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Originally Posted by UncleWede
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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan
On your front squat, are you using the " Clean" grip? Elbows up? Thoracic extension? Bracing the core with a deep breath?  |
That was part of the problem, and I have to admit I took the easy, but safer, way out. I couldn't keep alignment, breathe properly, AND keep the front grip. It seemed it was always T-Extension that suffered of all those, so it just wasn't worth the risk to me.
Even when I do the hack squat machine, I come home with bruising on the contact points of my shoulders when I get enough weight (2-3 plates) to make me feel I do something in my quads. |
I implore you to revisit the front squat, albeit with reduced weight......and work the T-Extension. Also drive your elbows up while squatting through the entire movement. That will assist with T-Extension. Bar bruising is pretty common.