![front_squat-the-30-best-legs-exercises-of-all-time[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/f1Qlk5n.jpg "front_squat-the-30-best-legs-exercises-of-all-time[1].jpg")
So today i decided to try front squats, just for the fuck of it
Holy shit, it felt fucking amazing
I always felt uncomfortable doing back squats, assumed it was a form problem, but noone could find anything
But doing front squats just felt right, like it was a motion the body was meant to do
If you are like me and hate back squats, try front squats just once
>>36247678
I feel you man, I tried them the other day. Felt great, might start doing them over highbar
>>36247689
I've never seen anyone do them irl, so i assumed there was a reason for it. Guess not
Not to mention it hit my abs as hard as a heavy OHP
I think I'm also gonna start replacing back squats completely with front squats
Completely agree with you. But you can make your back squat into more of a front squat by breaking at the knees first, allowing it to go past the knees if that's how you are built (but pay no attention to it, it doesnt matter), which will allow your back to stay more upright.
I love lowbar, personally. Taking a wide-ass stance and lifting with everything I have makes me feel like a legend.
>>36247713
>>36247710
I guess everyone is built differently and respond differently to different exercises that stress similar muscles
>>36247737
No, front squats are superior and only fat powerlifters squat lowbar.
>>36247678
>that fucking image
Who the fuck makes these
I only leg press right now
>>36247737
>lowbar """""""""""""""""squat""""""""""""""""""
aka light deadlift
>>36247777
bodybuilding.com i'd assume
>>36247758
>implying youre not gay
![the-overhead-squat_what-is-it-good-for_graphics_pursuit-rx-1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/8OUPv8o.jpg "the-overhead-squat_what-is-it-good-for_graphics_pursuit-rx-1[1].jpg")
get real nigga
>>36247855
Dont have enough shoulder flexibility to do that without losing balance. Shit's hard, yo.
Can someone tell me how the fuck how to hold the bar when front squatting? It hurts the fuck out my wrists and shoulders. Past the point of "just push through the pain", it actually hurts.
The only time when I'm front squatting is when I'm doing clean and jerk.
>>36247906
Also worth mentioning that I can squat ATG on front squats, but can't even hit parallel on back squats. Lately I've been just skipping squats cause it's been so much of a problem.
>>36247906
might have shitty shoulder flexability. basically i rested it between my front delt and my clavicle and that was comfortable.
basically just used 3 fingers on each hand for minor stability, probably coulda done it without the fingers on the bar
you might wanna try cross armed if you really cant do it
>>36247906
>>36247929
this
Also stretch your forearms, it helps a lot.
>>36247906
All the other answers are wrong. The bar should rest on the anterior deltoid and the only purpose of the hand is to hold the bar in place so it doesnt roll forward, that is, the hand doesnt actually support any of the weight. If you are not cleaning the bar into place, and are squatting from a rack, try the bodybuilder's front squat, in other words, cross your hands and hold the bar with the tip of your fingers.
>>36248012
What do you mean other answers are wrong
Thats exactly what i said....
>>36247929
> "basically just used 3 fingers on each hand for minor stability, probably coulda done it without the fingers on the bar"
>>36248012
>>36248027
Yeah I knew I was fucking up. My wrists were being twerked backwards supporting the bar. I'll try cross-armed tonight and see how it works.
>>36248027
Sorry, I done goofed. Basically I just automatically assumed that you were wrong since this is the Internet and .. you know.
>>36248114
All good, thats generally a good assumption
Personally, I'm the same way. I feel janky as all get out whenever I back squat, but I can comfortably front squat with a cross grip with absolutely no problem.
>>36247678
I don't see why you're not already dking front squats
>>36248143
Most popular programs don't them
Which is dumb, as i discovered they are amazing
You can squat less weight like that, so they are really not that good.
i hate front squats, a lot. the bar sits right near my throat which makes it hard to breathe right which is of course a huge issue.
