Front Squat
Step-by-step technique for Front Squat, an exercise for quads using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Rest the bar on your front shoulders with elbows high.
- Stand shoulder-width and brace your core.
- Squat down keeping your torso upright.
- Drive through your heels back to standing.
Coach tip: Keep your elbows high. If they drop the bar rolls forward.
Muscles worked
Primary: Quads
Secondary: Glutes, Upper Back
Front Squat is a strength exercise that loads the quads using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Quads
- Secondary
- Glutes, Upper Back
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Strength