Plate-Loaded Front Squats
Plate-Loaded Front Squats is a bilateral lower body and mobility exercise training the hip, knee, ankle, and thoracic spine across the sagittal plane, using Weight Plates.
- Laterality
- Bilateral
- Planes
- Sagittal
- Equipment
- Weight Plates
- Primary joints
- Hip · Knee · Ankle · Thoracic Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Hold a weight plate across your chest or arms and perform a front squat. The plate loading creates an anterior counterbalance that encourages upright posture. Focus on keeping your elbows high and chest tall while driving your knees out over your toes through the full range.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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