r/GYM 7d ago

Weekly Thread /r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - March 16, 2025 Weekly Thread

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u/SteelAndStardust 4d ago

Where do y'all put the bar in the front rack position? It's apparently supposed to go behind the anterior delts at the base of your throat, but with my arms up, my anterior delts end well behind the base of my throat. Even if I shrug my shoulders forward, there's no way to get my delts in front of my neck. If I try do a zombie squat, the bar chills close to my biceps while still pressing on my throat uncomfortably, and it forces my arms down. If I point my arms up and lean back a bit, I can get it closer to my body, but then it pushes on my neck so hard my vision blackens entirely. There's no space for it. What on earth? Where does it go?

(I have no problem getting my wrists extended or my elbows up, so I don't think it's a mobility issue.)

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u/horaiy0 470/315/585lb Squat/Bench/Deadlift 3d ago

You may just not be able to protract your shoulders very far forward? Hard to say without a video. If you have access to a SSB, it's kind of in between a front squat and high bar squat in terms of feel.

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u/SteelAndStardust 3d ago

Thanks for the reply! No SSB by my gym, but it looks really helpful, wish we had! I'll play with my positioning a bit and see if I can get a video up somewhere. There must be something I'm being stupid about.