Squats - Front vs. Back

TheJarv
TheJarv Posts: 30 Member
edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Over the summer, I began hitting squats again after a long break (months or years) and started off slow and light to get used to it again. Once I was able to stack on the weight, I was doing 5x10 with 225 and adding weight as the weeks went on. I found that my neck was starting to really hurt as a result, so I stopped. I thought about doing front squats, as I know this focuses more on the quads, but still allows me to keep it a compound movement vs. the leg press.

What are your thoughts on this?

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  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    Front squats are pretty good but you should also figure out why back squats hurt your neck. Bar too high?
  • TheJarv
    TheJarv Posts: 30 Member
    Front squats are pretty good but you should also figure out why back squats hurt your neck. Bar too high?

    I don't think so.. I had it just above my shoulder blades. I squeezed them to keep it in place. I even tried a bar pad ( I know there are different opinions about that) and it still hurt.
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    Maybe post pics\video
  • FirefitMike
    FirefitMike Posts: 85 Member
    Bar sits on my traps...no pressure on neck at all.

    Maybe it's resting too high up like someone mentioned.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQc1hXIQT_o
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