[chia]

You try to avoid them? Meaning you have to make a conscious effort to NOT do front squats? I hate to quote Yoda here but there is no try. Quit being such a pussy. Cowboy up and get used to the pain.

[Ted-P]

Originally Posted by chia

You try to avoid them? Meaning you have to make a conscious effort to NOT do front squats? I hate to quote Yoda here but there is no try. Quit being such a pussy. Cowboy up and get used to the pain.

Awesome.

There's no real damage done to the front deltoid.

I hate to quote waterbody, but.......

"YOU CAN DOOOO IT!!"

[initialdproject]

I do Front Squats, Somtimes it hurts my wrists, but they are nice

[thomas87]

Highly appreciated thread, just in time. Keep 'em coming

[babaa]

i have a problem with my left wrist when doing frontsquats, so i cannot hold the bar with my fingers as keith described and have to hold it just with my shoulders and arms crossed in front of me
as a result my frontsquat is somehow limited by my shoulder strength/endurance

[chia]

Originally Posted by jjoice

When you say, "The last method is to cross the arms across the chest...", is this the same as a Zercher Squat? Or do you mean the technique where the elbows are pointed forward and the left hand touches the right shoulder, right hand to left shoulder?

The latter description is correct. It is also known as the "bodybuilder" method. The Zercher is a different movement.

[blizzard_armbar]

When I lift real heavy Front Squats, or Zercher if that is what its called when you cross your arms in the front, are a key to my program. Heavy Heavy Back Squats, followed, after about a five minute rest, with Front Squats/Zercher Squats, lifting as much as possible for ten reps, wich generally isnt much after back squats, but still a considerable amount. When I Front Squat/Zercher Squat I invision getting a body lock on my opponent and just controlling.

[EclipseAgent]

I started doing front squats 3 weeks ago, and let me tell you, you FEEL the difference.

I love them

[Keith Wassung]

If you really want an intense lower body session, do a set of front squats, THEN rack the bar and immediately put it on your back, step out and do the exact same number of reps in the back squat. *ouch*

I will occasionally do front squats from the bottom position as well with the bar resting on the pins

[Ghøst]

Originally Posted by blizzard_armbar

When I lift real heavy Front Squats, or Zercher if that is what its called when you cross your arms in the front, are a key to my program. Heavy Heavy Back Squats, followed, after about a five minute rest, with Front Squats/Zercher Squats, lifting as much as possible for ten reps, wich generally isnt much after back squats, but still a considerable amount. When I Front Squat/Zercher Squat I invision getting a body lock on my opponent and just controlling.

zercher and front squats are different exercises, with different bar placement. What you're probably refering to is using crossed arms to hold the bar on a front squat, in a zercher squat you actually hold the bar in the crooks of your elbows in front of your sternum.