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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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