I started doing front squats a while ago and have slowly built up to about 215 lbs. I've noticed that it has become very difficult to keep my elbows up as the weight has gotten heavier.
I tried a safety squat bar and that seemed to make a huge difference as it keeps me upright and I don't need to balance the full weight across my delts.
I looked online to see if I had come up with something ground breaking - I didn't. I noticed that there were many using a safety squat bar for front squats, but most were turning the bar backwards to where the padding is across the throat. Why is this? If I do it with the bar in normal position, I stay upright and did not notice a change in form with the bar turned around. With the bar turned around, it puts the bar in a weird position (the portion where the weights rest) where the weights are fighting gravity. Am I missing something? Is it necessary to turn the bar around?
Help is appreciated.
I tried a safety squat bar and that seemed to make a huge difference as it keeps me upright and I don't need to balance the full weight across my delts.
I looked online to see if I had come up with something ground breaking - I didn't. I noticed that there were many using a safety squat bar for front squats, but most were turning the bar backwards to where the padding is across the throat. Why is this? If I do it with the bar in normal position, I stay upright and did not notice a change in form with the bar turned around. With the bar turned around, it puts the bar in a weird position (the portion where the weights rest) where the weights are fighting gravity. Am I missing something? Is it necessary to turn the bar around?
Help is appreciated.
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