The Front Squat with Mark Rippetoe

[@carvernine4623]

I like how a video about how to Front Squat became about back squats and Rip yelling at his student. This is why these videos are so good

[@funtaro666]

14:04 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@craigjackson6450]

I like how the guy doesn't hang around once he's finished, he just walks off with no awkwardness. In quite a few of the other videos there's a moment of "should I stay or should I go" before they walk off camera

[@tannerhutton5888]

"chest drahve"

[@qtpie2630]

Next video "the low bar front squat"

[@KevinCease]

Andre Ledo keep the bar nipple height

[@thatguy1926]

that's called a zercher squat

[@billybrothers2492]

Andre Ledo lmao

[@charlesfisher3983]

The key that most of the Eastern Bloc coaches use is not elbows up. It's elbows out. Because it is completely possible for you to lift your elbows basically up to the sky with a rounded thoracic. Elbows out as wide as possible cues the traps and the rhomboids to contract

[@iii-ei5cv]

Interesting point, but the cue to get the back tight that Rip uses is "chest up". "Elbows up" is so you don't drop the weight

[@eclipsewrecker]

@@iii-ei5cv right….so one cue instead of two cues.

[@eddiejansen3771]

Best front squat tutorial I've seen

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Squat university does good one too @squatuniversity

[@Bread_n_Butter.]

I don't even do half the stuff in these videos but still get absorbed into how he breaks down and articulates the fundamentals of these exercises. Lol

[@TheBenjammin5150]

I love front squats I get a good ab workout with them.

[@squatguy315]

When you squat for abs...

[@Luke41lol]

chin ups and deadlifts works the abs much more

[@travis8106]

If your goal is to prevent flexion in your core, then how is it working your abs?

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

@@Luke41lol That's right!!

[@user-tc9fk2dh7x]

Trevor isometric movement.

[@Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock]

For people complaining about "butt wink", it's totally normal to have a bit of flexion when the bar isn't loaded. Front squats with a 45lb bar and with a 240lb bar are different lifts. The empty bar is a bit awkward in that position and the center of mass is not the same, and it's hard to stay super tight in the hole with no weight. His squats with 240lbs starting at 13:50 looked fine and there was no real spinal movement. And a tiny bit of movement during warm up sets won't kill you or make your back explode.

[@mathewbigelow4589]

I dunno rip, frnt squats really helped by back squats and deadlifts.. either way im tucking my shirt into shorts from now on tho thats smart stylin

[@findingnory]

He never said they wouldn't make you stronger nor did he say they were useless as an accessory. He just said he doesn't use them in his program because low bar produces more force. Simple. Do what works for you.

[@TheJakub345]

these a great for people with really bad backs

[@commissarvigil4806]

I do em cus i aint have no Squat rack

[@ghezoi]

@@commissarvigil4806 that is a very sad gym mate

[@ballelort87]

I front squat with the intention of doing a thruster, helped me more than any other que (chest up, elbows out etc.) and helps me explode all the way. Thinking about having to push-press that barbell causes everything else to fall into place.

[@imlashn7677]

Thruster are you referring to hip thrust?

[@jinluwang5671]

@@imlashn7677 Lmao. It’s a CrossFit movement. Check it out on KZbin or google.

[@frankchen4229]

@@jinluwang5671 ??? What? Thrusters are a crossfit specific movement? tf?

[@JesseMcdonalds]

A true professional. Thank you Mark!

[@ellasaro]

The "don't sit back" tip, specially when lifting heavy was KEY to me. I always thought about it as something natural that happened when heavy loading, but no, I see now it was just technique going haywire.

[@spockthejock]

Excellent video on the mechanics of the front squat…best I’ve ever seen.

[@DanDannyDanielleBob]

Switched into starting strength and have seen very good progress. I am considering bringing front squats in in place of the light Wednesday back squat as I am nearing the end of the novice linear progression. I found that the front squat in my previous routine improved posture and ankle mobility more than back squat, but back squat has contributed more overall strength. Not sure how I will program them in yet, but appreciate the tutoring.

