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Thread: Front squat cross grip or clean grip?

post 10000006425 01-10-2026, 10:47 AM
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Front squat cross grip or clean grip?

To those of you who lift and do front squats, do you do them with the cross grip or clean grip, and why?




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post 10000006431 01-10-2026, 10:53 AM
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post 10000006436 01-10-2026, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted By rollerball2⏩
I don't have the wrist flexibility for the clean grip. But clean grip seems better if you have the flexibility.
Same here regarding the limited mobility. feelsbadman
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post 10000006437 01-10-2026, 10:58 AM
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post 10000006459 01-10-2026, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted By rollerball2⏩
I don't have the wrist flexibility for the clean grip.
This.
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post 10000006552 01-10-2026, 12:19 PM
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I've always used clean grip. I feel like I have better control and it's more comfortable to me.
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post 10000006554 01-10-2026, 12:20 PM
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post 10000006557 01-10-2026, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted By rollerball2⏩
Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
I've always used clean grip. I feel like I have better control and it's more comfortable to me.
kimm mogging us with her superior wrist mobility at 127 years old
You originally said 107...now you've bumped me up another 20 yrs

*cries*
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post 10000006559 01-10-2026, 12:23 PM
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post 10000006574 01-10-2026, 12:35 PM
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I used to train front squats

it's one of the gayest exercises ever srs

just do back squats. if u want a different variation, do hack squats
post 10000006581 01-10-2026, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted By dropped40lbs⏩
I used to train front squats

it's one of the gayest exercises ever srs

just do back squats. if u want a different variation, do hack squats
How is it gay? Front squats are a great quad builder. People with back issues are better off doing fronts because you carry the load in the front, which takes any unwanted pressure off your back/spine. Hack squats are good option as well but, not all gyms have them.
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post 10000006583 01-10-2026, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted By dropped40lbs⏩
I used to train front squats

it's one of the gayest exercises ever srs

just do back squats. if u want a different variation, do hack squats
I like it, helps me train bracing for OHP gains.
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post 10000006623 01-10-2026, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted By dropped40lbs⏩
I used to train front squats

it's one of the gayest exercises ever srs

just do back squats. if u want a different variation, do hack squats
This ****** trains to get bottomed out by men.
post 10000006700 01-10-2026, 02:04 PM
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post 10000006812 01-10-2026, 03:18 PM
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My only issue with front squat is it makes me hunch forward and hip hinge too much, turning it into almost a good morning. Takes a lot of technique and flexibility to front squat properly
post 10000006821 01-10-2026, 03:27 PM
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Cross grip is a better way to choke yourself out so if you're into that go with the the cross grip.
post 10000006874 01-10-2026, 04:13 PM
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