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Front Squat

Primary target: Vastus Intermedius (股中间肌)

Demonstration

3D animation · looped · Vital Animations

Exercise Details

Equipment
Barbell + rack (front rack)
Sets & Reps
3-4 sets × 5-8 reps · rest 2-3 min
How to do it
Bar racked on the clavicles and front delts; elbow tips high to secure the bar; squat more upright than a back squat to thigh-parallel; brace and drive as one unit.
Common mistakes
Elbows dropping (bar slides forward), heels lifting, excessive forward lean

Muscles Worked

Vastus Intermedius

Other Exercises for the Same Muscle

Barbell Back Squat · Leg Press · Leg Extension (Standard) · Hack Squat

See the Vastus Intermedius in the 3D anatomy tool →