anyone do front squats
 

Front Squat Anatomy

Like the back squat, the front squat is a champion lower body exercise and uses a large number of muscles. Your quadriceps, glutes and hamstrings all get in on the act, as do your abductors, adductors and your erector spinea. The more upright torso position means that erector spinea are less in demand when compared to the back squat and in electromyography (EMG) tests have shown that front squats work your quads harder than back squats.

A very noticeable difference between front squats and back squats is the amount of upper back involvement. In the back squat, the bar rests in position and will stay there with minimal upper body musculature involvement. In contrast, if you relax your upper body when front squatting, you’ll soon find the bar rolling off your shoulders and heading towards the floor – not good! Subsequently, front squats can be considered more of a whole body exercise than back squats although the focus of both of these exercises is the legs.