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Coach:
wayshow had the good idea of running shoes might I also add some sort of compression gear such us underarmour heat gear would be helpful.
Wayshow:
Maybe some deodorant as well ## :erm:
His Lordship:
OK here's one that might stump you. This question goes to Owen as well.
Why do I get these red marks on my shoulders every time I do barbel squats or machine squats?
I use padding, no difference.
Reece:
"Usually its not the bar that causes this. I thought that for a long time until I got huge marks all over my shoulders after doing standing calf raises with shoulder pads. This may not be the same thing as you, but I found out I get those marks whenever I rest the weight on the seam of my t-shirt. They often have seams on top of the shoulders, which force the weight into 1 small spot and will cause some blood vessels to burst.
So unless your using an incredible amount of weight, and your squatting with the bar on your shoulders instead of traps, this is probably the case."
I found a better site when it first happened to me but can't seem to find it. But yeah pretty much they are broken capillaries. I get them everytime i do standing calf raises thusfar, padding or no padding makes no difference.
Coach:
your capillaries in your shoulders are probably bursting combined with thin skin on your shoulders which allows you to see the marks easier.