Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, grasp bar with overhand shoulder
width grip. Position bar on front of shoulders with elbows forward
and wrists hyperextended. Place feet under bar. Disengage bar
by rotating bar back.
Execution
- Bend knees forward while allowing hips to bend back behind,
keeping back straight and knees pointed same direction as feet.
Descend until thighs are just past parallel to floor. Extend
knees and hips until legs are straight. Return and repeat.
Comments
- Keep head facing forward, back straight and feet flat on
floor; equal distribution of weight through forefeet and heel.
Knees should point same direction as feet throughout movement.
Also see bodybuilding style Smith
Front Squat and Smith
Squat Analysis.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Dynamic
Stabilizers
Stabilizers
Antagonist
Stabilizers
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