front squat

I've been doing DFW for a few months now - as of recently i've started to get some knee pain in the front middle of my left knee when doing the double kettlebell front squats. It's like a flash of pain in the front middle of my left knee that instantly goes away - like a fraction of a second -...

I am planning an A+A / AGT training cycle. Overhead movements are contraindicated for my sad old shoulders, this rules out Snatch and Jerk which are a common prescription. I enjoyed a clean/front squat complex on my most recent cycle, so I am planning to continue using cleans and want to break...

In Beyond Bodybuilding (page 191 in my version), Pavel says, "[for front squats] always go rock bottom. For reasons that are too complex to be discussed here, high front squats are too rough on the knees." I know the party is always right but I'm a nerd so I'd love to know what those reasons...

Press to squat ratio? I was wondering what the right balance of 2KB presses to 2KB front squats with a given pair of kettlebells should be to have balanced strength. The reason I'm asking is that the heaviest pair of doubles I have are 24kg and I want to identify weaknesses/imbalances. When I...

So this thought process was brought on by 2 things recently, I have been doing Pat Flynn's updated Prometheus Protocol, a 4 day per week program of double Clean and Press, Front Squats, Bent Over Rows, and Single-Leg Dead lifts. I've been enjoying it a lot, and have just been reading up on...

I'm going to be starting my first Easy Strength cycle tomorrow and am not sure on which squat to include: pistol or double kb front squat. My pistols are a bit rusty (bodyweight only at this point) and my starting weight for the double kb front squat would be a pair of 53#s, which are...