How to Do Barbell Front Squat

Form Cues

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   Bar rests on front deltoids, elbows high throughout

2. 2

   Squat upright keeping torso vertical

3. 3

   Use a full front-rack grip (fingers under the bar) if wrist mobility allows — it's more stable than crossing your arms

4. 4

   Keep your torso as upright as possible; any forward lean rolls the bar off your shoulders

Common Mistakes

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  Letting elbows drop — causes the bar to roll forward and compromises the entire movement

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  Rounding the upper back under the bar — usually a thoracic mobility limitation rather than a strength one; work on that before adding load

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  Loading it up like a back squat right away — the front-rack position and wrist demands mean this movement rewards a slower, more gradual buildup