Front Squats

[ChinkNasty]

yo, I've seen people do front squats where like they hold the bar with their hands (touching their front delts almost) but I do them with the bar resting ON my front delts and then kinda crisscrossing my arms over the bar...I feel like I can't do a lot of weight like this...seems liek a precarious position to me...any ideas to improve flexibility so that I can front squat teh other way or any suggestions would be appreciated...

peace,
CN

 

[d3track]

coolcoolj had a video up a while back of him doing fronts with the snatch grip, i would search for that

 

[Backlash]

I also cross my arms over the bar, I just can't seem to hold it the other way. Never was the failure point for front squats though (i.e. I can hold as much weight there as I can front squat). I think my core is one of my weak points for front squats...

 

[wnt2bBeast]

There is no difference in grip style..crossing arms is more Bodybuilder type and snatch is oly style..i would pay more attention to your squat technique and use whatever grip style you are comfortable with!!

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

There is no difference in grip style..crossing arms is more Bodybuilder type and snatch is oly style..i would pay more attention to your squat technique and use whatever grip style you are comfortable with!!

as you go heavier- crossing arms in front is dangerous in that the bar can slip forward. I hold it in a clean grip (same grip I use in powercleans).

 

[ChinkNasty]

aight, thanks fellas...yea, thats what I was wondering...I know the bar kinda has a tendency to fall forward when I go heavier but I lack the flexibilty to snatch it and bend my arms backwards like that though...

later,
cN

 

[Tom Treutlein]

You might need more flexibility in your forearms and such...

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459213

 

[ChinkNasty]

aight tom, thanks for the quality read bud

peace,
CN

 

[wnt2bBeast]

as you go heavier- crossing arms in front is dangerous in that the bar can slip forward. I hold it in a clean grip (same grip I use in powercleans).

true..but my delts are fairly sturdy and make a nice ledge..315 no problems so far..knock on wood..if ronnie can do 585 with crossed arms its good enough for me..lol

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

true..but my delts are fairly sturdy and make a nice ledge..315 no problems so far..knock on wood..if ronnie can do 585 with crossed arms its good enough for me..lol

guess my delts are fairly small/ ledgeless

whos ronnie?