Squat Bar Pad | Barbell Pad with Straps | 17.5" Squat Sponge | Weight Lifting Cushion for Squat & Hip Thrust | Neck & Shoulder Protection | Fits Olympic & Standard Bar

Great product! Fit my barbell (7-feet Olympic style) perfectly! It provides the perfect amount of padding on my neck and shoulders to make doing squats very comfortable. I especially like how there is a dip molded around the center of the pad which makes it less bulky on my neck allowing me to keep my head up straight. I read some reviews and saw pics where the padding had split from the end, but if the velcro is placed properly (near the ends of the pad) I don’t see how that is possible. I also read some reviews that said it was too large and slipped around the barbell...mine fits perfectly and snuggly and there is absolutely no slipping when the velcro straps are properly tightened. I am very pleased with this pad and at this great price I plan to order another one for my other barbell.

So I usually don't post, but I have to say I was thrilled with this barbell pad. I am not a body builder. I am a small female and not much meat on my shoulders, but exercise regularly, usually cardio/weight, so I am in shape. As I have gotten older, I am noticing I need to tone/lift certain areas, so I have just added some squats with moderate weight to my routine. The bar was killing my shoulders, so I tried adding a wrapped towel. Better, but still too much pressure. I was only squatting a few time a week to give my neck a break. I just used this today and I could not believe it. No pressure, no pain in my shoulders. At all. I was able to concentrate on my form instead of adjusting the barbell. Easy to use, easy to install, high quality. Good price too.

This pad is super cushiony and really does the job of not making my neck hurt with the barbell. I gave it 4 stars because I personally use it with the smith machine and when the 2 straps are on the pad it makes it difficult to rotate the bar off the lock stance and back on. However, it works just fine without the straps, as long as you have the slit pointing up. I would imagine it works fine using a regular barbell though since you don't have to rotate it!I've used other pads at the gym and after some use, many of the cushions crack from the weight and become useless, hopefully this won't happen with this one since its solid padding. Will update if it does.

It's very good pad. very comfortable. the velco straps are nice, not 100% necessary but makes it feel more secure if the pad shifts a little on the bar while i'm getting under it. The pad allows me to set the bar higher on my back with much more comfort then without - and I like high bar squats much more than low bar squats (just my preference, tho). Good pad. glad I bought. it seems very durable and like it should last a long while for personal use.

I have been using the "community" pad on the smith machine at the gym and decided I needed one of my own after seeing a news article about the germs/bacteria on these pads. I purchased this one in pink. It exceeded my expectations. It's much thicker than the ones at my gym, 1.25". Its seems durable, though only time will tell. I love that it has the Velcro straps so that you can adjust to any bar width and you can adjust it snuggly. Also, the low price for this great quality is crazy good! They are soooo expensive at sporting good stores.Thank you GymSheep for the affordable, quality product!! :)

Is very confortable but keeps falling off the bar and i dnt think alot of people have time to be puttin the straps on and off it would br better if the straps where stuck to the pad

I finally tried the pad this weekend using it for squats. Amazing. My only regret is that I didn't purchase this sooner. I did multiple sets with over 300lbs across my shoulders and the pad felt like the best cushion I could imagine. Also, it didn't budge which was my concern and that's why I bought this one with the straps just to make sure it didn't come off. I'm going to have my wife use it for her squats because she always complains the pads at the gym hurt her neck (she likes to put the bar up high).

I just recently got my GymSheep barbell pad and it really is great. It's super squishy and makes hip thrusts so much better! No more using the dirty one at the gym or having pain in your hip flexors! The only downside (which really isn't bad at all unless your crazy like me) is that I got the pink one and I know that it's going to get black scuffs on it, but the pink is too cute.