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kettlebell front squat

kettlebell front squat is a common strength training exercise. Below are form tips, steps, and demos.

Steps

Step 1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out.

Step 2. Hold the kettlebell with both hands in front of your chest, close to your body.

Step 3. Engage your core and keep your chest up as you lower your hips down and back, as if sitting into a chair.

Step 4. Lower until your thighs are parallel to the ground, or as low as you can comfortably go.

Step 5. Drive through your heels to stand back up, squeezing your glutes at the top.

Muscles & body parts

Primary muscles

glutes

Secondary muscles

quadricepshamstringscalves

Primary body parts

thighsglutes

Common mistakes & warnings

Form & control

Avoid momentum and excessive swing; keep core stable; match breath to movement; control the eccentric phase.

Control breathing and core; keep a steady tempo.

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