Front vs Standard Squats?

[caladin]

What does one accomplsih vs the other one?

 

[blackbeard]

i do not buy the concept that front squats use the quads more as long as you are using the same stance moving the bar from the traps to the front of the delts will not make your quads bigger..

having said that front squats are a great exercise, especailly for the core and it will teach you to stay more upright when squatting

 

[jcp2]

i do not buy the concept that front squats use the quads more as long as you are using the same stance moving the bar from the traps to the front of the delts will not make your quads bigger..

having said that front squats are a great exercise, especailly for the core and it will teach you to stay more upright when squatting

Most strongman i see on the boards say differently. But i don't really do front squats enough to have an opinion, i will say i have never seen anyone front squat with the stance you squat in, so the same stance thing is irrelevant.

 

[caladin]

I was thinking that since I do deadlifts once a week on wednesday that on friday I could do some front squats to worth the thighs. my thinking was based on not overtraing my gluts and hams but be able to hit both exercizes each week. Hope that came out right so as to understand me.

thanks guys for the quick responses. I guess time will tell and I will keep you informed as to how it works for me!

 

[big-tymer]

I start my squat workout with 4 sets 10 reps of front squats with my heal on a board, When i push through the front squat movement i use more of my toe then my heal, The board helps me keep my balance when excecuting the movement.

When i do regular squats right after front squats i kick away the board and execute the movement with my heals Not my toes..

I find front squats works more of the lower/inner area quad, and regular squats upper outer and thigh/glutes. I also dig much deeper on a regular squat then a front squat.

I do both, I love to squat, it's my fave excersise.

 

[blackbeard]

Most strongman i see on the boards say differently. But i don't really do front squats enough to have an opinion, i will say i have never seen anyone front squat with the stance you squat in, so the same stance thing is irrelevant.

no no no lol i wasnt referring to "my" stance lol..i dont think many outside of PL'ing squat as wide as i do which is why i made reference to 'stance"..

assuming a person is squatting in order to grow their quads i dont see how moving the bar to the front will change that emphasis..

also i assume most squat wide but when they do fronts will bring their stance in considerably which will obviously target the quads a lot more which may lead some to think that fronts hit the quads more

 

[jcp2]

no no no lol i wasnt referring to "my" stance lol..i dont think many outside of PL'ing squat as wide as i do which is why i made reference to 'stance"..

assuming a person is squatting in order to grow their quads i dont see how moving the bar to the front will change that emphasis..

also i assume most squat wide but when they do fronts will bring their stance in considerably which will obviously target the quads a lot more which may lead some to think that fronts hit the quads more

OK, i see, i am not sure how much OLY squats and Front squats differ in terms of quad recruitment, i agree. Their may be some, but i don't think is all that much. I also remeber reading that deep front squats actually hammer the glutes.

 

[blackbeard]

OK, i see, i am not sure how much OLY squats and Front squats differ in terms of quad recruitment, i agree. Their may be some, but i don't think is all that much. I also remeber reading that deep front squats actually hammer the glutes.

for whatever reason bakc when i was doing a lot of fronts i was able to get much deeper with fronts than reg squats using the same exact stance???

sure taking any weight deep will get the glutes

 

[big-tymer]

wide stance and nice and deep.

 

[caladin]

How Deep do you guys go? Standard and Front. I have always hit Parallel. Shoud I be ass to the floor? will it make the differnace?

 

[blackjack]

whatever the difference is I like to use them every few weeks or so to break up monotany. front squats are much harder and i do feel more soreness the next day in the tear drops compared to traditional squats... try them and see if you like it based on feel. if it feels different, its doing something different, you decide if you like it.

 

['tensity]

I start my squat workout with 4 sets 10 reps of front squats with my heal on a board, When i push through the front squat movement i use more of my toe then my heal, The board helps me keep my balance when excecuting the movement.

I find front squats works more of the lower/inner area quad, and regular squats upper outer and thigh/glutes. I also dig much deeper on a regular squat then a front squat.

Yea, I have found that placing a board or even the 5lb plates under my heels does tend to emphasize the inner a bit better, but that is also with a much closer stance than normal wide-stance squats. I don't subscribe to pushing through the toes as, FOR ME, that tends to also extend my knees too far forward. Instead, by using an elevation under the heels, that helps to lock the stance in for lower emphasis while still allowing for a heel push-through. Another variation is to turn the toes out slightly since the closer stance makes it a little more difficult to "get in the bucket" so turning toes out helps to also open up your hips a little for deeper movement. My .02.

 

[pullinbig]

i like bottom up zercher squats. basically the same as front squats. they just dont choke you.

thanks to bb/jcp for the tip

 

[blackbeard]

i like bottom up zercher squats. basically the same as front squats. they just dont choke you.

thanks to bb/jcp for the tip

as soon as my elbow is feeling better i wanna get back to doing those

 

[mister69]

never did front squats, but saw ronnie front squat a shitload on the video

 

[blackbeard]

never did front squats, but saw ronnie front squat a shitload on the video

im not taking anything away from coleman hes huge and strong but hisd squats are above para..

make sure to go deeper

 

[joshbeam1]

i like bottom up zercher squats. basically the same as front squats. they just dont choke you.

thanks to bb/jcp for the tip

what r bottom up zercher squats?? THought zercher and front squats were the same??
I do front squats every once in awhile to try and change things up a bit. I just recently did hack squats and noticed more burn from them in my quads then ANY other type of squat. They really tore me up.

 

[AssItch]

Zercher squats are where you cradle the bar in the crook of your arm, so the bar sits lower, closer to your belly.

Bottom up zercher squats are zercher squats started from bottom position.

 

[joshbeam1]

So what r front squats?? I guess I've been doing zerchers occassionally. Don't u hold the bar in the crook of your arm when doing front squats?? Sorry...i really don't know much about leg stuff...i was focused completely on upper body for about the 1st 3yrs of my lifting obsession.

 

[pullinbig]

front squats the bar is held at shoulder level.

bottom up is done out of a power rack with theb bar sitting on the pins at about knee level or so. rock bottom anyway.