Her Front Squat Was PERFECT!❤️

A great looking front squat has a high elbow position, hands on the outside of the shoulders. But if you can't do this without your elbows dropping, here's a tip. This patient of mine had that exact issue. In fact, just holding the bar created shoulder and wrist pain. Now, he could easily raise his arms overhead during my testing, showing his lats were flexible enough to achieve a high elbow position. But remember, the hands also need to be on the outside of the shoulder. This requires external rotation. >> This position, can you get your hands on the outside? >> They just don't want to move to the outside. >> Yeah. Now, come right here. >> Okay. So, from here, I can get your arm out this far. You just can't control it. Because what I want you to do now is hold right here. Okay? Don't let me push your hand back in. >> See how easy that that forces back down? >> Yep. So, you have the available range of motion to get out here, which is where you need to be for a front squat. >> I just can't. I don't own it. >> You just can't own it. So, what we're going to do is build stability in that externally rotated position. One drill I gave him was a banded external rotation, using his free hand to help him into as much rotation as possible. Pause for a moment to build ownership of that position, and then slowly return back to the start. When retesting after, he noticed his front rack was significantly easier to get into, showing he was now on the right track.