[@RyanMcIntyre]

I alternate since I squat 2x/week right now.

[@ballathug8404]

Rippetoe doesn't do front squats because he can't, and all his followers using hip draahve end up with crap posture

[@formerevolutionist]

I'm a big fan of the 3 x 5 Starting Strength program, but lately my shoulders have been pinching trying to get into the position of low bar back squat. Until I figure out how to avoid impingement I decided to do front squats. I can't lift nearly as much weight with low bar back squats, but it's a good excuse to try different kinds of barbell exercises.

[@IIBonafide]

This one was the right balance of information with demonstration. A lot of times he gets too long-winded, then lose interest when he doesn't get to the point. Great video👍

[@miguelreyes8466]

you re awesome coach.learning all I can from you

[@g00zik97]

i have a lot of work to do on my joint mobility, especially ankles. but front squats are probably the most fun exercise.

[@lynnnjerik]

I needed this, thank you!! Just subscribed,

[@beamquaker]

I honestly could never feel front squats and found them useless. Clearly my form was wrong and I wasn't straight enough or using my chest I was using my hips. I finally did front squats properly after watching this.

[@danstafford5977]

Goblet squat would be another variation!

[@acepc2]

Great coaching!

[@bikerboy3k]

It's like the guy collapses on himself instead of descending into a squat. Dunno what to say. A lot seems wrong. First thing i would point out is the complete absence of proper bracing-no point in telling the guy to take a deep breath if he drops down with a belly full of air and has no idea how to stabilize the core .

[@makeshiftplayer]

Some people like to dive bomb their squats

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

Totally agree. I think that guy should also get his front rack position sorted out before actually squatting. He's using his hands to support the weight instead of his shoulders. The bar should be against the neck, with the fingertips as a stopper. Just smoked a little tonight and wanted to criticize the coaching of a legend who knows way more than I do about proper weightlifting form.

[@powersdustin709]

Yeah i learned this the hard way and herniated my disc because I have a weak core and my back always fell into flexion. I had no idea and now I’m working to rehabilitate it.

[@travisrasmussen9201]

I agree. I thought his squats were garbage.

[@georgie4407]

i thought the same! looks dodgy

[@MrRazorronin]

Ambassador of good will

[@maidenless2110]

Mark Rippetoe sometimes uses the metric system out of respect for his European Colonialist ancestors.

[@HubertTheBeardless]

Come' on, now the US is colonizing everyone. Old habits die hard, don't they ?

[@Sterfgeval]

because thats the way rippetoe teaches the back squat. It activates more muscles in the posterior chain than with the high bar squat.

[@camius1]

Idk about the less load on the spine, but yes one can lift more.

[@danstafford5977]

Front squats in bodybuilding is quad dominant... it minimizes the lumbar and the glutes... and strengthen your abdominals... however is cumbersome to hold the bar across the shoulders!

[@osmanserdarl2282]

excellent :) classic supersonik teaching method!

[@cuchulain1647]

That was cool.

[@USAMAXI42069]

Watch Elliot Hulse for front squat info

[@djsnit]

Just an absolute genius.

[@NamelessUndead91]

Front squats are superior in some ways, I was stalled on back squat and switching to a front squat and building up to doing close to my old back squat helped me push through a plateau.

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Ripp is one of few teachers emphasizing kneeovertoes

[@kratoslevit]

So that you can get more hamstring activation and hip drive.

[@robertius1969]

ajajajaj se ha ido tocado el ayudante!!! good job Mark

[@allanbanyacsky1986]

I have been looking around for a squat rack that appears in this video; it would be a great fit in my garage because it’s narrow. What is name of the manufacturer who makes this? Thank you in advance for your time.

