Question on Squats

WantItBad · 10-30-2005, 05:41 PM

Ok if im not training for a sport would it be better to front squat ove back squating? Or mix it up?

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 05:43 PM

mix it up. both are great exercises.

WantItBad · 10-30-2005, 05:46 PM

ok i have never done front squats what weights would i be using......back squat weights 315x10 on high range and 375x4 on the low range

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WantItBad

ok i have never done front squats what weights would i be using......back squat weights 315x10 on high range and 375x4 on the low range

there is no percentage of how much you should front squat in relation to your back squat. Feel it out and see what happens as they are different animals. Make sure you use good form as always.

WantItBad · 10-30-2005, 05:51 PM

ok a question on form......do i hold it like im in the ending of a powerclean or arms crossed type thing

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WantItBad

ok a question on form......do i hold it like im in the ending of a powerclean or arms crossed type thing

I always do it in the rack position (like a clean).

Some hold it with their arms crossed over the front....we call those people Bodybuilders.....they are lame.

WantItBad · 10-30-2005, 06:01 PM

right on.................thanks for the help

lnvanry · 10-30-2005, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

I always do it in the rack position (like a clean).

Some hold it with their arms crossed over the front....we call those people Bodybuilders.....they are lame.

and my olympic lifting friend why do we cross our "lame" arms? I don't do any squats for the most part...sometime just regular free squats...I have never tried front

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lnvanry

and my olympic lifting friend why do we cross our "lame" arms? I don't do any squats for the most part...sometime just regular free squats...I have never tried front

I was just fucking around....lol.

lnvanry · 10-30-2005, 06:23 PM

but no..seriously whats the diff b/t arms crossed and clean position

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lnvanry

but no..seriously whats the diff b/t arms crossed and clean position

it is easier iwth arms crossed. You don't need the flexability to hold the bar. The reason you do it in the rack position is because it is specific to catching a clean. Also, it takes a considerable about of rear delt strength to hold the bar in place.

The13ig13adWolf · 10-30-2005, 07:58 PM

crossed arms give me a hard time. it's not a comfortable exercise as it is but i find more stability the other way. it's just a matter of personal preference.

**CowPimp** · 10-30-2005, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

I always do it in the rack position (like a clean).

Some hold it with their arms crossed over the front....we call those people Bodybuilders.....they are lame.

Hahahahaha.

Squaggleboggin · 10-31-2005, 07:43 AM

I do rack position front squats and I feel they're much better than back squats. I do both ATG and I can get 260 on front and 295 on back. I also added at least 20 to my back squat doing from squats exclusively, so there's definite carryover capabilities between them. I'm sticking with front squats for now because I just like them a lot more for some reason.

WantItBad · 11-01-2005, 11:08 AM

Did the front squats today for the first time.......got a way better pump in the thighs from them than back squats

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10-30-2005, 05:43 PM	#2
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10-30-2005, 05:46 PM	#3
WantItBad WantItBad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,077 Photos: 22	ok i have never done front squats what weights would i be using......back squat weights 315x10 on high range and 375x4 on the low range
	"Strength is the product of struggle" "Your greatest challenge isn't another person. Its the burning in your lungs and the burning in your legs, its the voice in your head screaming STOP you cant do anymore. But you dont listen. You push harder and you start to hear a the whisper of YOU CAN. You realize you are not the person you thought you were is no match for the person you are."

10-30-2005, 05:51 PM	#5
WantItBad WantItBad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,077 Photos: 22	ok a question on form......do i hold it like im in the ending of a powerclean or arms crossed type thing
	"Strength is the product of struggle" "Your greatest challenge isn't another person. Its the burning in your lungs and the burning in your legs, its the voice in your head screaming STOP you cant do anymore. But you dont listen. You push harder and you start to hear a the whisper of YOU CAN. You realize you are not the person you thought you were is no match for the person you are."

10-30-2005, 06:01 PM	#7
WantItBad WantItBad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,077 Photos: 22	right on.................thanks for the help
	"Strength is the product of struggle" "Your greatest challenge isn't another person. Its the burning in your lungs and the burning in your legs, its the voice in your head screaming STOP you cant do anymore. But you dont listen. You push harder and you start to hear a the whisper of YOU CAN. You realize you are not the person you thought you were is no match for the person you are."

10-30-2005, 06:23 PM	#10
lnvanry primeau Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: DC Posts: 2,916 Photos: 12	but no..seriously whats the diff b/t arms crossed and clean position

10-30-2005, 07:58 PM	#12
The13ig13adWolf IM Ball Buster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I win... Posts: 1,367	crossed arms give me a hard time. it's not a comfortable exercise as it is but i find more stability the other way. it's just a matter of personal preference.

10-31-2005, 07:43 AM	#14
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,540 Photos: 3	I do rack position front squats and I feel they're much better than back squats. I do both ATG and I can get 260 on front and 295 on back. I also added at least 20 to my back squat doing from squats exclusively, so there's definite carryover capabilities between them. I'm sticking with front squats for now because I just like them a lot more for some reason.
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11-01-2005, 11:08 AM	#15
WantItBad WantItBad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,077 Photos: 22	Did the front squats today for the first time.......got a way better pump in the thighs from them than back squats
	"Strength is the product of struggle" "Your greatest challenge isn't another person. Its the burning in your lungs and the burning in your legs, its the voice in your head screaming STOP you cant do anymore. But you dont listen. You push harder and you start to hear a the whisper of YOU CAN. You realize you are not the person you thought you were is no match for the person you are."

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