Nine Essential Movements - Front Squat

Question 1

Front Squat - Teaching

Answer 1

Setup - Same as Air Squat, Plus:
Hands just outside the shoulders
Loose, fingertip grip on the bar
Elbows high (upper arms parallel to the ground)
Execution - Same as Air Squat, Plus:
Maintain front-rack position
Bar moves over the middle of the foot

Question 2

Front Squat - Seeing (Points of Performance)

Answer 2

Same as Air Squat, Plus:
Front-rack position maintained
Bar stays close to the frontal plane

Question 3

Front Squat - Common Faults

Answer 3

Improper rack position (bar not in contact with torso)
Elbows dropping during the squat (bar moves away from frontal plane)

Question 4

Front Squat - Correcting

Improper rack position (bar not in contact with torso)

Answer 4

Verbal:

Tactile:

Visual: Demonstration

Question 5

Front Squat - Correcting

Elbows dropping during the squat (bar moves away from frontal plane)

Answer 5

Verbal:

Tactile:

Visual: Demonstration