I am at the beginning of my weight training and I have noticed something interesting when using the standing squat machine (not sure of the machine's name, there are two padded shoulder rests, and use it to do squats or calf raises). After using the machine it looks like a whole bunch of capillaries burst in both shoulders where the padded shoulder rests lie. This does not occur when I use the barbell for squats, but I find I cannot use the barbell for calf raises (and I'm unable to effectively use the sitting calf raise machine because of some weird nerve issue I've always had).
I have tried doubling up a towel across my shoulders, and it doesn't help (at least not noticeably).
Has anyone else have this problem? My shoulders are very small, this problem might go away once I start to get some decent muscle there.
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Cheers
I have tried doubling up a towel across my shoulders, and it doesn't help (at least not noticeably).
Has anyone else have this problem? My shoulders are very small, this problem might go away once I start to get some decent muscle there.
tinyurl(dot)com/5nxt99 (I can't post URLs yet, you'll have to copy and paste)
Cheers