- It places the load in a more favorable position to achieve the perfect posture we want during the squat.
- It forces you to use less weight
- It allows for a better bottom position
- It transfers more favorably to the olympic lifts
Monday, October 4, 2010
Period 2 Weight Training Blog #6
Front squats are hard to do but well worth the effort involved in doing them correctly. We start our loaded squat work with front squats, for a couple of resasons.
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Adam (AJ) Roshfeld
ReplyDeleteI think I curve my back a lot, and that really strains my lower back especially.
I have issues with holding up my elbows and tend to reset after each rep I do. I also don't drop low enough per rep and need to curl my hands more back onto my shoulders.
ReplyDeleteI don't notice anything wrong with my form.
ReplyDelete-Greg Potemken
balance and finding the perfect line to lift is some times difficult ton achieve also my wrist flexibility prevents me from front squating properly
ReplyDeletejosh strauss
I find that I curve my back more that i am suppose to. I also need to bring my elbows higher up.
ReplyDelete-George Ewald
working on pushing my elbows up from the bottom of my squat to help maintain back and shoulder posture
ReplyDeletealec jasen
As the weight gets heavier, i tend to come up on my toes.
ReplyDeleteEddie Tsao
i believe that the most important thing is that you are able to do perfectly squats. in this way, you wil be able to manage easily this exercise.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Giannos
The only thing I sometimes do wrong is i forget to drive my elbows up when i come out of the squat because sometimes in the later sets my elbows go forward which is bad.
ReplyDeleteMichael Castelli
I do not notice anything wrong with my form
ReplyDeleteShiv Parmar
I have problems with having the proper body curve when I get into the squat position and also I am not spreading my legs out enough. I also have issues with putting my elbows in the right position when I'm holding the bar while doing the squat.
ReplyDeleteAri Mhashilkar
I tend to lean forward with my back. This puts more pressure on my toes. I need to lean back more and keep my body weight on my heels. This should also help my elbow position.
ReplyDeleteSeth Margolis
Most of the time I forget to reset my posture and therefore start with elbows lower than they're supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteVictor Shen
The only thing that I notice, is that my back sometimes hyper-extends.
ReplyDeleteKyle Weissenburger
Back becomes pushed down, then I lose balance, and to keep myself steady, I sometimes have to lean back to far.
ReplyDeleteBrian McGrattan
I tend to shake and jerk a little bit when do a squat with the bar.
ReplyDeleteObi.Ibeh
I need to get use to straightening my back and I will be good.
ReplyDeleteKeinol Savinon
I need to get my back straighter and i will be fine.
ReplyDeleteI come up my toes, and do not keep my elbows parallel. the bar also does not rest correctly resulting in stress on my wrists.
ReplyDelete-Daniel Park
the problem i have with this is keeping my back straight, i think if i can get better at that my squat will improve
ReplyDeletevaughn meddings
I noticed that sometimes i let my elbows go down and curve my back. i can correct this by keeping my elbows up.
ReplyDeleteMax Langworthy
I noticed that as the weights increase I end up going on my toes and loosing my balance.
ReplyDelete-Alex Cho
The problem that i noticed was that i need to point my elbows up when i go up.
ReplyDeleteZach Kramer
The only problem I am having with the front squat is toward the end of my set my core gives out cuasing my back to round slightly.
ReplyDelete-Aumare Hayes
I have not worked on front squats yet due to joining class at the middle of the quarter
ReplyDelete-Phillip Kim-