Using the pad while you squat.....

[DD55]

Not worse than the kids I see wearing gloves doing legs on some Chick machine I see right now

Roflmao! Of course! Pussies!!

 

[carverelli]

Can you post a picture of said device? ?

Actually posted a video after I made it onyoutube

 

[KingBF]

965 on my back before... no pad

that's more than my deadlift and squat combined

 

[Filthyy]

I use the pad and wear gloves, mmmmm silky smooth hands even in the winter
Lol at thinking not using either makes you some kind of badass, brb sleep on the floor with rock pillows, fuck comfort right!

 

[jack3d4life]

Not worse than the kids I see wearing gloves doing legs on some Chick machine I see right now

500 test.

Tf.. haha

 

[Leiurus]

I use the pad and wear gloves, mmmmm silky smooth hands even in the winter
Lol at thinking not using either makes you some kind of badass, brb sleep on the floor with rock pillows, fuck comfort right!

^^^ agree. I don't wear gloves so I got calluses. Does it make me more manly? I don't think so. Does it make my girls complaining about my rough pamls when I grab their tits? Yes.
Same thing with the pad, I'm not looking for it and generally squat without it but if it is lying in the squat rack I pick it up and use it, I don't think that comfort makes you gay.

 

[Optimal]

^^^ agree. I don't wear gloves so I got calluses. Does it make me more manly? I don't think so. Does it make my girls complaining about my rough pamls when I grab their tits? Yes.
Same thing with the pad, I'm not looking for it and generally squat without it but if it is lying in the squat rack I pick it up and use it, I don't think that comfort makes you gay.

It's absolutely not the same because using the pad decreases stability which = higher risk of injury = stupidity with no real benefit.
Gloves are just a preference, you're not gonna pull out your back or crack your knees due to a poorly dumped load with them.

 

[Leiurus]

It's absolutely not the same because using the pad decreases stability which = higher risk of injury = stupidity with no real benefit.
Gloves are just a preference, you're not gonna pull out your back or crack your knees due to a poorly dumped load with them.

I get your point but unless you use super thick pads or go for a squat flirting with your M1R they are fine IMO...I wouldn't try to go really heavy with them but for a weight in the 10 reps range I never had stability issues.

 

[DreDay187]

I call it the Kotex pad

 

[Mprtz]

Apples and oranges - pad for a low back squat? absolutely not. Pad for high bar olympic-style squat? optional.

 

[.308]

no justification for the bitch pad.

 

[kaysgg76]

i only use the pad when i get some acne on my lower neck.

 

[GilaMonstaXXX]

Dude take that fuckin pad and either throw it in the trash or put it on the floor for your girlfriend to use as a knee pad.

 

[3rdinfintry]

I use the pad and wear gloves, mmmmm silky smooth hands even in the winter
Lol at thinking not using either makes you some kind of badass, brb sleep on the floor with rock pillows, fuck comfort right!

Exactly..

If gloves are more comfortable and dont fuck your skin up, why wouldnt you use them..

 

[DreDay187]

Exactly..

If gloves are more comfortable and dont fuck your skin up, why wouldnt you use them..

Bc they hinder your grip and development of grip strength.

 

[3rdinfintry]

Bc they hinder your grip and development of grip strength.

I feel I have a much better grip with gloves.

Why do baseball players and footballs use gloves if they hinder their grip?

 

[DreDay187]

I feel I have a much better grip with gloves.

Why do baseball players and footballs use gloves if they hinder their grip?

Baseball bats are smooth and the force of friction is minimal. Football there's not much grip strength involved in catching a football. They also deal with wet conditions so unless you're lifting in the rain it really doesn't do much but hinder.

A barbell has knurling. The knurling is all you need to grip the bar and maybe some chalk. The gloves basically increase the diameter of the barbell or dumbbell by adding another layer. Try gripping a fatboy bar or one over an inch thickness and tell me which one is easier to grip.

 

[3rdinfintry]

Baseball bats are smooth and the force of friction is minimal. Football there's not much grip strength involved in catching a football. They also deal with wet conditions so unless you're lifting in the rain it really doesn't do much but hinder.

A barbell has knurling. The knurling is all you need to grip the bar and maybe some chalk. The gloves basically increase the diameter of the barbell or dumbbell by adding another layer. Try gripping a fatboy bar or one over an inch thickness and tell me which one is easier to grip.

I hear ya.

 

[DreDay187]

You also feel you have a much better grip with gloves bc you're accustomed to using them. Work your grip strength without them, use chalk as needed, and ditch the gloves. After a few months I know which you'd prefer.

 

[3rdinfintry]

You also feel you have a much better grip with gloves bc you're accustomed to using them. Work your grip strength without them, use chalk as needed, and ditch the gloves. After a few months I know which you'd prefer.

I actually didnt use them for 2 years, then I started using them when my hands were getting very rough. Wife didnt like it very much lol

I will try to go back again and lotion more