How To Do An "Olympic Style" Front Squat

How To Do An "Olympic Style" Front Squat

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Sports

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• olympic
• front
• squat
• staley
• fitness
• weightlifting

[iheartpolice]

Thank you!! This is the best explanation I have found! THANK YOU for just showing the bar and not stacking 200 lbs on it... I needed to see the grip!

[StaleyTraining]

Glad you found it useful!

[StaleyTraining]

Glad you found this useful, Let us know how it goes.

[psolis052004]

Hi Charles,

I want to really get better at these, I have been trying them with a bb and I just feel like my wrist are stretching and is a little uncomfortable. Do you think as I continue it will go away?

[StaleyTraining]

Yes its very normal to feel a bit of discomfort in the wrist at first. You will adapt in time and be sure you know you dont have to and really shoulder have a full hand on the bar it will rest on your finger tips. You can try some wrist wraps as well, just the small McDavid ones can give just enough support to help that.

[TomekSport]

Few days ago I did overhead and front squats with light weights (30kg). Next day my rigth wrist is in pain. I checked today and my range of motion is good. What can I do to prevent it from happening again? I should add thta I am a tennis player and coach...

Thanks!

[StaleyTraining]

Did you notice pain during either the overhead or front squat, or only after you'd done both?

Do you have a sense of which exercise caused the pain?

Both exercises place demands on the wrist, but as long as you start light and progress rationally, your wrists should be able to successfully adapt. Anyway get back to me on those two questions...

[wadechen2003]

Hello, what the "dmso" means in 1:52 ? thanks

[AndersGuitar94]

Hi, stuppid question. Should the bar rest on the chest or the shoulders?

[MultiTrollHunter]

nice explanation...

[tnctx02]

Thanks for the explanation and the clear explanation on grip.

[eamonob84]

thanks for the video. what happens with me in front squats is on the way down, i tend to feel a lot of the weight on my wrists even if i don't feel like i'm leaning forward. this doesn't happen with squat cleans, only with front squats, so with this grip i can actually clean more than i can front squat. any ideas on why that might be or what i could do to fix it?

[jackdroidnimble]

2:09 Shoot the Jay...SHOOT IT! Seriously, seeing that form explanation helped figure out what I need to do to successfully add this exercise to my repertoire. Can't wait!

[henryhideful]

Great video, good explanation

[Kreimehn]

@mcclurgoman Sounds good. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the advice.

[mcclurgoman]

@Kreimehn Either put 2kg weights under your heels to elevate them (in the short term anyway), or start to mobilise your calves/achilles region. This will help you push your knee further forward and get deeper into the squat without your backing having to change position :)

[mightymike44]

thanks for the external rotation shoulder advice..