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Front Box Squat

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Equipment Needed

  • Barbell

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Average Sitewide Front Box Squat Weight

  • 160 lb
    average weight
  • 160 lb
    best weight
  • 2
    times logged
  • #3K
    popularity rank

Average Male Front Box Squat Weight

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    average weight
  • 0 lb
    best weight
  • 0
    times logged
  • #3K
    popularity rank

Average Female Front Box Squat Weight

How to do Front Box Squat:

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front box squat is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the calves, glutes and hamstrings ...more

front box squat is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the calves, glutes and hamstrings.

The only front box squat equipment that you really need is the following: barbell. There are however many different front box squat variations that you can try out that may require different types of front box squat equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper front box squat form is easy with the step by step front box squat instructions, front box squat tips, and the instructional front box squat technique video on this page. front box squat is a exercise for those with a expert level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the front box squat video, learn how to do the front box squat, and then be sure and browse through the front box squat workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. You can rest the bar on top of your deltoids and cross your arms.
  2. Be sure to start with a light weight to learn the movement.
  3. Do not lean too far forward or backward to handle the weight. Go light until you can raise and lower the bar in a straight line.

Variations

  1. Perform a back squat.
  2. Try a goblet squat (hold a dumbbell or kettlebell under your chin).
  3. Hold for a short top at the bottom of the movement before returning to the top to eliminate momentum.

Other Names

  • Front Barbell Box Squat
  • Front-grip Box Squat

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

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Equipment Needed

  • Barbell

Tips

  1. You can rest the bar on top of your deltoids and cross your arms.
  2. Be sure to start with a light weight to learn the movement.
  3. Do not lean too far forward or backward to handle the weight. Go light until you can raise and lower the bar in a straight line.

Variations

  1. Perform a back squat.
  2. Try a goblet squat (hold a dumbbell or kettlebell under your chin).
  3. Hold for a short top at the bottom of the movement before returning to the top to eliminate momentum.

Other Names

  • Front Barbell Box Squat
  • Front-grip Box Squat

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Compound