>>36248171
Weight isn't directly correlated to muscle stress for different exercises, or i would just load up 500+ lb leg presses
>>36248213
But more weight gives me a harder dick in the gym.
Nothing squatting like 4 plates, cant do that on the front.
>>36247678
So yeah.. Wanna learn what i did? I called my internet supplier and blocked blizzard and steam. Blizzard was my kryptonite and i Just had to cut the cord. After doing so ive been sexually active with three girls, party saturdays instead of raiding or pvp.. Feels good,
>>36248171
fuckin' hell lad, you are an idiot
they have their uses, of fucking course they do. if you lift oly they are nothing less than absolutely essential.
>>36248238
I'm gonna assume that was the wrong thread.
>>36248238
Fuck me, on my phone, thought i pressed stop gaming thread ^^>>36248238
Literally every feels this way about Front Squats when they try them.
I can go ATG with front squats so easily but going ATG with a back squat feels like I am snapping my spine in half.
I strictly just front squat now days.
>>36248238
https://www.reddit.com/r/nocontext/top/?sort=top&t=all
Do you guys feel your quads burning/working more on a front squat?
>>36247678
Am I doing it right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS4jswAM8JA&feature=youtu.be
>>36248303
yes, and core. Feels very good.
>>36248305
go wider on your stance
>>36247855
>2016
>doing The Pajeet Press
>>36248305
Push your elbows higher. If you go heavier, the weight might roll off you if you can't keep a flat platform.
No balance, can't clean the weight properly, really hurts my wrists to bend that far
So I just do high bar back squats. Hit 3pl8 for the first time the other day, feelsgoodman
>>36247777
>wrist breaking front squats
Joined the front squat master race a couple weeks ago, they're amazing. I still do high bar in addition doe
Front squats are righteous.
I back squat heavy one lower body day, and front squat for higher reps the next lower body day.
Maybe I'm kooky but I feel like doing front squat will teach you how to squat. My back squat seems to get better the more I front squat, even though they are different.
I've got minor scoliosis and my knee is a Lil messed up from high school basketball. Should I consider trying front squats?
>>36248182
>I hate front squats because my form is awful: The Post
>>36248235
No one is impressed by your 1/4 ROM low bar """""squat"""" you fat fuck
>>36248751
>"Oh you're doing low bar squats with 405lbs or as us weightlifters call it, Good Mornings with 180kg?" My high bar squat with 60kg is much more impressive as I actually go through the full ROM as was intended. And in no way am I dyel, I just have honor. Something these fat powerlifters will never understand.
What the hell retarded front squat form is this.
If you want to hit glutes and hamstrings, do a back squat. For front squat, you will eventually do weight too heavy to hold this way unless you get your knees forward and your hips under you.
Front squats are fantastic though.
Work on wrist and tricep flexibility if you have trouble holding them. Only once you've tried this for a while should you give up and use the arms crossed front squat hold.
Know that a lot of people need to jam the bar right up against their neck in order to get the bar on their deltoids.
>>36248235
por que no los dos?
>>36248744
It's supposed to touch the neck, isn't it?
>>36248787
Your kind of faggots are the same who promote webm related.
>>36248940
Didn't mean to strike a nerve dyel.
>>36247678
>JUST FUCK MY WRISTS UP SENPAI
>>36248961
You are not fooling anybody with your shitty rom, sissy.
>>36249088
>>>/2009/
I do my front squats with my hands like pic related. I've never squatted lowbar before, I just keep the bat situated on my traps. Highest ATG squat I did was 405lbs(183.7kg) and it was brutal. Since I started cutting they've taken a hit tho. My normal routine just consists of regular back squats, maybe do a set of 4-5 at 365lbs. Then I'll hit front squats. I haven't tried more than 225lbs for 6 or 7 reps but I really wanna try 3pl8 soon while I'm still fresh.
>>36249118
***bar*** not fucking bat.
>>36248305
Looks fine to me.
