Front squat form

[thekeymurphy]

Does anyone have any decent hints, tips, links or videos to help improve this? Always find that I tend to have the barbell resting too much on my hands...

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[hajiomatic]

I tend to cross my arms and hold the bar palms down.
This does rest the bar on your collar bones though.
That whole elbows up thing is difficult

[thekeymurphy]

Cheers. I've found both varieties quite difficult.

Shame because the front squat is a monster of an exercise even at a low weight!

WARNING: GIANT BEARD

[vicar]

I've heard a bunch saying not to cross your arms - throws you off / uneven.

I kinda like Adam Thrall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzVCqLyGVd0

(cross arm issue 3:10)

[romeoshaun]

I decided to stop doing front squats, no matter what I tried I always had some form of niggle hitting me somewhere. Same goes for barbell upright rows, just not for me. Don't be disheartened, front squats are not a necessity and you can achieve your goals from other variations of squats and machine work.