Front Squat

How to perform

Rest the bar across the front of your shoulders, elbows high and pointing forwards. Either use a clean grip with fingertips under the bar, or cross your arms. Keep your elbows up throughout. If they drop, the bar rolls forward. Descend with a more upright torso than a back squat, then drive up through mid foot. More quad dominant than the back squat and far less forgiving of a forward lean. Common mistakes: dropping the elbows, and letting the upper back round under load.