How To Front Squat : The Rack Position

Learn some stretches and drills that will improve your ability to hold the front rack position of the front squat.

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[Rizz_Messiah]

4:00 when you get arrested but want to keep practicing your form.

[daggerdoom]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha I died laughing when you said "Better yet, just do front squats with the bar on your back, that's my favorite way of doing them." Make it a t-shirt.

[pixelmech]

Hey Alan, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I'm not a bodybuilder, I'm just a guy working on getting in shape at 51. A lot of this stuff I've never done since high school, or never at all. So having you be so thorough and clear (and funny!) is a REAL help. Keep rocking the vids and thanks again.

[kindcopy]

It's so weird that every time I log on to search how to perform a particular lift correctly, your video on the exact lift pops up. You're a lifting wizard!

[AhesTheDre]

2 years and a half after breaking both wrists, I want to give a try again at front Squats. To this day, 5 years after this video was done, it's still the best condensed video on Front Squats.

[TheAlbanianator]

Huge front squat warm up tip: Rack an empty bar as if you're approaching a high bar back squat, then turn your elbows up in a a front squat rack position, it will prepare your body for the proper position, show your imbalances, and stretch your lats.

[BLOEDVLEK]

Front squats with the bar on your back hahahaha BRILLIANT

[claudiamarianidamato]

As a woman I find much more use in your videos than anyone else’s you really know how to explain things thoroughly and properly you saved my deadlifting form . Thank you!!

[AmahlAmahlAmahl]

I figured I would never be able to front rack with any comfort. My front squat has improved so much due to your drills. This is the best video explaining the front rack position on YouTube! Thank you so much!

[pyrrhus]

3:56 digging the Rollins poster bro, great music for lifting

[MrSpeakerCone]

I'm a beginner to lifting and your guides are really helping me improve. Thanks man!

[uhhyuto]

I'm glad I found Alan's channel. Unlike other workout tutorials he is very specific and makes it easier to learn.

[DrMcampbellDC]

Best front squat tutorial still... Thank you!

[osvaldo]

Your videos help a lot man, it was hard finding something that would help to get a full grip for an Olympic lift

[Brickinasock]

Thanks a lot Alan. This is very important because a lot of people sit at a desk... that seems to be my problem at least.

[ZevAidikoff]

I watched this video maybe three years ago, through many squats sessions, front, back, hi-lo bar. It took me coming back to this video to understand that it was my upper back that needed to cue up. Also keeping your chin up and looking straightahead(like weightlifter) works very well for getting in position.

[sida]

this guy is fucking amazing. There's so many videos online that help a little, and so many from people that just don't know what they are talking about. I've used his instructions to increase lifting power in my deadlifts, and back squats. now I'll use the instructions in this video. this guy is simply amazing.

[NorkusMartynas]

Alan, which front squat is better: high bar or low bar?

[eddyngaue]

lol. i love your humor. It cracks me up. Takes me outside of my usual critical analyzing self to just relax and enjoy the video.

[wadephipps]

Thank you so much for clearing this up! I will try these movements for the next time I front squat. I have been limited to 175 for comfortable front squat rep weight because of wrist pain. I hope to be able to get clean sets with 205 soon.