We began reviewing the 9 Fundamental Movements of CrossFit last month with the Air Squat. The 2nd Movement in our Foundational Movement Series & the one we’ll address this month is the Front Squat.
View our video about the Front Squat here.
Key Points:
- Setup – Bar on the rack at shoulder height. With hands just outside your shoulders, bring elbows up, pointing forward to create a shelf/front rack for the bar. Feet are just outside your shoulders, elbows are high & upper arm is parallel to the ground.
- Execution – initiate by sending hips back and down, hips descend below parallel (if your current range of motion allows), maintain lumbar curve, elbows stay high, chest stays up, weight is in your heels (heels stay down), knees in line with toes, neutral head throughout.
- Rep completion – full knee & hip extension at the top with bar remaining in the front rack position.
Squat well. Squat often. Squat heavy.
