Front Squat

EXERCISE · BARBELL

Front Squat

LegsCore

The bar sits across the front of your shoulders, and the whole lift falls apart the moment your elbows drop. Keep them driven up and forward — high enough that your upper arms are close to parallel with the floor — and the bar has nowhere to go but stay put. Let them sag and it rolls straight off you. Brace your core hard before you descend, knees tracking out over your toes, torso staying tall through the whole squat since there's no way to lean forward here without dumping the bar. Drive up through your whole foot, elbows still up, all the way to standing.

PLANS THAT USE IT 18

Athletic 3-Day Full Body
Athletic 3-Day Full Body3× / week · advanced
Barbell Push / Pull / Legs — Hypertrophy (V2)
Barbell Push / Pull / Legs — Hypertrophy (V2)3× / week · advanced
PPL / Upper / Lower
PPL / Upper / Lower5× / week · advanced
Full Body 2x (Home Gym)
Full Body 2x (Home Gym)2× / week · beginner
Full Body (Home Gym)
Full Body (Home Gym)3× / week · intermediate
Upper / Lower (Home Gym)
Upper / Lower (Home Gym)4× / week · intermediate
Big 4
Big 44× / week · advanced
Squat Specialization — Multi-Stance Progression
Squat Specialization — Multi-Stance Progression4× / week · intermediate
Strength Bias — Heavy Compound Focus
Strength Bias — Heavy Compound Focus3× / week · intermediate
Barbell Upper / Lower — Power (V2)
Barbell Upper / Lower — Power (V2)2× / week · advanced
Barbell Bro Split — Classic (V1)
Barbell Bro Split — Classic (V1)5× / week · intermediate
Barbell Bro Split — Power (V2)
Barbell Bro Split — Power (V2)4× / week · advanced
Upper / Lower ×3 — 6-Day Volume
Upper / Lower ×3 — 6-Day Volume6× / week · advanced
Push / Pull / Legs ×2 + Arms — 7-Day
Push / Pull / Legs ×2 + Arms — 7-Day7× / week · advanced
Upper / Lower ×3 + Arms — 7-Day
Upper / Lower ×3 + Arms — 7-Day7× / week · advanced
Push / Pull / Legs ×2 — 6-Day Hypertrophy
Push / Pull / Legs ×2 — 6-Day Hypertrophy6× / week · advanced
Quad Emphasis — Machine Leg Focus
Quad Emphasis — Machine Leg Focus4× / week · intermediate
Barbell Push / Pull / Legs — Strength (V1)
Barbell Push / Pull / Legs — Strength (V1)3× / week · intermediate
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