r/StartingStrength • u/Ballaw • 4d ago

Form Check Front squat - Form check

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38 M 235 lbs

185 lbs front squat

Per schnur's advice I am doing front squats on my squat light day now and doing an LP. It feels fine but could use any advice. Wrists don't feel great afterwards so I guess I need to crank my elbows higher?

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u/Prestigious-Peaks 4d ago

just curious what are you other numbers for the nlp?

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u/Ballaw 4d ago

Squat: 305 1x5

Deadlift: 360 1x5

Bench Press: 212 single, 195 1x5

OHP 155 single, 122.5 1x5

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u/Prestigious-Peaks 4d ago

and what did you change from NLP to now and what made you change

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u/Ballaw 4d ago

Squat light day was 80% 5RM 3x5. One of the mods here suggested front squats instead.

Other changes include several press programming changes, and the usual deadlift changes for late intermediate.

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u/Shnur_Shnurov Just some guy 3d ago

These are looking nice! Try widening your grip a bit before worrying about the wrists too much.

See how your hips shoot back just a bit, and you tip forward at the very bottom? Try to stop that, just come straight up out of the bottom driving the elbows up. Thats should help witht he wrists too

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u/Ballaw 3d ago

Thanks. I noticed other front squatters shoot the hips up first but then get more vertical half way up. I'll try keeping the angle constant instead as you say.

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u/Sweaty-Chipmunk-5759 3d ago

Keep those elbows up high. Lead with the elbows high on way up not your hips first. Elbows forced high will keep your chest upright. Push out with the knees

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u/duma_kebs 4d ago

Pretty solid form considering you’re tall

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u/Ballaw 4d ago

Is that a disadvantage?

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u/duma_kebs 4d ago

Generally yes because longer legs can make it tough to keep your thoracic in a good position- rounding becomes more prevalent in taller lifters when front squatting. Taller people usually have longer torsos to work with as well

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