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Squat & Squat Variation: Front Squat

Instructions

Position yourself under the bar so that the feet are slightly outside shoulder width, toes pointed out 30 degrees, with the bar set across the shoulders in front of the body (please see both methods of holding the bar on the video).  Take one step back keeping the elbows parallel to the floor and continually engaging core muscles.  Find a spot on the wall in front of you throughout the movement that maintains a neutral spine and head.  Take a deep breath in and initiate the descent by pushing the hips back, flexing the knees until they are parallel to the ground and in line with the feet.  Keep the bodyweight on the mid-foot to heel and the elbows parallel to the floor.  Drive through the heels and hips back up to the starting position. 

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