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front squats

bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/10/29, 01:01 PM As you know my normal squat doesn't feel right, so I been doing fronts for about 3 weeks. But I have now taken a week off......should I go back to normal squats? Or will front squats help out my regaular squats any? I'm bout to restart sun? any suggestions? -------------- ....I'm probably in my underwear typing this......or maybe not!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/10/31, 07:31 PM I alternate between front and back squats as my main leg excercise ever 3 or 4 weeks. I find that after a couple of weeks of front squats, my 1rm for back squats will go up. Also, I seem to recall gator saying something about how westside barbell powerlifting never trains the back squat, only variations and box squats, but still perform excellently at competitions. -------------- Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. steve
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/10/31, 09:28 PM cool thanx -------------- GO into battle as if was your last, cause thats the only one you loose!
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/01, 06:24 AM I like front squats because they put extra stress on the lower back which helps build your squat.