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I don't know about the rest of you, but heavy weight on squats makes me bend over a little too much and I feel like I am working 75% legs and 25% lower back. I was wondering if anyone on the board had tried front squats, with the bar resting on the upper chest with arms crossed over. Arnold used to do them because he had the same problem. He said he could get maximum efficiency out of his thighs doing them this way as well. Has anyone tried them? I know I they feel a bit uncomfortable to me but I wanted to here your opinions.

There are many forms of squatting, each having unique benefits and applications. The powerlifting style of squatting is the best way to lift limit tonnage. It’s also the most dangerous because of the immense shearing forces placed on the lumbar spine. For your information, though, it’s only dangerous for those powerlifters who never learned how to periodize their training. The only time I ever did powerlifting style squats was right before a competition (6-8 weeks out). Otherwise, I did several of the other varieties of squats, depending upon where I was in my cycle and what my training objectives were at the time.