Old School - Front Squats

[Mr Nobody]

Front Squats Old School - clean the bar and start squating. A great overall excercise stimulates the Traps, Biceps, Back and of course Legs. I have been doing them lately with good results. Any thoughts?

[Mr Nobody]

Well ok then I guess you guys are too lazy to do these. Dead thread.

[kyomu]

I am extremely weak at this movement.

[Rich2]

I'll bite.  Sometimes I'll do them, but I'll keep it high rep (15-20) with little rest in between for 3-4 sets.  Also, it won't be the first exercise, it'll be the second or third as its a good transition into hamstrings and I want to kill my quads beforehand.  

Also, I disagree with cleaning the bar for these, unless you're an olympic powerlifter (and using extremely low reps) or trying to look tough.

[The Wizard of Truth]

I do them every week
Great exercise

[Mr Nobody]

I do them every week
Great exercise

You got it

[Mr Nobody]

I'll bite.  Sometimes I'll do them, but I'll keep it high rep (15-20) with little rest in between for 3-4 sets.  Also, it won't be the first exercise, it'll be the second or third as its a good transition into hamstrings and I want to kill my quads beforehand.  

Also, I disagree with cleaning the bar for these, unless you're an olympic powerlifter (and using extremely low reps) or trying to look tough.

Cool only the cleaning works alot of other bodyparts as well very basic overall muscle builder.

[Marty Champions]

squats are good everyday just have enough calories vits minrls

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]

Front squats suck if you're doing more than 5-6 reps, your back (traps/rhomboids) will get tired before your quads.

[Mr Nobody]

Front squats suck if you're doing more than 5-6 reps, your back (traps/rhomboids) will get tired before your quads.

If you do them correctly I disagree.

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]

If you do them correctly I disagree.

I'm talking clean grip ofc. 

[drkaje]

Great exercise but I can't get the bar to balance right without folding the arms.

[Mr Nobody]

Great exercise but I can't get the bar to balance right without folding the arms.

You need wrist flexibility if you keep doing them you will gain flexibility

[jehwit]

I would skip the squats and begin a program of long distance jogging.  I would supplement this with flat bench pressing and ez bar curling. 

[kyomu]

You need wrist flexibility if you keep doing them you will gain flexibility

So actually, you hold the bar with your arms? Or put it on your front delts? which?

[Mr Nobody]

I would skip the squats and begin a program of long distance jogging.  I would supplement this with flat bench pressing and ez bar curling. 

Yea sounds like a plan for huge legs

[Mr Nobody]

So actually, you hold the bar with your arms? Or put it on your front delts? which?

Parallel grip on the front delts...

[drkaje]

You need wrist flexibility if you keep doing them you will gain flexibility

Thanks!!

I'll keep trying to improve.

[Mr Nobody]

Thanks!!

I'll keep trying to improve.

Keep trying

[haider]

Front squats suck if you're doing more than 5-6 reps, your back (traps/rhomboids) will get tired before your quads.

I know poliquin says this, but I've done higher reps with front squats without too much trouble.

I do them when not practicing my 1-leg squats and pushups.

[Mr Nobody]

I know poliquin says this, but I've done higher reps with front squats without too much trouble.

I do them when not practicing my 1-leg squats and pushups.

Right On - are you doing the 1-leg squats with weights? If so with a dumbell?

[haider]

Right On - are you doing the 1-leg squats with weights? If so with a dumbell?

I was being sarcastic- BUT when I did do them I held a dumbell when adding extra wieght. But I was squatting to a box, which is much easier.

[Mr Nobody]

I was being sarcastic- BUT when I did do them I held a dumbell when adding extra wieght. But I was squatting to a box, which is much easier.

Probably a good defining exwercise, I think Kai Greene was doing things like that before his Arnold win.

[haider]

Probably a good defining exwercise, I think Kai Greene was doing things like that before his Arnold win.

great for balance, and a great bodyweight exercise

[erokyrwrld]

Started doing them right after regular squats about a month ago.  I definitely noticed an improvement in my quad sweep and quad definition.