Barbell Front Squat
Learn how to do Barbell Front Squat with proper form. Watch the 4K video demonstration, see which muscles are worked, and follow step-by-step instructions.
Barbell Front Squat is an Olympic Barbell exercise that primarily targets the Quadriceps, with secondary activation of the Hamstrings, Shoulders, Glutes. It has a MET value of 6.5, meaning a 70 kg person burns approximately 230 kcal in a 30-minute session.
How to Do Barbell Front Squat
1 - Grab the bar with your hands slightly wider than shoulder width using a pronated grip.
2 - Keeping your back straight, slightly push through your legs to lift the bar and take a few steps back from the rack.
Nice, you're in the starting position
3 - Now, keeping this position, curl only your forearms up until your biceps are fully contracted.
4 - While controlling the movement, return to the starting position.
Feel free to rewatch the video to fully understand the movement.
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Quick Facts: Barbell Front Squat
- Type
- Olympic Barbell exercise
- Primary muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings, Shoulders, Glutes
- MET value
- 6.5
- Calories (30 min, 70 kg)
- ≈ 230 cal
- Video quality
- 4K with male and female demonstrations
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