Finally hit 225 @145LB BW Front Squat (VID)

[Maj01]

Guess who learned how to front squat brahs.

[koweanguy]

Congrats man!
Impressed by low you squaated, but it's risky how you bounced at the top.
Either way, awesome lift

[Maj01]

Congrats man!
Impressed by low you squaated, but it's risky how you bounced at the top.
Either way, awesome lift

Thanks, appreciate it bro.

[LadyLore420]

Front squats are hard dude, and you're positively bouncing! Get into an olympic style weight lifting club now!

[davisj3537]

Great squat, but look at your right knee in relation to your right foot in the hole. Your knees will be happy when you fix that.

[Maj01]

Front squats are hard dude, and you're positively bouncing! Get into an olympic style weight lifting club now!

I'm open to try new things!
Thanks!

[Maj01]

Great squat, but look at your right knee in relation to your right foot in the hole. Your knees will be happy when you fix that.

Always looking for advice.
Definitely help me out!
Thanks!

[davisj3537]

Always looking for advice.
Definitely help me out!
Thanks!

Just keep your knee over your foot and you'll be good. Also, your sig is confusing. Your sig tells me you squat 225, bench 315 and DL 405. S/B/DL is the correct order. I did the same thing before I got into powerlifting. lol

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[Maj01]

Just keep your knee over your foot and you'll be good. Also, your sig is confusing. Your sig tells me you squat 225, bench 315 and DL 405. S/B/DL is the correct order. I did the same thing before I got into powerlifting. lol

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Cool thanks man!

[LadyLore420]

Just keep your knee over your foot and you'll be good.

This. I found adding glute abductions in on non-leg days helped a ton in controlling where my knees went. It's honestly not a big deal on max effort squats though; as long as you're conscious of it and mentally pushing your knees out you'll be fine. Looked good to me!

Seriously though, you should be competing.

[Maj01]

This. I found adding glute abductions in on non-leg days helped a ton in controlling where my knees went. It's honestly not a big deal on max effort squats though; as long as you're conscious of it and mentally pushing your knees out you'll be fine. Looked good to me!

Seriously though, you should be competing.

Thanks, not a bad idea at all!

[CookieKidd]

Good lift bro!

[bobbydigitaloa]

Nice job! Looks like you had another 20-30 lbs in the tank at least.

[Maj01]

Good lift bro!

Thanks bro!

Nice job! Looks like you had another 20-30 lbs in the tank at least.

I feel the same. Thanks, appreciate it!

[dillydollaz]

great lift! i just got into front squatting with the clean grip and cannot wait to progress although i use it as assistance to deadlifts on 531

[Maj01]

great lift! i just got into front squatting with the clean grip and cannot wait to progress although i use it as assistance to deadlifts on 531

Thanks man. Front squats are a great exercise.

[unstrong]

Nice lift, OP. Front squats are my favorite.

[Maj01]

Nice lift, OP. Front squats are my favorite.

Thanks man! They're growing on me.

[HDiddy747]

awesome job bro!
repped

[IDrinkBloodLOL]

That's a big FS for a guy your size. Good job.

Why so wide on the legs though? That's so uncomfortable for me, I have to narrow up my stance substantially to go all the way down on FS.

[Maj01]

awesome job bro!
repped

Thanks bro!

That's a big FS for a guy your size. Good job.

Why so wide on the legs though? That's so uncomfortable for me, I have to narrow up my stance substantially to go all the way down on FS.

Thanks. I find it easier to stay upright with a wider stance.

[LadyLore420]

Been thinkin bout this thread a couple weeks now. I'm hitting near 200lbs on fronts for reps. 225 squat inc :-)

[Maj01]

Been thinkin bout this thread a couple weeks now. I'm hitting near 200lbs on fronts for reps. 225 squat inc :-)

I need to to video a couple of my new PRs!
You're getting pretty strong, are you Olympic lifting?

[LadyLore420]

I need to to video a couple of my new PRs!
You're getting pretty strong, are you Olympic lifting?

Lilbit.

195lbs x 2 pr today.

[Tomohawk92]

how impressive is this? cuz that was my last FS max

^ youre probably going too wide with the feet.. ur knees cave pretty hardcore every rep. i can't see that being proper form

also too wide of grip, which makes it harder to keep ur elbows up. at least try a more narrow grip

[hanger1989]

Taking into account that your only 145 pounds, that's a pretty impressive weight to front squat.

[uabeng]

Lilbit.

195lbs x 2 pr today.

your legs caving to the inside made me cringe

[doughnut91]

Lilbit.

195lbs x 2 pr today.

Great strength! Can see you're fighting the knee cave pretty hard, the last rep it was quite bad but it tends to happen to a lot of people when nearing their max numbers. Maybe try some resistance band work to get used to forcing 'em out.

Front squats are one of my fav exercises and I just went out and bought some new Reebok Lifter pluses to squat in. Then I went and tore an ankle ligament so not even tried them out yet

[acrawlingchaos]

Guess who learned how to front squat brahs.
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Grats on the lift. For the most part, the lift looked good for a PR. Personally, I like a much more narrow stance, but provided you have the flexibility and can avoid knee caving, do what works.

Lilbit.

195lbs x 2 pr today.

[youtube]ynr_x3i0zc4[youtube]

Strong lift.

As mentioned, watch with the knee caving. Your upper back is giving out and as you start leaning forward, your knees cave to prevent yourself from falling over. I would also revisit your hand position. It looks like your gripping the bar and your elbows are a bit low. IMO, very slight knee caving is only acceptable on a heavy single. If your knees are caving, don't go back into the hole.

[oldballs]

Goodnight sweet knees.