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milsyIconOlympic style front squat critique25-10-2014 @ 14:52 
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Never really done front squats apart from about a year ago when I did cross armed bodybuilding front squats for reps due to lack of flexibility but as I now need to do them along with power cleans in training I need to get better at them

It's taken me a couple of weeks to get my wrist flexabilty up but today it felt okay so I pushed the wieghts up and wanted to see if some of the oly lifters on here could tell me if i am doing them right and if not what I need to change before I go heavier

Here's 2 vids first one is 160 the 2nd is 180

http://youtu.be/a3BkCUHi3gc


180
http://youtu.be/N0NbKV7Jsso
ironageIcon...25-10-2014 @ 15:00 
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Just seen em on youtube.cant see any real faults except I did two reps with 180kg so I think you've got a bit to go yet!!Grin Grin
nice one Dave look ok to me.might need to bring your elbows up a bit more as the weight gets heavier.
youngyIcon...25-10-2014 @ 15:00 
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Spot on, strong stuff!
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DeanW92Icon...25-10-2014 @ 15:17 
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Should of put another 20 on each side, that is my only critism.
milsyIcon...25-10-2014 @ 15:20 
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I did a 200kg after the 200 but my video cut out because someone ring me il give 220 a shot next if it feels right and see what happens
Ramsay777Icon...25-10-2014 @ 16:37 
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Awesome man, look really good. Can I ask what you did regarding wrist flexibility?
ben66Icon...25-10-2014 @ 16:49 
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Looked great, loads more there!
HeavySingleIcon...25-10-2014 @ 19:08 
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Ramsay777 said:Awesome man, look really good. Can I ask what you did regarding wrist flexibility?


Yeah I'd love to know too, can't get the bar anywhere near a proper rack position. Lovely squats too
WiganIcon...25-10-2014 @ 19:16 
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Very nice
milsyIcon...26-10-2014 @ 00:54 
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Thanks guys


As for the stretches I was in a pretty bad way when it came to flexibility I started by stretching my lats out every day using a heavy band and different level anchor points really suiting back and letting my lats stretch out then it was a case of stretching my wrist to start with I just made sure I sat stretching them as much as I could say at work driving in the car just casually using the other hand or edge of my desk did the same to stretch my fingers out aswell

Then at my training sessions I put my hands flat on a wall at shoulder height with and straight turned te left anti clockwise and the right clockwise and went as far as I could without my hand lifting if the wall when I got to the point where they started lifting I just leaned forward into the stretch this improved quickly


The final thing I did was load a bar to say 200kg I just used 2x45kg plates on wait her end if the bar I would setup in the rack postion and the get my training partner to stand in front and push my elbows up this hurt a lot at first but really helped
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