Olympic Safety Squat Bar

Benefits Of Using a Safety Squat Bar

Never look back with the Olympic Safety Squat Bar. Keep your body neutral and reduce risk of injury. 1. Less Stress on the body The Safety Bar sits a bit higher than a standard bar, forcing you to fight to stay upright. This will make you more upright than a high-bar squat and a lot more upright than a low-bar squat. The more upright your torso is, the less pressure is placed on your lower back. By using an Olympic Safety Squat Bar, the pressure will be displaced more towards your glutes and quads, without putting your lower back in a tough spot. 2. Limited Shoulder Mobility? Many people tend to be tight around the shoulders and chest area, which is certainly not natural, but it is typical. Most of the time, beginners will not have the shoulder mobility to get in a straight bar squat position. Its common that their elbows will start pointing backwards instead of down and their whole upper body will collapse making the squat particularly inefficient, not to mention dangerous. 3. Overall Performance Gains will the safety squat bar translate to the straight bar? The simple answer is yes. In fact, it will “teach” your body what proper form feels like and it will strengthen your core and legs at the same time. As an overall movement, you should think of it as a similar exercise to the front squat, yet less demanding on the shoulders. As far as your overall power and performance are concerned, the Safety Squat Bar is a viable and, often times, advantageous alternative to the straight bar squat. However, if you feel like you need to use a straight bar from time to time to preserve your skills, go for it. 4. Highly Versatile  Compatible with Many Lower Body Movements like back squats are not the only exercise you can perform with the safety squat bar. It is excellent accessory equipment for many lower body movements including:

• Box Squats
• Suspended Squats
• Good Mornings
• Zercher Squats
• Front Squats
• Walking Lunges