Sooooooooooo helpful thank you!! Now that i don’t go to a certain gym and now workout at home this will definitely give me more confidence working on mobility for front squats!
I haven't been able to front squat as often lately and my stabilizing and mobility hasn't been as good and my numbers have stagnated. Coincidentally I needed just this video, hopefully this will have me crushing it again! 🙂
Awesome tutorial. I started doing front squats about 5-6 months ago because I avoided them… because I hated doing them. Now I almost prefer front squats over back squats. Noticed accelerated gains in other lifts and def improvement in lower back health.
Great info as always Brian! Will get started on this right away. I need more shoulder flexibility for front and back squats. As a 64 yoa lifter, I recommend everyone implement this no matter your age as part of their regular warm up 👍🏼 Appreciate ya brother!
Thanks Brian, can't wait for my next overhead day on the the Strongman Power Builder, can't believe I said that considering the first one almost killed me.
I needed this. My brother and I struggle with our front squats. So in 4-6 months after I recover from shpulder surgery this will be first on the list ofthingsto start doing. Thanks for all the great advice.
That's a lot of warm up for such a small move. As a guitarist I prefer the cross over. This is something I want to work on... Thanks Hahahahaha you said "Not hurt yourself at the end..." Right.
These are all great suggestions, and I am definitely stealing a few. Rather than strap yourself into the rack, as that never felt like it helped a lot, I like to do really, painfully slow negatives on my early push press warm up sets. Lower the bar into the front rack as slowly as possible with the bare bar and maybe your first weight bump. That really helped me go from finger tipping the bar to being able to somewhat keep my fingers wrapped around the bar.
Have you experimented with Kelly Starretts method of generating external rotational torque into the barbell by trying to bend it in half? Personally, just focusing on that + keeping the wrist and elbow aligned allowed me to take a full grip within one session.
Upper body flexibility is fine. Lower body not so much. My closed guard looks more like a broken screen door. It's slowly getting better but man it sucks having to jump to step 2 because it gets broken in about 4.2 seconds.
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial That video is awesome and I've been using it 4-5 times a week for the last year. Do you do anything similar for upper body or are front rack mobility movements pretty much it?
I'll give these a try. My front rack issue is my left elbow. Right hand can get the but left the elbow just stops bending. Same with touching my shoulders. Right hand is fine but left cant get there.
As someone who’s broken my right wrist 3 times and left wrist once, I cannot do front rack position. I’ve tried and tried. I have to do arms crossed old school front squats.
Hey brian love your content..... Had a query, I'm a beginner (been training for like a month now) and I've notice I don't have full suppination in my left arm.. So basically doing a chin up or suppinated grip rows or pulldown my left hand has trouble hanging on and causes discomfort during the movement as well..... Please help as I have absolutely no idea how to improve this decreased range of suppination
For the "nunchuck" stretch I get really bad inner elbow pain when do this. It actually stays painful for like a day or two after. What am I doing wrong? I never had golfers elbow before, but that stretch gives it to me in a matter of seconds
Technically both Americana and Kimuras are both "keylocks". Traditionally in BJJ an Americana refers to a shoulder/elbow lock with wrist upwards towards head, kimura with wrist downwards towards hips pushing backwards. Most shoulder/elbow/lat locks like this can be classified as a "Keylock"
Should be added that there are quite a few varients from many angles and positions. Moat attacks compoundly targeting those joints/muscle groups are broadly referred to as keylocks tho.
So why even use that kind of grip on front squat is it’s not comfortable ? I personally only use the arms In front of me and crossed over technique when doing front squat. Is there genuinely any benefit to even using this type of grip? Also I’m not a serious power lifting competitor so maybe it doesn’t matter for me
Right I get the mobility aspect of it . I probably my asked my question the wrong way .I guess I’m just wondering if it’s any more beneficial more so for front squat. I can’t stand that grip on front squats ..and it’s for the exact reason of mobility , it’s such awkward position for my hands to be in. Thanks for replying!
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Best advice I've seen on front squat stretching.
Sooooooooooo helpful thank you!! Now that i don’t go to a certain gym and now workout at home this will definitely give me more confidence working on mobility for front squats!
Thank you, I’m really glad it helped!
Man! I didn’t know how badly I was needing to see a video like this. My shoulders have always been very tight. Thank you
Awesome thanks. My mobility is horrible now definitely goin use this
I haven't been able to front squat as often lately and my stabilizing and mobility hasn't been as good and my numbers have stagnated. Coincidentally I needed just this video, hopefully this will have me crushing it again! 🙂
This is soooo CLUTCH!
Definitely gonna put some of these to use. I've also seen folks with limited mobility use the straps on the bar Itself and use it as a handle.
Awesome tutorial. I started doing front squats about 5-6 months ago because I avoided them… because I hated doing them. Now I almost prefer front squats over back squats. Noticed accelerated gains in other lifts and def improvement in lower back health.
Thank you
This was much needed. Recently started adding in front squats and my rack position sucks.
Great info as always Brian! Will get started on this right away. I need more shoulder flexibility for front and back squats. As a 64 yoa lifter, I recommend everyone implement this no matter your age as part of their regular warm up 👍🏼
Appreciate ya brother!
Rolling the lats have helped a ton with wrist pain
Thanks Brian, can't wait for my next overhead day on the the Strongman Power Builder, can't believe I said that considering the first one almost killed me.
