low bar and high bar squatting?

[DamianWalker]

i know the difference in the actual exercise, high bar-the bar rests higher up on your shoulders and you stand up straighter and low bar-bar rests lower down the back and you lean forward slightly, i don't understand what difference this will make to your actual exercise.
the bar still moves in a similar line everything is still in Equilibrium. the weight is still pushing down towards your heels.

anyone help me out here?

thanks

[James Copping]

Lower bar position means the bar is closer to your centre of gravity making you more stable. You will be stronger with a low bar!

High bar is useful if you need to keep more upright, for example if you are an olympic lifter and you need to do a lot of OH squats or fronts.

[DamianWalker]

how do you get the bar so low down on your back? hurts my shoulders

[James Copping]

It does hurt to get used to. Really squeeze your scapulae together and it should make a little ledge. You could try gripping the bar wider.

[blackstone]

It doesnt hurt me but I find it very difficult to keep the bar there and for it to not fall off my back. I guess I need to lean forward more!

[MJ.23]

Some of the guys I see doing low bar dont grip the bar when they do the squat. They push their hands on the weight plates. Never really tried low bar squatting before.

[dope540]

The more flexible your shoulders are, the closer you can grip. Check out oly lifters.

[Just a Girl]

I found I was struggling with high bar so started doing low bar squats and they feel so much more comfortable for me. I found really squeezing my shoulders together keeps the bar in place

[dope540]

I have a kinda mid bar squat. Works for me.

[DamianWalker]

thanks guys, will probably have to keep working at it, lowering it a bit at a time.