I think it'll be a close battle between Phil and Jay for 1st.

^^ yeah phil looks nutty I'm surprised Dexter was in top 4 also , shitty for Kai
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How it should go down: 1) Phil 2) jay
How it will go down: 1) jay 2) phil
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^^ haha, dexter is looking money tho that guy has the fucking skinniest waist ever man, yeah it sucked im sure the judges are all pro JAY

went to go workout last night at sports central and they got someone to paint a huge picture of arnold on the wall..kind of motivated me