For starters, supporting
a weighted bar across your shoulders can wreak havoc on your lower back if you don't properly engage your core (or have the strength and stability to do so).
Not exact matches
In one motion, pull the
bar up, drive the hips forward, and shrug the shoulders once you're up tall, then quickly bring elbows under the
bar to «catch» the
weight in a rack position
across the shoulders.
Pull the
bar across the front of the shoulders while keeping your torso erect and flexing the hips and knees to absorb the
weight of the
bar.
There is no pain from the
bar as the
weight on the
bar is more evenly distributed
across the entire shoulder girdle instead of having the
bar digging into the shoulder blades.