Beginner
HOW TO FRONT SQUAT: Build Bigger Quads & A Stronger Squat
Coach's take: Explains the biomechanics, not just the steps — and actually accounts for people who can't do the 'ideal' grip.
3.9
Front squat
Gym (men) / Popular
Squat with a front rack for quad emphasis and upright posture.
What coaches agree on
- Drive your elbows up until your upper arms are roughly parallel to the floor — that builds the shelf across your shoulders that the bar rests on, whether you grip it fully, by the fingertips, crossed over, or with straps.
- Set your feet slightly wider than shoulder width with your toes turned out, and feel your weight spread evenly across your big toe, little toe, and heel.
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- Take a full breath and brace your core hard before you unrack the bar, then hold that brace until you're through the hardest part of the rep.
Common mistakes
- Sitting back into a hip-hinge like a back squat, instead of letting your knees travel forward, tips your torso forward and dumps the bar off your chest.
Intermediate
500 Front Squat for Reps + How to Stay Upright During Front Squats and Other Fixes
Coach's take: Best one in the pile - real fixes for the two things that actually wreck people's front squat.
3.8
Beginner
The Complete and Step by Step Guide to Front Squat Technique
Coach's take: The elbows-forward cue alone fixes a mistake most front squat tutorials get wrong.
3.8
Intermediate
How To Front Squat (WAYS TO KEEP YOUR CHEST UP!)
Coach's take: Real physical-therapist-level diagnosis — this is how you actually fix a collapsing front squat.
3.8
Intermediate
Front Squat Pillar #2 | Breathing & Bracing | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: Shows both wrong ways so 'neutral spine' actually means something concrete.
3.7
Intermediate
Front Squat Pillar #4 | The Descent | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: Nails the specific mistake that wrecks a front squat descent, and why it happens.
3.7
Intermediate
Front Squat Pillar #3 | The Set-Up | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: Handles the real-world case where your squat stance doesn't match your clean - good judgment, not just a rule.
3.7
Intermediate
4 Tips to Improve Front Squat | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: Explains bracing and foot pressure better than most - analogies that actually land.
3.7
Beginner
How to Perform FRONT SQUATS - Killer Quads Exercise Tutorial
Coach's take: Good one - explains exactly why the bar rolls off you and how to stop it.
3.6
Intermediate
Front Squat Pillar #1 | Front Rack | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: Real coach, real depth - explains the why behind each cue.
3.6
Beginner
How to FRONT SQUAT / Step-by-Step (2023)
Coach's take: Solid, accurate step-by-step — a good first watch for the lift.
3.6
Beginner
Super Simple FRONT SQUAT System
Coach's take: Tight, accurate, two-minute front squat primer - not deep, but nothing wrong in it.
3.3
Beginner
Learning How To Squat (Front Squat)
Coach's take: Good beginner benchmark and cue, just wish it went longer.
2.7
Intermediate
Why EVERYONE NEEDS To Front Squat!
Coach's take: Good cues if you're patient enough to sit through the pitch for why you should care.
2.4
Advanced
The Front Squat Myth: Strength Coach's Honest Breakdown
Coach's take: Smart programming take, zero technique - you won't learn to front squat from this, you'll learn whether to bother.
2.3
Beginner
Front Squat with Bodybuilder Grip | Exercise Guide
Coach's take: Solid basics but that hip-back cue will get you dumping the bar - not how I'd coach the descent.
2.2
Intermediate
Best Mobility Exercises For Front Squats & Power Cleans
Coach's take: If you can't get your elbows up, this is the drill - properly coached, not just stretches thrown at a camera.
2.1
Advanced
Are Front Squats USELESS?
Coach's take: One good cue buried in a lot of debate-bro framing - skip to the Dan Green clip.
1.9
Intermediate
Front Squats Mobility Problems (FIXED!!)
Coach's take: Useful if wrist mobility is your specific blocker — not a front squat tutorial otherwise.
1.7
Beginner
Dumbbell Front Squat | Exercise Guide
Coach's take: Correct but robotic — teaches the steps, not the skill.
1.6