Do you guys use chalk when you front squat? Ie, chalk across the top of your chest?
No.
Hair provides better traction.
hahaha…My bad, I mean when you wear a shirt…I get enough weird looks doing deads at LA Fitness, front squats with no shirt probably wouldn’t go over well.
One day, a home gym will be mine!
I use it on my finger tips all the time as my hands sweat real easy and they start to slide. Sometimes I put chalk on my shoulder and clavicles when they are exposed.
no, my shoulders seem to do a good enough job. Maybe once I get to the 400lb/200kg mark I might.
Hands only for me. I sweat easily as well.
-chris
I liberally use chalk on front squats, than again I am a chalk whore and like to chalk up before opening door handles, driving, etc.
I don’t use any chalk when I do mine.
chalk is always on my hands when I’m working out, gives me a stronger grip and I feel safer with it.
good answers, thanks. I’m switching back to front squats today and last time I did them, I used chalk, but really wasn’t sure if there was any point.
No, I don’t use chalk for front squats either. With the bar sitting up high on the shoulders, wearing a shirt and having to keep upright without dumping the bar I don’t see much need for chalk…at least for me. Now the opposite could be said for doing back squats especially for some powerolifters who have the bar sitting very low on the upper back while they are wearing a squat suit. A lot of those squat suits can be slick.
No chalk for me either, never felt close to slipping off the shoulders.
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
Do you guys use chalk when you front squat? Ie, chalk across the top of your chest?[/quote]
only chalk on my hands.
I liberally chalk up my collar. Though, I suspect it’s more ritual than function. If I lose the bar, it’s generally because I’m dumping forward and bar falls off my neck. I’m not sure if chalk helps me much there.
Larger front delts will help you more than chalk.
[quote]FightingScott wrote:
Larger front delts will help you more than chalk. [/quote]
I’m working on it;)
Well I did 2 sets with no chalk today, but the bar was slipping a bit on my left shoulder, so I chalked up and didn’t seem to have a problem after that. I suspect it had more to do with not having front squatted for 2 months and being a little rusty with my form.
I also started weighted dips again today…I’m going to be sore tomorrow!
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
FightingScott wrote:
Larger front delts will help you more than chalk.
I’m working on it;)
Well I did 2 sets with no chalk today, but the bar was slipping a bit on my left shoulder, so I chalked up and didn’t seem to have a problem after that. I suspect it had more to do with not having front squatted for 2 months and being a little rusty with my form.
I also started weighted dips again today…I’m going to be sore tomorrow![/quote]
Are you using a cross grip or a clean grip? If the bar is slipping in a clean grip then you’re probably leaning forward too much. YouTube some of the Olympic Games. All their front squats are perfect. Especially the part where they bounce at the top to make the bar wobble so they look even more badass. Once you front squat more than 315 doing this is of the utmost importance!
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
FightingScott wrote:
Larger front delts will help you more than chalk.
I’m working on it;)
Well I did 2 sets with no chalk today, but the bar was slipping a bit on my left shoulder, so I chalked up and didn’t seem to have a problem after that. I suspect it had more to do with not having front squatted for 2 months and being a little rusty with my form.
I also started weighted dips again today…I’m going to be sore tomorrow![/quote]
Arnold Presses did it for me.
I’m using the cross grip. I don’t have the flexibility in the wrists for the clean grip.
I really like Arnold Presses too…I just started a new program today and Arnold presses will be replacing seated shoulder presses, which I’ve been doing for the past 2 months.
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
I don’t have the flexibility in the wrists for the clean grip.
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Unless you’ve broken your wrist/hand or torn tissue in your wrist/hand you’re probably ok to do a clean grip. YouTube the SquatRx Videos. They have some tips on how to get into position. You also don’t need to hold the bar with all your fingers.
Just get your elbows high enough and you don’t need to really do much to keep in in place besides keeping your elbows high. I encourage you to give clean-grip another shot. You’ll probably stop slipping and your poundages and stability in the hole will improve.
[quote]FightingScott wrote:
Especially the part where they bounce at the top to make the bar wobble so they look even more badass. Once you front squat more than 315 doing this is of the utmost importance![/quote]
Aw hell- making the bar bounce and whip at the top is easy. It’s pushing that bitch out of the hole that screws me!