goergen1
08-15-2007, 12:45 PM
How To Improve Your Front Squat
by Stephen Powell
The benefits of including front squats in a training program can be endless if
performed correctly. However, many athletes have trouble moving into doing
big weight because of the stress it can put on the wrists.
There is an easy way to adjust your grip to keep stress on the wrists low without switching to the forbidden hands crossed over the shoulders method of front squatting many bodybuilders like to use. All you need is a pair of wrist wraps. The kind Olympic lifters use to assist their grip while doing powercleans or pulls.
Simply loop the wrist wraps tightly around the bar where your hands would normally be while front squatting. Get into position and grap the base of each strap. This will virtually put you in the same position as a regular front squat. Keep the elbows high and parallel to the floor with the bar across the shoulders.
By grabbing the wraps your wrists are more mobile and you distribute all the
stress of the weight on your shoulders since your wrists are no longer
underneath the bar. This tip has helped many athletes move into serious weight without any fear of hurting their wrists while performing front squats.
by Stephen Powell
The benefits of including front squats in a training program can be endless if
performed correctly. However, many athletes have trouble moving into doing
big weight because of the stress it can put on the wrists.
There is an easy way to adjust your grip to keep stress on the wrists low without switching to the forbidden hands crossed over the shoulders method of front squatting many bodybuilders like to use. All you need is a pair of wrist wraps. The kind Olympic lifters use to assist their grip while doing powercleans or pulls.
Simply loop the wrist wraps tightly around the bar where your hands would normally be while front squatting. Get into position and grap the base of each strap. This will virtually put you in the same position as a regular front squat. Keep the elbows high and parallel to the floor with the bar across the shoulders.
By grabbing the wraps your wrists are more mobile and you distribute all the
stress of the weight on your shoulders since your wrists are no longer
underneath the bar. This tip has helped many athletes move into serious weight without any fear of hurting their wrists while performing front squats.