[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!
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
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]
Stop gripping the bar. Once the bar is racked just open your hands and let the bar roll onto your shoulders.
Thanks for the tips guys. I never had any “offical” training on how to do them. I just read articles etc and watched some vids. I’ll give the clean grip another try and see if it helps.
Read Dan John’s articles here and on his website. Nice downloadable pdf packets now. Also read his free e-book “From the Ground Up”. He also has an impromptu seminar video on Google videos, check that out too.
To be fair Ronnie Coleman uses chalk when front squatting with a cross grip. I believe he is the best in the world at cross grip front squats.
I don’t use chalk because as someone else said, if you get the bar onto your shoulders (provided you have some meat to put the bar on), you shouldn’t need chalk. Just my .02 worth.
this is an awesome thread
I’ve read Dan John’s book, looked up that video, relaxed my grip on the bar, and spread my grip a bit (all mentioned above)
and guess what? It worked! and feels alot better than cross griped although i discovered this all this summer before i read the thread
I’ve actually printed out Dan John’s book and plan to read it flying home for the holidays. I really want to learn the O lifts in the New Year but am hesitant to try them with no professional instruction. I’m sure I’ll be posting a fair bit in this section in the coming months, watching a ton of vids and reading everything I can find.
The Clean is first up on the list to learn.
Watching Ronnie do front squats in his latest training vid was seriously impressive. I couldn’t get over how his form was identical each rep and the effort he was putting out looked the same each set, but his weight was going up by 90lbs each set…impressive. His BB rows are crazy too.
Thanks again for the help on this, I plan to try it out.
This is why I love T-Nation…I asked a simple question out of curiosity, and ended up learning a bunch of tips to help me with the lift.
[quote]Brazen T wrote:
I really want to learn the O lifts in the New Year but am hesitant to try them with no professional instruction.
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I used to have the same concern, and then just figured I’d do it anyway. It turns out (at least, according to my experience) that it’s much like learning how to deep squat. It takes some workouts, you have to remove a bunch of weight, you have to study form, but it’s definitely possible. I’d even argue that it’s safe.
Yeah Baby! Everyone wanna be a bodybuilder but don’t no one wanna lif some heavy-ass weight.
I wanna lif some heavy-ass weight though.
Sorry. Couldn’t resist 
Not at the gym I go at lunchtimes as they don’t have any.
In our Oly club I don’t specifically chalk my hands before I squat. I usually do have some chalk on them for the OLifts and technicals though. The bars are m uch gripper though.
Koing