I have no such thing, but I heard a couple of people complaining about that around here.
I did a few searches with no luck for bruises on the back from low bar squats. I don't know if this is normal and common with everyone or not. I have two baseball sized bruises on my shoulder blades that are obviously from the bar. I have had the bruises since about December and originally thought it was a callus build up. It is now clear that they are bruises. Does anyone else have these badges of honor?
I have no such thing, but I heard a couple of people complaining about that around here.
You have a bruise that hasn't healed in SIX MONTHS?!
This is not a normal occurrence.
Well hell's bells; that's not what I wanted to hear. I was hoping I would get a "we all have those, jackass" reply. Now I need to run this down and figure out wtf is going on. I don't bruise easily, never have. I'm not talking about deep purple and black bruises, but there is definitely bruising that I have noticed since around Christmas. I have some photos that I can post later. Hopefully someone else will have had the same issue and can shed some light on this.
Thanks-
Is barbell bouncing on your back? I does it "become airborne" at the top of rep and crash back on your shoulder blades?
No. The only thing I can imagine is that when I go through my set-up for the squat I may try so hard to get the bar low on my back (flexibility issues) that I cause the bruising.
Here are some photos that I had my wife take. These have been the same size since December.
The middle pic shows them best. I am not slamming into the bar.