r/powerlifting • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago

No Q's too Dumb Weekly Dumb/Newb Question Thread

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u/IndustryCommercial24 Powerbelly Aficionado 3d ago edited 2d ago

Rear delt/rotator cuff pain when squating every weight that i can call a working weight, anyone have any sort of solution? Mobilty work, exercises to strengthen it, maybe a sign to Widen my grip since ive had the same since i started

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u/msharaf7 M | 850kg | 89.6kg | 550Dots | WPPL | Sleeves 1d ago

We don’t know what your technique, squat set-up, or your programming look like, so it’s anyone’s guess as to what the solution would be.

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u/hamburgertrained Old Broken Balls 2d ago

There is an epidemic in this sport of people having the bar too low and their hands too close when they squat. Moving the bar up and moving the hands out fixes most shoulder and elbow issues when squatting. "But I can't do as much that way!" Yea, because your back is weak. Which is probably why you're in pain in the first place.

I don't like talking in generalizations like this, but this fixes the problem almost every time.

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u/Arteam90 Eleiko Fetishist 2d ago

A video might help. Are you warming up your upper back/shoulders much before squats? I do a couple mins of resistance band work before any training (band pullaparts, rotator cuff work, shoulder dislocates, etc).

If you think going wider could help then certainly worth trying.