Anybody use this front squat harness?

[brudman]

Anyone familiar with this? I would imagine you can use them a few ways, kind of like a safety squat bar. Certainly falls under the "nice-to-have", not the "need-to-have" category. It's NZ$249 (About $205 US).



EDIT:

Anyone know how it compares to this SSB attachment? http://www.davedraper.com/fitness_pr...oduct/TTS.html

[Torrtrefireto]

Dunno anything about the product but that seems like an awesome gym

[isaku900]

I've used Crepinsek's version, that he used to make for Louie Simmons that was sold through westside-barbell.com as a zercher harness/front squat harness, it had an additional platform below the shoulder braces that you could lay a bar across to do zerchers.

pretty awesome for both, but I don't like doing zerchers and when I front squat its with weights that I can rack.

I suppose it would be good for people who like doing zerchers/front squats a lot and don't want to F up their arms.

[WHT_LIGHTNING]

If you just want to front squat, I would just learn to rack it, or use straps attached to the bar (if you are one of those beasts who just can't get into that rack position)

I have seen videos of people doing like weighted walks and **** with it too, probably god for GPP and stuff.

[austin.j.taylor]

I saw a video of pounstone wearing one of those while doing OH yoke walks. I then realized why he is injured so often. I would rock that harness, a plate or two, and walk my dog if I had one.

[dlt76028]

I wanted one, but couldn't justify the money.

[hammerfelt]

Our gym has one. I have never used it, but I have seen plenty of others use it. Looks like it works well.

[SpeedFreak2]

liftinglarge.com/Front-Squat-Zercher-Harness_p_269.html
Have this one.
The harness and SSB are different in regards to the focus on muscle groups involved. The harness puts more demands on your lower back, the SSB moves the center balance of the weight some but not as drastic as the harness. Generally use the SSB for box squats to focus training your hips. The Harness is great tool for training your deads indirectly.
I'm glad you posted this going to incorporate these into next week's deads training.

[brudman]

If you just want to front squat, I would just learn to rack it, or use straps attached to the bar (if you are one of those beasts who just can't get into that rack position)

I have seen videos of people doing like weighted walks and **** with it too, probably god for GPP and stuff.

Yeah I wouldn't want it to front squat. I don't have any wrist flexibility problems and have never had problems racking it. I just like safety bar squats and zerchers to overload my quads/do GPP and think it could just be a fun change to the same old supplementary exercises I do.

[spiderman997]

Does anyone know how the muscle activation for the movement compares to a normal front or zercher squat? Will it change things significantly like a safety squat, or is it just to keep you from murking your wrists?

[markyg]

TKD has one, check out his log. Uses it for a lot of things.

[leakypipe23]

Love fornt squats, hate holding on to the bar without it choking me out.

[LankedOut]

There's one at my gym, never used it though.