Anatomically forced into high-bar squat--Australian animals -- Alternative proteins

[agalig]

Rip,

Okay so after however long its been since I first encountered SS and the squat, I finally feel confident that I'm doing the movement correctly. Awesome-

Now, my only problem left is that I can't get the bar into the proper position on my back while also keeping straight wrists. I plan to get a deep tissue massage as soon as possible and see if this helps (as my shoulders and levators drop drastically after a massage)

So as of now its a wait-and-see situation. But if worst comes to worst, I've seen videos where people are doing heavy squats (600 lbs) in a low bar position using straps that look like backpack straps. I'm wondering a) if this is a viable workaround b) where/how to make these straps c) if you've ever seen this problem in any of your lifters before.

Thanks.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I would never trust a strap under a 600 lb. squat. Just high-bar as best you can, and try to work it lower each time. It may not get there, and that will be okay too.

[Bleve]

For what it's worth, I have a rooted shoulder that prevents me from holding the bar in the suggested way, I found the use of Dave Draper's Top Squat to be a good solution - just don't forget when adding the numbers up that it weighs ~5kg. I can get into a reasonably good low bar position with this bit of kit.

[ZenGeek]

I got as far as 'rooted shoulder' before I realised you were Aussie. We should start a petition to make Rip come and visit.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Is this a problem that comes from wombat consumption? Do you guys actually eat wombats, or is that just a rumour here in Texas?

[Justinnnnnn]

I think the natives might eat wombat traditionally, but you'd never find a westerner eating one unless out of desperation. At least, not that I've heard of

[Arboresque]

You can't buy wombat commercially, as far as I'm aware. Probably because they are mostly endangered.

You can get kangaroo though. It's become more readily avaliable in recent years. It's great stuff. It's wild and it is a dark meat so it has a pretty distinctive game smell/flavour. It's also really, really lean, which does mean it can be a bitch to cook.

Nowadays I only eat beef if I'm eating out. I have Kangaroo as my red meat source of choice.

Arboresque.

[ZenGeek]

I'm pretty sure they're a protected species. But I'd definitely try some if it was available (like farmed roo and emu meat, not like black market whale meat)

[Gunnhild Bruno]

It's also really, really lean, which does mean it can be a bitch to cook.

An easy solution to this is bacon.

[51M0n]

Wombats are remarkably bad-ass little creatures. Capable of outrunning Usain Bolt over 200m, they have a backside made of cartilage that's basically impenetrable, and when angry can use it to crush a dingos skull (or stupid humans hand) against the roof of their burrows. I've heard stories of them digging through through peoples front doors and pushing down fence posts with their heads, and apparently they rate just below lions, tigers and bears on the danger rating at zoos.

Allover probably not the kind of animal you want to make angry.