Normal bar vs Safety squat bar.

How exactly does the safety bar shift the weight or does it?I recently discovered one in a corner of the gym I train at off and on.Just curious to learn a little more.

Does it force you to sit back and straight or what?Next time I go to that gym I'm gonna give it a whirl for kicks.I found it after a pretty tough,by my standards,workout.I didn't have much in the tank to go playing with something new.

Bingo!I was kinda thinking that when I looked at it.Maybe I've found another weapon of mass destruction to impliment in training.My squat numbers have started to stagnate,so I've taken a little breather from weight training for 2 weeks.Thanks for the info.I'll give it a ride Monday when I start up again.Oh,by the way,I get a kick out your smarta$$ remarks on this site.

even though they have one at my gym have never really used one...but top throws coach(Ohio state)and husband to the best female highland games athlete to do only one highland games Mr John Smith swears by the SS bar...can't argue with his pupils performances

This is really a no-brainer...the Safety Squat bar puts
you in a proper posture for the throw (A)...it reduces
pressure on the patellular tendons "if" you keep your
shins perpindicular to the ground...you can really
load up the "rear-chain" with up to 38% more weight
than a regular Oly bar...we have a couple of thrpws
specific squats that we train with that really are
SPECIFIC to the the throws that can only be
duplicated with the Safety Squat although we have a
new set up that maybe the best set up ever in terms
of S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-I-T-Y !

The safety squat bar is superior for several reasons.

1.) Enables you to squat in a more upright position - without the knees wandering farther ahead of the toes.

2.) Can use more weight and achieve higher tension/overload.

3.) You can self-spot yourself by pushing with your hands off your knees or grabbing the rack - it's best if you have a rack made for this.

4.)  It takes all the negative pressure off the shoulder girdle.

Be careful about applying to much specificity to weight lifting.  Weight training is not specific to any particular sport.  The objective of lifting weights is to get strong.  That's it.  Energy to improve the competition throws and speed are better spent on the specific skills themselves and bridge activities such as plyos, sprints, et. al.

I tend to be wary of specific "lifts" created to improve a throw, a punch, or a kick.  It's very easy to get caught up in doing to many things and accomplishing nothing.  It usually leads to overtraining.  Stick with the basics and practice specific skills.