shirtless squat

[EMC]

can you squat shirtless and dry your upper back with your towel/shirt after each set and rechalk the bar?

i squat in a cotton shirt so the bar doesnt slip but its becoming hard to breathe unless i wear a singlet. i know a singlet is probably worse than shirtless so would the above suggested work or does it still not compare to a shirted squat?

[startinfromscratch]

this makes as much sense as your thread?????

[EMC]

ok what im asking is can you squat fine with a bar on your back without wearing a shirt and having to worry about the bar slipping? could i try drying my back(from the sweat) after my sets and chalking the bar? just worried about being able to stay tight/slippage!

[PeterDolan]

Buy a bigger t-shirt...

[Dubble_D]

have you squatted with a singlet?.....

[drizzt]

If you're sweating that hard that it makes wearing a shirt difficult, your skin is going to be worse for getting some sort of grip - I have enough trouble when I wear sleveless stuff trying to keep the bar from slipping down the shoulders through sweating, I can only imagine how tough it'd be to hold it there without something for the bar to grip on my back/traps :shock:

Get a better shirt. If breathing is a concern, wear a looser one like PD suggests.

Is this for a commercial gym? If you do intend to go shirtless, may also pay to ask if it's against the rules and regs. I know that "no shirtless lifting" has been a rule at a couple of gyms I've attended :nod:

If it's for a home gym, try it with some moderate weight and see how you go :shrug:

[vracula]

Buy a bigger t-shirt...

x 2

[teamfatboy]

Buy a bigger t-shirt...

x 2

:ditto:

Once the load gets real heavy, the knurling will rip your back up, chalk will make it worse, so get a t-shirt that fits.

[nate225]

You can squat shirtless no problem if you set the bar right, but why would you? It ain't that hot in NZ!

A decent thickness shirt minimises that "squat scab" but even then anything over 250kg gives me them. I'd say shirtless anything over 180 might be a problem!

[vracula]

the title of this thread is the polar opposite to the "bouncy boobs" thread!thank you for killing the mood!EMC!!