I find front squats easy to do. My background is in Olympic and powerlifting. I never had a problem doing them except that now, my shoulder and wrist flexibility isn't like it once was. As a reult, instead of holding the bar in the "clean" position to front squat, I now hold it in the crossed arms fashion. I cannot use as mush this way, but I can still squat. I feel the movement in the thighs of course, but closer to the knees and outsides of the quads. Regular squats tend to build up the tops and insides of my quads.
Another way to do front squats if flexibility is an issue is to attach two pairs of vise grip plies to the bar and hold onto those, with the bar on the front of the shoulders.
TJ, you're right about stance too. A narrow stance tends to build me up faster than a wider stance. With a wider stance, I can squat more, but I also risk injury. Too narrow a stance I my knees go into fits............. :shock:
Cheers,
JP |