Barbell foundations
Barbell front squat
A TrainAI movement demonstration with equipment and setup cues.
How to do barbell front squat
quadsRepetitionshome · gym
Equipment
barbell, plates, rack, safeties
- Barbell front squat: bar rests across FRONT shoulders/deltoids with fingertips under bar and elbows pointing HIGH FORWARD, upper arms near horizontal.
- Never hold it like a biceps curl.
- Start standing; bend hips/knees into controlled squat until thighs roughly parallel, heels flat, torso upright.
- Bar stays supported on shoulders, elbows stay forward.
- One rigid barbell with two equal plates.
Choose a comfortable range and use secure equipment. The illustration is a movement reference; stop if a movement causes pain.