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I know it's extremely hard, harder than any other squat alternative...
But how heavy can you go on front squats?
>>36031961
225 for 5
Also I front squat more than I can back squat. I don't really do back squats because they feel awkward. Zercher squats are one my favorites too.
Current PR is 135kg. 5kg more until I hit 3pl8.
Back squat (HB) is 160
>>36031961
Sounds like someone didn't do their overhead squats today.
Pushed 170 on my last 3x8. AA phase after wasting away to nothing during Army training for the last five months.
>harder than any other squat alternative
Hugh Wotmei
Best is 143 kg for 3x3
Best squat squat is 164x5 kg
i feel like im getting choked everytime i front squat
how do i form
255 lbs front squat. best back squat is 315 lbs.
>>36031961
Plate and a half, I want to reach 2 plates
>>36032065
Think of it as Valsalva Incentive.
Haven't gotten around to integrating front squats tbqh; why should I bother, /fit/?
>>36032105
there is no should or shouldn't
it's just an exercise, you don't even have to lift
>>36031961
IDK last time I F. squatted I went up to 155 lbs. granted, back then I was only back squatting (hi-bar) 185 lbs at most. Now Im at 305, so probably significantly more.
most I've done is 125kg for a single
probably could barely manage 90kg these days
been doing the rings m8, calisthenic aesthetics
Back squat is near 405, front squat is like 250. I think my front delts give out way before my legs do. Anyone else have this problem?
>>36032105
Far superior, helps create a more athletic physique, doesn't allow much cheating, harder, don't have to load as much weight on the bar.
120 kg front
140 kg back
>>36031961
About 70~85% of back squat. That's a silly question. Just front squat and add weight if it's light.
>>36032303
Do pistol squats, brah.
>harder than any other squat alternative
guy clearly hasn't done heavy leg press
210kg paused no no no
So, Front Squads or High Bar squads?
>>36032406
I do.
3x 32kg per leg
>>36031961
>bumper plates
>triggered
190kg of 420lbs
>>36031987
zercher squats were weird as hell when i started doing them, but its the only way i can actually go ATG with a squat.
>>36031961
Best 1RM front squat is 120kg
Best back squat is 195kg.
My quads suck.
315lb front 400lb back
>>36032373
>far superior
no
>helps create a more athletic physique
same can be said for literally any exercise what the fuck are you even saying
>doesn't allow for much cheating
yes, you will ditch a weight on a front squat if you cannot maintain an upright torso (you can't good-morning it), but it's up to you to maintain proper form instead of relying on the exercise to do it for you - why don't we all just use the smith machine instead?
>don't have to load as much weight on the bar
???
>>36032105
I alternate between front and low bar squats. Front is way more quad dominant.
>>36031961
205 lbs was the most I've done 2x5.
>>36032065
Keep your elbows up so you can rest the bar on your front delts. Also wrist mobility so you can pick related. This hold also helps me keep my elbows up.
>>36033296
are you saying that because you can't even suck a dick during a front squat but you can have a dick in your mouth and another one in your butt during a back squat?
180kg highbar 4x
140kg front squat x1
My core just can't take more weight
>>36032373
>>36033325
Thanks, chaps.
can do about 170 kg high bar back squat
and 145kg front
>>36031961
>waiting for the squat rack to do my front squats
>guy half squatting finally finishes
>timetosquat.jpg
>empty bar warmup, trying to be as explosive as possible
>go down fast, nigga who was there before my left the safeties put on high in case hefailed his quarter squat reps
>uppercut myself with the bar
>fucking pajeets
0kg because i can't hold the form
>>36034328
>wants to do front squats
>does chin ups instead
muscle confusion
>>36034345
Top lel
Half a rep with a finishing move of breaking the wrists.
205 lowbar and done 160 front for shits and giggles
>>36034345
Kek
245x3. Havent tested it in awhile. I wanna hit 3 pl8 for 1 atg eventually.
>>36031961
Overhead Squats are far tougher than front squats
Generally I think you can work at 70-80% of your back squat for the same rep ranges unless your core is lacking
The more you front squat or the less you back squat the closer the ratio gets to 1:1 though, but that took several months for me and when I started back squatting again it shot way up through my old plateau
>>36034625
Overhead Squats are also a lot less useful than front squats
Seldom if ever used by weightlifters, there are better exercises to build the snatch
>>36032333
Your front delts shouldn't even get a little bit tired
For me it's
407 high bar
330 front squat
Although my front squat was significantly deeper as the 407 sq was just to meet depth
>>36034673
Usefulness is determined by goals
I do agree with you, but OP talked purely about how 'hard' any squat variety is not how useful they are though
I did 4x7 120kg today. Not mega deep desu
>>36031961
3 plate is my best.
>>36032333
Bruh you have a bad rack position and weak quads because you squatmorning your bsquats up
185kg bsquat / 165kg front squat here
315 x 1. Love front squats.
>>36035946
nigga how are you so smooth
>>36035946
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0RJFsRUP4
>not going deep on front squats
seriously stop lifting
3pl8 for 2 is my best.
>>36031961
Did anyone notes those are 10lb plates in ops picture? So this is only like 105 lb...
>>36036945
It's two 45s and 2 10s you dumb autistic fuck
>>36036945
you can see the 45 on the inner plate. probably more like 245.
been lifting for 8 months and I still feel like I have back squat mobility issues. as I get close to ass to grass I feel a tightness across my back near the shoulders that almost forces me to round my back or I tip backwards slightly
so I front squat. the weight being forward stabilizes me and I can lift 250. I also hate squats.
410 lbs with belt.
155kg front squat
best back squat is 173kg
>tfw my front squats stalled at 225 x 5.
wat do niggas?
>>36037088
Squat more
>>36034345
Lost
>>36037088
>wat do
>>36037100
>Squat more
This.
I didn't break 4 plates until I was squatting 3-6 times per week.
>>36034345
>>36032096
Are you me? Height?
>>36037088
>doing more than 3 reps of a front squat
why? In the majority of weightlifting cycles created by coaches or publicly available on CatalystAthletics, front squats are never done in more than sets of 3. It's usually heavy singles, heavy doubles, or sets of 3 at a reasonable percent of 1RM. Keeping in mind that front squats are the primary strength building exercise of competitive weightlifters.
My point is that you should drop the reps to 3 and add more weight.
>>36032473(You)
>>36034345
top zozzle
>>36032076
are you me?
hit pr 185x5 today after back squatting
>>36034703
Post video.
Can front squats completely replace back squats in my routine?
>>36032076
Pretty much the same. Got 275 for a double yesterday though
295 3RM front squat
405 1RM low bar back squat
the more slow descent and higher % of 1RM front squats i do, the more carryover i get to my back squat
run front squat cycle for 6 weeks (work to 1-3RM, take 70-80% of daily max and do 20 reps), test 3RM weekly on back squat, test 1RM on back squat every 6 weeks
>>36031961
PR 180lbs 1 Rep Max
Can't go too heavy. I do it because of clean and jerk. Is therr any additional benefit to it besides back squat?
>>36031961
>can hit parallel with perfect form on front squats
>start to buttwink at ~80 degrees on high bar
>>36040228
it's probably your bracing then.
