Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Squats question. Are there any real ..

osho
osho
Posts: 18
Joined: 2002/10/02
United States
2003/01/21, 03:23 PM
..differences between regular squats and "frontal squats"(where you keep the barbell on the front side of your shoulders)? I hate this frontal squat since it burns my skin and it if difficult to get a proper grip. So I usually replace this with regular squats.
mackfactor
mackfactor
Posts: 766
Joined: 2002/10/17
United States
2003/01/23, 04:05 PM
I believe the front squat, by shifting the weight forward, puts a bit more emphasis on your hammies and glutes. You should be able to substitute freely so long as you're keeping those hamstrings up with your quads.

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