Front Squats....

[PudgieRaubach]

Re: Front Squats....

I've done fronts about every 3 workout for some time and i've always used the arms crossed method. I've seen several videos where phil heath does them with the straps but i havent been able to get comfortable with it yet. will try again tonight and try one plate to start...
i have never had a problem leaning, but i will say when i go heavy my front delts hurt for days from the weight laying across them for those reps....

[SisterSteel]

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I've done fronts about every 3 workout for some time and i've always used the arms crossed method. I've seen several videos where phil heath does them with the straps but i havent been able to get comfortable with it yet. will try again tonight and try one plate to start...
i have never had a problem leaning, but i will say when i go heavy my front delts hurt for days from the weight laying across them for those reps....

If you go heavy enough you'll have a problem. It's just not mechanically sound. As for using the straps, just watch the vid I posted and give it a try. It's not hard to do and you can even work on your wrist flexibility and just use a clean grip.

[SisterSteel]

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LOL, I've fallen a few times when I was learning.

It helps a lot with your knees also because it forces you to torque your knees outwards. It's always painfully watching someone do squats when there knees torque inwards, OUCH!

If their knees are coming in that can lead to a terrible injury. They need to drop the weight and perform the movement correctly.

[Bruiser]

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I'm looking at a front squat harness right now. Think that could be a huge help with my form on these.

[PudgieRaubach]

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If you go heavy enough you'll have a problem. It's just not mechanically sound. As for using the straps, just watch the vid I posted and give it a try. It's not hard to do and you can even work on your wrist flexibility and just use a clean grip.

wish i would have found that video before...i'm trying that tonight.

[mj_0360]

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Just a quick update- I've been doing front squats for 3 or 4 weeks now and I pushed out 145for 6 today. The first time it did them I could barely do 50 on the smith machine lol. Anyways, I've grown quite find of this movement and I look forward to doing them every week. I've been doing them with a cross grip btw.

[SisterSteel]

Re: Front Squats....

Just a quick update- I've been doing front squats for 3 or 4 weeks now and I pushed out 145for 6 today. The first time it did them I could barely do 50 on the smith machine lol. Anyways, I've grown quite find of this movement and I look forward to doing them every week. I've been doing them with a cross grip btw.

When you switch from the cross armed style you're number will go up even moreso. And it's good to hear you ditched the smith machine.

[red crayon]

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I am trying to use the grip demonstrated in the Video, Sister Steel but my arms wont bend like that. The bar hits me in the chin. Any suggestions?

[Ironguruera]

I am trying to use the grip demonstrated in the Video, Sister Steel but my arms wont bend like that. The bar hits me in the chin. Any suggestions?

Use the straps like in the other video in this thread by zed. It's at the top of this page.

My arms don't bend that much either.

[SisterSteel]

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Use the straps like in the other video in this thread by zed. It's at the top of this page.

My arms don't bend that much either.

That just means your wrists aren't flexible. You can work on it but it's easier to just use straps. I posted a vid in the beginning of the thread with Rob front squatting 501lbs while using straps. Give it a try.

[PudgieRaubach]

Re: Front Squats....

Just a quick update- I've been doing front squats for 3 or 4 weeks now and I pushed out 145for 6 today. The first time it did them I could barely do 50 on the smith machine lol. Anyways, I've grown quite find of this movement and I look forward to doing them every week. I've been doing them with a cross grip btw.

I've always done them (both regularly as well as ) with my arms crossed and pulling out on the bar rather than with the straps and pulling up and in only two workouts I've already gone up in poundage. Wish i would've switched years ago.

[Ironguruera]

That just means your wrists aren't flexible. You can work on it but it's easier to just use straps. I posted a vid in the beginning of the thread with Rob front squatting 501lbs while using straps. Give it a try.

Yeah for sure. Feels like my wrists are going to snap off lol. I couldn't find my straps in my car...then I remembered I took a bunch of gym stuff out of my car.
I might need new straps as I custom cut mine. They were ridiculously long.

[red crayon]

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Here is another video about the front squat. What do you think about it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NRmdtSvmQQ

[kazman68]

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If their knees are coming in that can lead to a terrible injury. They need to drop the weight and perform the movement correctly.

That's a sign of weak quads, if I remember right.

[SisterSteel]

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That's a sign of weak quads, if I remember right.

It can be adductors or abductors or even something else. It does mean there is an imbalance.