Awesome video. Already did a few of these, but found a few new ones to try. Any plans on going down to see Juji soon? ;)
"Going down" on Juji? I feel like there is some fanfic out there related to this..
Thanks Brian!!
Excellent tutorial brother.
Awesome man, thanks for sharing.
Great way to start the day ! Thanks !
I needed this. My brother and I struggle with our front squats. So in 4-6 months after I recover from shpulder surgery this will be first on the list ofthingsto start doing. Thanks for all the great advice.
That's a lot of warm up for such a small move.
As a guitarist I prefer the cross over.
This is something I want to work on... Thanks
Hahahahaha you said "Not hurt yourself at the end..."
Right.
These are all great suggestions, and I am definitely stealing a few.
Rather than strap yourself into the rack, as that never felt like it helped a lot, I like to do really, painfully slow negatives on my early push press warm up sets. Lower the bar into the front rack as slowly as possible with the bare bar and maybe your first weight bump. That really helped me go from finger tipping the bar to being able to somewhat keep my fingers wrapped around the bar.
Just what I needed now
Excellent timing. I've been trying to work on flexibility for front rack. Thanks for the vid, this is goong to help a ton.
Have you experimented with Kelly Starretts method of generating external rotational torque into the barbell by trying to bend it in half? Personally, just focusing on that + keeping the wrist and elbow aligned allowed me to take a full grip within one session.
This is fantastic, just the video I've needed!
Your videos make me happy
May have to try this although I've grown to love the Zercher style of doing them.
Crazy. Just the other day I was searching TH-cam with this exact question in mind. Brian is psychic
Man right on time for my training. TY.
Great info Brain! Thank you!!
You are the GOAT.
Upper body flexibility is fine. Lower body not so much. My closed guard looks more like a broken screen door. It's slowly getting better but man it sucks having to jump to step 2 because it gets broken in about 4.2 seconds.
I have a follow along lower body stretching video that will help you out with that brother
@@BrianAlsruheOfficial That video is awesome and I've been using it 4-5 times a week for the last year.
Do you do anything similar for upper body or are front rack mobility movements pretty much it?
Thanks for this one. I hate hate hate the front rack position and its all due to my poor flexibility.
I'll give these a try. My front rack issue is my left elbow. Right hand can get the but left the elbow just stops bending. Same with touching my shoulders. Right hand is fine but left cant get there.
Super useful stuff. Great vid man
Amazing!
Hi Brian, are those special strong man bands? The ones I got off Am***n we're super thin and rubbish and snapped... Wishing you guys a good week too
Rouge brand in this vid. Probably other good brands out there too like Elite FTS or whatever.
Thanks Brian needed this big time. Can't get in front rack for shit
As someone who’s broken my right wrist 3 times and left wrist once, I cannot do front rack position. I’ve tried and tried. I have to do arms crossed old school front squats.
Hey brian love your content..... Had a query, I'm a beginner (been training for like a month now) and I've notice I don't have full suppination in my left arm.. So basically doing a chin up or suppinated grip rows or pulldown my left hand has trouble hanging on and causes discomfort during the movement as well..... Please help as I have absolutely no idea how to improve this decreased range of suppination
For the "nunchuck" stretch I get really bad inner elbow pain when do this. It actually stays painful for like a day or two after. What am I doing wrong? I never had golfers elbow before, but that stretch gives it to me in a matter of seconds
Multiple videos in a couple days? Christmas has come early
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Hope it will work on me 🏋️
I feel lucky that i never had a lack of mobility… but even if it’s not something you have difficulty with. Do your stretching.
When is bushcraft coming back?
I call it the Americana stretch because it’s kinda like you putting yourself in a Americana but nunchuck works to.
Hahaha maybe I should be calling the kimura stretch! I don’t practice Jujitsu.
Technically both Americana and Kimuras are both "keylocks".
Traditionally in BJJ an Americana refers to a shoulder/elbow lock with wrist upwards towards head, kimura with wrist downwards towards hips pushing backwards.
Most shoulder/elbow/lat locks like this can be classified as a "Keylock"
Should be added that there are quite a few varients from many angles and positions. Moat attacks compoundly targeting those joints/muscle groups are broadly referred to as keylocks tho.
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I wonder if this is even worth the effort to get to. For me Zombie front squats work really well as well.
If you are using it for any type of overhead press with leg drive or clean motion then it is absolutely worth doing
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I have wrist impingement, so there's NO way I can do the first drill.
What is happening!
I swear this man reminds me of John Cena
So why even use that kind of grip on front squat is it’s not comfortable ? I personally only use the arms In front of me and crossed over technique when doing front squat. Is there genuinely any benefit to even using this type of grip? Also I’m not a serious power lifting competitor so maybe it doesn’t matter for me
You also use it in any clean and with any overhead presses that involve leg drive. It’s not just for the front squat
Right I get the mobility aspect of it . I probably my asked my question the wrong way .I guess I’m just wondering if it’s any more beneficial more so for front squat. I can’t stand that grip on front squats ..and it’s for the exact reason of mobility , it’s such awkward position for my hands to be in. Thanks for replying!
I admire how brian is a big thicc burly 100kg + dude and has crazy mobility.
I wanna see him do some van damme jujimufu splits. ♡