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Ya I want to get better. Seems like I can get a deeper squat this way but definitely rough getting used to it
Well, I did front squats for the first time the other day. I did use the smith machine just because the movement was so awkward for me, I plan on just using the bar next time. I liked doing them I was just pretty weak, I wont say what pouindage I used lol
Proper form and movement is 1000x more important than the weight. Don't worry about how much you can or can't do at this point. Focus on the movement and where your hips are. No one cares how much you can or can't lift. The guys that do care how much someone else lifts are usually the ones that don't know what they're doing and look like ass clowns arching their back like a rainbow doing a press or doing bicep curls in the squat rack.
Ditch the smith machine. 185lbs on a straight bar is more beneficial for you than 315lbs on a smith machine. The smith machine is the worst machine every invented. Makes the lift virtually worthless.
... And don't worry about the poundage. It doesn't matter if you start with just the bar. ANYONE and I repeat ANYONE can front squat 315lbs this way. I don't care if you're a woman or a man. I
So suck it up, work hard, and reap the benefits.
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When I do front squats I have a hard time keeping my shins vertical when going real deep. It does help when I take off my shoes but I still feel my form is not what it should be. Any suggestions?
Suga I would argue this with you. IMO it is the Leg Extension machine that is the very worst of the worst machines. This has fucked more knees then any other workout machine known. The research is there time after time that this WILL fuck your knees all to hell. Its multiplied stress beneath the patella (a very small surface) that bears weight that is extended (therefore multiplied) out in front of the fulcrum. BAD NEWS!!!
The Front Squat will do 1000 times more (developmentally) for your quads then any amount of leg extensions will ever do. And the Front Squats will not ruin your knees.
Last edited by zedhed; 01-06-2013 at 01:43 PM.
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