Front Squat or Back Squat? Which one is better and their benefit?

[manubeauty]

Never skip leg day, a common saying among many bodybuilders. Yet many beginning exercisers who skip the legs when they go to the gym, because they only focus on the arm, chest and how to build muscles. The legs are almost half your body, so it is equally important to train your legs and the rest of your body. Since the quadriceps and hamstring very large muscle groups requires a lot of energy to train them. Especially when large compound exercises like the squat front or back squat does! These exercises provide a higher fat burning, so training your legs is more important than many people think. And come on, the excuse ” So I football to train my muscles enough” of course is not true! The squat is the most important exercise for the legs. There are several variations, such as the front squat or back squat. But what exercise you can now do better for optimal results, the front squat, which is often used for Olympic weightlifting, or the back squat, the most famous form of the squat?

[magician27]

cool story bro. and back squat > front squat for overall mass and strength. any day. front squat is good for core,posture and quads

[BJP2k14]

Powerlifting = back squats primarily
Olympic weightlifting = front squats primarily
Normal people use a combination of two as do powerlifters and weight lifters.

[MyEgoProblem]

Powerlifting = back squats primarily
Olympic weightlifting = front squats primarily
Normal people use a combination of two as do powerlifters and weight lifters.

^^ this.

The stress for the upper back with the anterior loading of the front squat are be HUGELY beneficial for most people!

The heavier loading of the squat, highbar will be where your quads get hit more (yes, more than front squats) and lowbar will emphasis the hips more.

I do all 3, with and without a pause.lol

**I'm talking about the archetypal squat forms, so much variation in people to blanket statement it all.

[SuffolkPunch]

Variation is important for more experienced lifters to work around staleness / repeated bouts effect. So doing front squat can be used as another squat variant. The main difference is you don't lean as far forwards - but the upper spine (thoracic extensors) demands are a lot higher.

[FunctionalFLEX]

Train all types of squats and constantly vary them to help prevent injury. When you pick one squat over another it is likely overtime you will create a compensatory pattern that could lead to injury. Your body is a machine that wants to be efficient but the problem is when it gets efficient it also gets lazy and relies more on joint and bone structure to compete a lift. By constantly changing your squat (Front, Back, Pause, Box, Goblet, Dumbbell, Split, Wide, Narrow, etc) you create ineffective exercise which is ideal for muscle development and connective tissue sparing.

[boathead]

i do both. i find front squat to be the overall better mass builder, and find it a metcon as well (one of the only exercises that leaves me with little sweat balls running down my nose). i do back squats first, but use them primarily as a weight acclimation tool. then i hit the front squats.

[Payton1221]

i find front squat to be the overall better mass builder, and find it a metcon as well

Not to hijack this, but pairing front squats with chins as a superset/metcon combination will spike your bpm asap