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Front squats vs. Back squats

mengsk
mengsk
Posts: 54
Joined: 2003/10/31
Canada
2004/11/01, 09:28 PM
I really have been wondering, is their any difference?
is one better then the other?
yadmit
yadmit
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Joined: 2003/10/05
Canada
2004/11/01, 09:43 PM
You stand completely different, so you'd be targeting different muscle angles...

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bigandrew
bigandrew
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Joined: 2002/10/21
United States
2004/11/03, 12:44 PM
front, helps more stablization, I fyou lean over.....weight goes BOOM on the rack. So you have to really keep the back straight and abbs tight. This can be good or bad.


back squats you can lean over a lil more than usual, and doesn't require the same control, as a front squat.

Its liek apples and oranges, both are good at certain things, others not so good.

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pleyroy
pleyroy
Posts: 42
Joined: 2002/06/19
Canada
2004/11/17, 08:49 PM
Back squats are easier. Its easier to backsquat more than you can front squat. Squats really work the hamstrings and i think f squats work quadriceps more. If you want to get stronger squats will be the predominant one of the two lifts.

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kakaroto
kakaroto
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Joined: 2002/05/09
El Salvador
2004/11/17, 09:36 PM
got to aim both: different muscles. want good hams, go both and lunges