[@fruscai]

Question, he tells his lifter to spead the toes really wide, will this not cause mobility issues later? I thought you should keep toes forward as much as possible (a weeee bit ducked out to the sides) and focus on the out and back motion of the glutes and hips

[@Hambone3773]

Shoulder width heels and toes pointing outward is better for achieving depth for people with long backs and certain hip joint angles (every body has a different length of hip bone and a different angle it enters the hip socket). There is no extra torque on the knees or hips to go outward than it is to go straightforward. In fact I think there is less torque on the knee joint to go outward than there is to go directly forward for most people.

[@akhil1753]

I know this sounds like bro science, but learn the proper form like shoulder width and 30 degree toe angle etc., and let the body do the work. It'll automatically adjust to your structure well considering the general outline of that excercise.

[@peterl.1574]

Mark can do it too to show us his good form on all these movements.

[@danski6694]

Mark - what about us washed up, injury laden guys in our 40’s who have to show up for work every day and come home and be a functioning Dad? Can we do front squats and trap deads so we dont limp around all week, saying “Sorry Hun I squatted 3 days ago”

[@yannickm1396]

At first you will feel a lot of soreness. But after a while your body will get used to it. Just build up the volume and weight slowly.

[@cheesedips]

so loiue is right again about wide stance lo bar squats..

[@emZee1994]

cheesedips what did Louie say?

[@jabberwock14]

I need these t shirts

[@The021589cjr]

less load on the spine. better hip angle(recruits more muscle mass, better for balance). You can lift heavier.

[@hotpeppersauce100]

Is the lower back okay to round how this man's does? I have heard you should avoid that, what about here?

[@oskarimagga387]

It's hard to tell rounding from goin from extended to straight. With back squats it looks like rounding when it actually just straightens out from extension

[@WalterBlomquist]

What the F is that annoying squeeking!!! OMG. Drove me nuts!!

[@andycribari]

Yes that's how you're supposed to squat. You also round your lower back for a bench press. What you don't want to do is round your upper back.

[@yannickm1396]

You got that backwards. Or are you being sarcastic?

[@Boo-mj8fd]

Thanks for the thorough info, Rip! Question though, the guy doing the backsquat has MASSIVE buttwink. Do you not correct it?

[@findingnory]

"Buttwink" is not an in issue as long as the back does not lose neutrality. The pelvis just needs more clearance at the bottom of the squat for some of the more "hippy" people.

[@Deadeyes2022]

It's just because it's only the bar and rip just wants to demonstrate the key components of the movement, back angle, depth, and hip drive

[@cheesedips]

felt it in my knees too.

[@morovincenzo817]

❤

[@AboveElevated]

I wonder about this as well.

[@israelperea5029]

He had hiperlordosis

[@Hossak]

Is it just me or is his right foot more forward than his left? When he did the air squats he seemed to do a little right side movement on the way up - sort of a vertical wiggle?

[@TehPandaChina]

Could be an imbalance or the fact that he's figured out a certain limb is longer. Klokov has the same thing. When he lifts one of his feet is position in front of the other and toes pointed out.

[@yootoober49]

RIP is cool.

[@vahan.hovhannisyan]

are his hands correctly bent back at 10:00?

[@user-vn9js9yn1j]

If this is the right squat, what's butt wink? ... I'm.so confused now.

[@camius1]

why does he squat with a low bar placement on the back squat?

[@dalebraithwaite6890]

For heyyp draave!

[@finallyfriday.]

"Ambassador of good will from the middle east." to reassure everyone he's not a terrorist. Nobody says "Amb. of GW from Tahiti."

[@cblaster171]

Those rack pins look bent, I thought they were un-bentable.

[@killerrush77]

no wonder my upper back is killing me

[@cockywatchman1976]

Raaaack it

[@jackburgoyne8169]

Mark *All sorts of Drahve* Rippetoe

[@ItsRaitisLV]

I think he wasn't engaging his glutes in starting position resulting in that weird stance

[@dr_tlmk]

There seems to be a bit of anterior pelvic tilt, no? In the long term, that would cause butt wink, even though a bit of butt wink is normal, but we should try to keep it at the minimum by first squeezing the glutes at the starting position of the squat. Save the lower back in the long run too.

