Hello Dr Feigenbaum and Dr. Baraki
I have just tried high bar squats today. I finally did a full high bar workout due to 3 main reasons when doing low bar. First, my right shoulder felt pinched whenever the bar was in the position that Coach Jayson Ball suggested. Second, I occasionally got elbow discomfort. Third, the bar at 5 rm weights was a distraction in terms of how secure it felt. It was frustrating not being able to focus on getting the next rep due to how the bar felt on my back, and this has been for the past 4 months. However, I went from 200 lbs low bar to 175 lbs high bar (a weight that should probably not be used when learning a new movement). 155 lbs was a much more reasonable weight to learn high bar. However, that is such a large decrease in weight, and I feel a body weight of around 180 lbs is too heavy to only lift that much at the moment. My progress is already slowed due to the program changes Jayson Ball made. I want to lift heavy weight, but whenever I have regrets of planning to switch to high bar, I remember just how annoying trying to keep the bar secure was in low bar. I am not sure which direction to go at this point.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.