Should You Be Able To Front Squat The Same Weight As Back Squat

In this QUAH Sal, Adam, & Justin answer the question “Are front squats the incline bench for legs and should you be able to front squat the same weight as the back squat?"

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[andreaspivet-marsh]

Had a back injury for the last year haven't been able to back squat. Recently tried a front squat and have been able to squat 3 times a week

[MuggyRay]

Front squat most underrated lift. Your fornt squat goes up your Deadlift and your back squat going up too, atleast for me lol

[erikstombaugh]

I prefer front squat with lighter weight over the back squat with heavy weight.

[sirvaant]

I’ve been having lower back pain, so my workaround currently is the front squat

[farhanhussain_]

Front squats are squatiest form of squat. I wish it were part of the powerlifting instead of low bar back squat which is the most hip dominant version of squat and nearly a deadlift in terms of muscles engaged and seems redundant when deadlift is already there as a compulsory lift.

[layyah]

I prefer Zercher squats to front squats due to the tremendous effects on upper, mid back, spinal erectors. Especially when one is deadlifting it off the ground to get it into position, . I even get a huge forearm pump after these.

[lalithamichael]

I think in the front squats more load is on the quads and hams and less of glutes but glutes also are hit, maybe not as much in back squats, in front squats the shoulders are also hit a bit and the core also!

[a_woman_who_loves_to_lift]

Justin's tee = 2nd recent reference to Rowdy Roddy Piper's They Live (1988) ☺ love it! (1st was Sal's "I'm allll out of bubble gum" two episodes ago)

[ericcox]

Great info. Thanks as usual. Man I love this channel!!!

[willyhwang]

back squat is all lower back
im exaggerating of course
but front squat especially ass to grass works your glutes as hard as possible

[zacharymessinger]

I like ur podcasts I’m gonna get on a quah soon!!

[wilsong]

Unfortunately my wrist arms shoulders don’t hv the flexibility to get into that clean position so I end up with the criss cross grip and I could probably only squat my 10rep back squat max for a single on the front squat .

[mucpatrick]

what do you think about HLM setup and using front squat as the light day?

[koreyg]

No he means incline benching usually has less weight than a regular bench hence the second part of his question

[mutlucankartal]

Olympic weightlifting is a superior sport than powerlifting though..

[keysersoze]

No. Should be able to front squat about 3/4 of your back squat simply because you don’t use your posterior chain as much on a front squat as you do on a back squat.

[mrmushroomstrippy]

Will doing front squat improve my bench press .dumb question?

[khorij.frazier]

I can front squat wayyy easier than my back squat. 225 feels like nothing in my front squat where as my back squat every Rep is a grind

[jeanpauljeanpaul]

The only people who need to front squat are Olympic weightlifters, otherwise it is an unnecessary exercise for people who like to further complicate an already unsuccessful program.