Squat and Front Squat problem

[skaman607]

so if you lean forward you will hit more glutes, and if you stant upright it will hit the quads, right?

 

[coolcolj]

Yeap, and keep your stance more on the narrower side

 

[spatts]

I disagree again (always gotta be the pain in the ass).

In PLing, when a person leans too far forward, we chalk that up to stronger quads and a posterior chain too weak to hold the person upright. My front squats are ATF, totally upright, and knees over the ankles.

 

[bignate73]

(always gotta be the pain in the ass).

subtle pun....

 

[teen1216]

Could it be the width of the front squat? Wider = more glutes?

 

[zackdarnell]

I agree that squatting hammers your glutes more than anything. I hit a PR 425x3 yesterday and my ass is sore as hell. Quads didnt feel much at all yesterday and feel fine today.

 

[Sully810]

I stay pretty well upright on front and back squats(probably as much as I can without losing balance..),yet I still feel more stress in my glutes than my quads.Just figure my glutes are getting stressed more,and/or my quads are stronger and more used to handling stress than my glutes.Ive also always felt that strong quads arent the key top a big squat,like most people think.Just my opinion though

 

[spatts]

.Ive also always felt that strong quads arent the key top a big squat,like most people think.Just my opinion though

Nope...not just your opnion. Westside Barbell's powerlifters (and many others) know you're right.

 

[Sully810]

I was thinking earlier that maybe feet width(as I think someone mentioned above)is what would make a difference-wider less quads,closer more quads...so I tryed a wide foot placement and close,and everything felt stressed the same,but my quads seemed stressed a bit more once I got close to parallel with a closer stance.Maybe it has something to do with form???I dunno..whichever way Im going to stick with what works for me,which would mean sticking with what spatts has been saying

 

[skaman607]

wait a minute I'm confused, what kind of form do you use to hit your quads, and what kind of form do you use to hit your glutes/hams etc?