Front Squat (www.trainatp.com)

[MyOwnWorstEneme]

If you squat with a very wide stance, your adductors tend to assist the quads. This can result in stress to the medial collateral ligament, abnormal cartilage loading, and improper patellar tracking.

[xthexTxvirusx]

man i love these. both squats are beneficial. but it sure feels good trying to stabilize the weight.

[garioldwin]

arent his legs too wide positioned ? i have heard you can injure your knees if you keep the legs too wide .

[muzimuzi]

was he going down inuff?

[D0meTube]

@muzimuzi no

[JustnCas3]

Viking man! lol

[pureefficient]

thanks bro im going to add this got the form down i feel empashis on the quads

[Cayo255]

this is a powerful exercise for core

[saintapathy]

Can anyone tell me what is the benefit of doing a front squat vs. traditional squat? Should I add both into the workout mix?

[diffusiventity]

Massive levels of quad recruitment. Much more so than in the back squat since the load is further forward.

Challenging to the core as well.

The back squat is great for general leg development since it recruits the glutes as well (more or less, there are better exercises for the glutes).

This is more quad specific, basically.

[saintapathy]

Thanks for the excellent response. I'll give them a shot during my next lower body workout. Start out w/ light weight. Cheers.

[diffusiventity]

No problem. Yeah, start lighter than with back squats. Aim to lift some massive weight my friend.

[BiggestBest92]

sorry im a beginner.. may i know where is this .. "core"?

[diffusiventity]

Of course. It's your abs obliques, lower back... essentially the whole of your trunk. Above your legs and below your chest.

[marxistsoldier]

@saintapathy u can't do back squat all the time. u need to switch it up every month or so. it's good to use both. for my legs i squat 3-4 weeks then front squat 3-4 weeks. front squat is more quad dominant also.

[LibertyWaxlips]

@marxistsoldier Ummm Tom Platz is the classical example of a bodybuilder who always did back squats. He varied _the sets and the amount of repetitions_. Switching your exercises is not necessary.

[marxistsoldier]

@LibertyWaxlips Platz is a chemically enhanced squat legend though, not the average gym user.

[LibertyWaxlips]

@marxistsoldier Even Charles Poliquin only gave his client different variations of back squat. There's so many ways you can use it to train your legs. 3 x 3, 5 x 5, 3 x 10, 5 x 20 etc. they all bring variation.

[runtinsweet]

@LibertyWaxlips Front squats give your spine a break.

[matthewmovement]

@runtinsweet Sweet pun. =P

[yonkersfugitive]

@LibertyWaxlips Front squats are an awesome alternative to back squats. They improve posture by requiring the scapula to retract and allowing you to stay more upright than a traditional backsquat, theyre tough on the core cuz it is required to stay upright as well.

A squat is a squat (for the most part) as long as you're doing it with free weights. You cant use as much weight on front squats but they are in no way "easier" or less effective for strength/growth than back squats are.

[davidheisel22]

Good demo of different styles. ludlum3k, don't be a bitch.

[ludlum3k]

this sux