[@olivierdemers4665]

Hamstrings aren’t used in any form of squat as they don’t change length during execution...

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Yaaawwwesomeee!!!!!!!!!+++++:)))))))

[@farhanhussain_]

People with very long femurs compared to torso will face way way more tough time with front squatting. They should rather do back squats - high or low bar.

[@travisrasmussen9201]

I honestly thought the squatters squats looked like garbage. I know Rippetoe knows what he's talking about but he should have found a better or more advanced squatter.

[@tsgtr]

The guy demonstrating looks like he is disengaging his bracing whenever he gets at the bottom of his backsquat, also known as "butt wink" I believe.

[@findingnory]

Buttwink can be either anatomical or a sign of weakness. The key is not to lose spine neutrality which it doesn't appear the gentlemen is doing here. If the weight got heavy for him and he began rounding his spine, that would be an issue, but a small tilt in the pelvis alone is not an issue.

[@houtexflex]

Rip qued the hell out of them front squats.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

back squats fuck up a nerve in my left arm. can't fuck with them

[@NWPCAlion]

did you listen to the first thing he said? you do them for Olympic weightlifting

[@0330simon]

if front squat uses less muscle mass then why do them?

[@facundozapata7364]

0330simon it teaches better posture and engages the quads more. besides, if you do Olympic weightlifting you need to do them anyway

[@Hambone3773]

Quad hypertrophy

[@damejohnson9511]

Classic Ripptoe 😂 goofld stuff

[@BestInTheWorld365]

Lifting weights is inferior to resistance bands to build strength especially when it's coming from the guy who recommends GOMAD

[@td5112]

Dudes like mark we cool now and i appreciate your expert help but u smack my ass one more time we gone have serious problems lol

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

Why are people so dramatic and freaked out about butt wink!! Look at the best international lifters doing the snatch and clean and jerk and they all have that at the bottom, no big deal if you are strong enough and all other aspects of technique are ok. Funny how that guy just walked away after the last set, he couldn't care less what Rip said!! --- LOL

[@danski6694]

Why front squat? So you don’t tax your ENTIRE BODY when you want to just slam your quads and a little glutes. And core.

[@MarcosDemian]

Nice to watch Rip tutorials but there is something ugly about that guy's technique. There is an extreme butt/hip wink in both squats. I don't know, I don't like that

[@SuperOrkisz]

Hej ,ewidentnie technika na maksa skopana za szybko wykonywany przysiad ,podwija się miednica a do tego najlepiej wzmocnić mięśnie core zanim podchodzi się do frontów napięcie wewnętrznych struktur jest kluczowe ten pan nie powinien frontów robić tragedia

[@Torebordalpiano]

8:04 I thought butt wink was dangerous

[@__Jesus_is_God__]

Leading with your knees will destroy them, always hip hinge first. Edit: triple flexion then triple extension. Hip, knee, and ankle.

[@KevinCease]

50darknight how do you hip hinge first without bending the knees forward and keep the back straight up?

[@shuangfu438]

Kevin Cease good question! Try not forward knees first and hinge hip. Flow by knees bending. Try it

[@powersdustin709]

Major flexion on that back squat.

[@robertlevy4613]

That’s how they teach it, it’s an interesting way of doing it.

[@jinluwang5671]

Am I the only one thinking that back squat demo looks terrible?

[@80s2Heart]

exactly Rip...do not sit back in a front squat, like other vids will show you...

[@joemunson8858]

Too much butt wink

[@p78533578]

I feel it's not butt wink ...

[@jarek1117]

There's no rounding of the back so no problem

[@cosmosestas371]

How is that not a rounding of the back? It's clearly rounding at the bottom on his back sqaut.

[@connorphelps8497]

His spine is still neutral, this isn't proper butt wink. Just flection of the glutes/hamstrings, his core is still tight and stable.

[@trulsommen3893]

It looks more severe than it really is, because the lifter is wearing baggy shorts and tucking his loose fitting shirt in to it.

