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High-bar back squats are relatively straightforward and safe to bail out of using safety bars: https://youtu.be/fRIaJv_5CkM https://youtu.be/fRIaJv_5CkM Front
by n4r9 8y ago
High-bar back squats are relatively straightforward and safe to bail out of using safety bars:
https://youtu.be/fRIaJv_5CkM https://youtu.be/fRIaJv_5CkM
Front squats are also not so bad if you have safety bars to drop the barbell forwards onto.
Starting Strength style low-bar squats are trickier. I've previously found myself having to sort of roll forwards until the safety bars catch the barbell, then crawl out on hands and knees. Slightly scary the first couple of times but still pretty safe.
- graeme 8y agoThanks! With front squats can you just drop it, or do you need to jump as well? A friend had recommended those as being safer on the back. My worry is I won't really need the safeties until I have 200+ pounds on my back and if I exit wrong I could hurt myself. I tried practicing at the gym but it was very loud and the staff warned me not to.
- n4r9 8y agoYou shouldn't need to jump, just be moving backwards yourself as you push the bar off forwards. I don't think front squats are inherently more or less safe than back squats; both are safe if performed with good form. I understand the worry about heavy weights. If possible, you should try to find a gym that will let you drop weights (one mark of a good gym). Then you can practice to your heart's content.