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You won’t want to hear this after forking out for squat rack. But when I injured myself through barbell training I sacked it off and found a good gym with great machines. I’d never go back to barbell training now, the injury risk is too high unless you have a PT watching your form. Closest I do these days is trap bar deadlifts. I just broke the 100kg barrier, I’m happy with that.
jv
went to start my stronglifts 5x5 program today on my newly cobbled together half-rack in our summerhouse and fell at the first hurdle.
having pored over the whole starting strength section on squats over the last week I went in armed with plenty of things to be looking out for only to find my mobility is so bad I physically can't get my arms on the bar when it's on my back, at widest grip possible on the bar i can just about get my hands on the bar with my thumbs over the top but my wrists are fully bent back and all the weight of the bar is being carried in my lower bicep and inside of my elbow and not on my shoulders. after a few attempts my arms were too sore to even get into that position.
was so excited to get going today as well.
I've seen shoulder dislocates are recommended to improve mobility but wondering if anyone here has overcome anything similar and can offer some first hand advice?