Benefits of squats?

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At some point in my former fitness journey, I determined that front squats are absolutely the best leg workout you can do. They work your core way more than deadlifts or back squats, and necessitate a much lower starting weight so are easier on your joints.

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core

This is the abdominals and the muscles near them?

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Yeah, in a more uniform fashion than most core exercises. I was never a huge fan of situps, but besides front squats I would dabble with reverse hypers and hanging leg lifts.

Also, I just watched a video to brush up on my crap and someone mentioned that they are also good for your upper back.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Same here, although you get a lot of people saying deadlifts are better. I have strong legs and core, so squats seem to be good for me. I think anytime you give your upper legs a good workout, it builds muscle faster there and helps build muscle throughout your body. Also a good calorie burner/metabolism boost if done on the regular. My biggest issue with them is it puts pressure on my neck and shoulders, even with a pad.