Help with front squats

**TheRuss** · Posted On: 6/07/2012 4:47pm

Flexibility and steric interference will limit your stance width and toe angle.

Nutrition stuff should go in a second thread.

**Lindz** · Posted On: 6/07/2012 5:14pm

Originally Posted by TheRuss

steric interference will limit your stance width and toe angle.

what? http://www.google.ca/search?q=steric...ient=firefox-a
http://oxforddictionaries.com/defini...teric?q=steric

**Mister** · Posted On: 6/07/2012 7:00pm

Originally Posted by Lindz

what? http://www.google.ca/search?q=steric...ient=firefox-a
http://oxforddictionaries.com/defini...teric?q=steric

I had to Google it too. But I assumed it means the way my body is arranged.

**TheRuss** · Posted On: 6/07/2012 8:33pm

Originally Posted by Mister

I had to Google it too. But I assumed it means the way my body is arranged.

Correct. Lon Kilgore appropriated the term from chemistry and applied it to anatomy in Anatomy Without A Scalpel, and I think it's perfect.

Basically, it's when your body parts get in each other's way.

eloneamigo · Posted On: 7/08/2012 9:10pm

Put 5lb weights underneath your heals, most olympic weightlifters have platform shoes to replicate this. I lucked out and learned how to squat, c & j, and snatch properly by 2 time gold medalist Tommy Kono.

I practiced hard for about a year with him and the other guys who do O-lifting, and I am an amateur at best. It takes a lot of practice, I would watch youtube videos of the chinese national team since those those guys have flawless technique.

Most people don't have a solid racking position (Where the weight is held) which makes the front squat especially uncomfortable and challenging. Make sure your lower back maintains a c shape, and doesn't round, and that you have the right flexibility in your arms to comfortably manage the weight.

I weighed about 215lbs when I was training and my average front squat for sets of 3 -5 286.6 lbs which took some time to build up to. The are an awesome exercise when you do them right in both quads and hammies. Good luck in your pursuits, if you upload a quick video of you performing a front squat I might be able tell you what is happening. Good luck.