[@HenryNintendoNerd]

if you can front squat, you should be making them your primary focus for many weeks of the year. they will bing up your backsquat more than any other exercise. the carryover is so good it makes them essential. low bar squats are not very useful unless you are competing. even then, you should be training low bar near competition and high bar when off season. the collective boner for low bar is so unfounded.

[@evooff]

99% of lifters will never ever compete in their life. They are just there to lift weights and get jacked. So basically low bar squat is a completely useless exercise for most people and front/high bar squat will get them much better results.

[@HenryNintendoNerd]

absolutely. id never teach low bar to anyone who isnt gonna compete. even then, probably wait till they get more advanced. i compete while doing high bar still. sure i may get an extra 10% out of low bar but till i want to be ultra competitive i wont bother. i get a lot more training effect out of high bar.

[@connorw360]

Evoo what results do u mean? Would u say low bar squat is better for strength though?

[@shadisayed7562]

Horrible form on the back squat. You trying to dislocate your shoulder?

[@MrPreZidentZ]

I'm new to weightlifting so I could be wrong but when watching the guy do back squats I notice he has a really big 'butt wink'. Can anyone tell me why this is not picked up on by Mark Rippetoe?

[@wulf67]

Because he's a coach, not an art critic.

[@tfranc347]

A small amount of spinal flexion isn't that big of a deal. It goes away as you warm up. If he had taken time to do more warm up sets with the back squat and stretch his ankles and hamstrings you would see it go away even more.

[@AaronBlackmor]

Look at the horizontal line of his shorts when he's just standing there from 4:00 to 6:15 compared to the blue horizontal line painted on the wall. You see the difference? That's anterior pelvic tilt. I have it too. When I squat, like this guy, I have no choice but to tilt my pelvis posterior to correct the deficiency in my natural tilt. Most sedentary people who sit all day eventually have this APT. Ripp gives perfect cues on each rep noting the biggest deficiency in that particular rep: "don't move your cervical spine... don't settle onto your heels." That's perfect, seasoned coaching. The "butt wink" here is a non-issue but just his natural movement pattern to reach the bottom of a true squat position.

[@wwecollin]

this is not a video titled 'how to eliminate buttwink'

[@shrimpanzee001]

MrPreZidentZ with an empty bar there's often not enough weight to squeeze against to set the back solidly for many people, me (and rippetoe) included. I am actually incapable of good squat form below 80kg. it's not heavy enough to position myself properly.

[@jboyg01]

does rip even lift, i watch his tutorials but i have a better body lol

[@andrew_35]

He's like 60 years old.

[@rachelrachelisoneillname]

But he's waaaay stronger than you. He doesn't care he's doesn't have abs

[@varolussalsanclar1163]

He looks like he lifted heavy ass weight back in his day. Either as training or manual labour.

[@thetitle9422]

Butt wink was terrible this coach is a joke

[@pranavgainz4180]

He squats like he's new to lifting. So inconsistent.

[@mitchrapp4663]

This guy loves the sound of his own voice. Talks way too much.

[@Ravi-ut7kk]

Froo OK my squats help with posture and walking tall with confidence . That’s why mark doesn’t want you to do them because he wants to hold you down and not succeed since he can’t do it just like with nutrition that is why he looks down on nutrition and therefore a fat ass

[@miz528aaaaaaa]

Iknow this guy don't know sh it stupid tutorial I dislike this video

[@metallitech]

Please stop saying "butt wink" :)

[@jackburgoyne8169]

Drahhhvve

[@Sam_888]

those squats make me want to vomit just go watch a Dmitry Klokov video

[@dscommgaming8012]

God his squats look so jerky and rough lmao

[@Cathal7707]

Thats some of the worst back and front squatting I've seen, and rip doesnt even try to correct it. If the dude had any sort of weight on the bar he'd snap his shit up.

[@varolussalsanclar1163]

Those back squats looked absolutely horrific

[@cheesedips]

BS better than FS?????? say no more