Costco

Today I did went to the gym did these exercises:





and now I have these red dots/marks on my shoulders. This has happened before and they eventually go away, but am I bursting blood vessels or something?

dallison

are you using too much weight? Are stuggling to get the weight up?

If so, i would say back off, but i would check at teh front desk or ask a trainer or even go to the dr.

Papa_Sean

I get those same marks. They go away after 1-2days...Its usually because of the heavy weight

Ken1997TL

Ease off a bit.

Does it look like a red ink dot from the tip of a pen?

Unitas

I used to do standing calf raises like the dude in the first pictures, and I would get those same marks so I just stopped doing them. I don't think they'll do any permanent damage but I figured there's other ways to blast my calves...never got them from squatting tho...

Costco

No, I usually use less weight and try to maintain proper form.... i.e. slowly lifting weight, slowly dropping it down, full range of motion, etc. I don't have a problem with the weight.... I usually use a weight where I can do 3 sets of 10-15 reps, with the last set being the "lift til failure" set. By the last few reps of the 3rd set I'm usually struggling but mostly from muscle fatigue.

Good to know guys. I always thought it was just because I had bony ass shoulders. It looks exactly like red ink dots from the tip of a pen. I'll ask one of the trainers next time I'm there. I was just hoping no one would say "OMG YUORE DOING IT WRONG YUO WILL GET INJURED!" or something.

dallison

boney shoulders? it'll happen, i'm not sure if it will just happen for a while or always occur. IF it doesn't stop after 3-4 weeks, i would try some more padding. I always used the padding that was similar to what used to come on bmx bikes, i would try that if you haven't.

PLacing the bar directly on your shoulders w/o padding (with skinny) people can hurt.

ILLustriousUA6

iTrader: (2)

It should be fine. I get them on my thighs, when i do the calf raises sitting down.

It will go away, don't trip! Keep it up tho man. Get jacked!!

I just learned this from 2 years of working out.

Do your full range of motion, but at the same time, keep your muscles working. Don't let them rest(or try not to while you are working on a set).

timmahh

I get these on my shoulders when i'm doing the calf stuff, I also had a shit load of them last week when I was pulling 60 feet of four 6 gauges wire for meh spa!

Dr. Colorado

Yea no worries you're just getting minor hemorrhaging into the skin from the friction/pressure of the bar. I get them on the chest when I bench and hit the bar against my chest.

Dem1K

iTrader: (1)

I got these sometimes as well when doing squats in the beginning (I don't use a pad), and after a few days I would never get them anymore. You should be fine.

jtsangAZ

yeah no big deal. its just a lil scratch that will go away. If it really bothers you, use more padding, add a towel, or a tshirt to the bar or something