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Because of an abused rotator cuff and poor shoulder mobility, I've shelved the back squat for a while and I'm working on the front squat. Because of poor wrist mobility and that pesky rotator cuff, I'm using the crossed arm form. Video 1 - bar only Video 2 - 95 pounds (in total) Video 3 - 135 pounds (in total)

So I was walking out to go to the gym the other day and I noticed my weightlifting shoes sitting on the bottom of the shoe rack just collecting dust. So I made the executive decision to swap out my back squats for front squats and change things up a bit. Its been probably 6ish months since I did any front squat work with a barbell so I wanted to follow up with a form check. Ill post my reaction and coaches analysis to the video in the spoiler below. But I am interested in seeing what you all have to say as well.

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Today was seriously PR City at my gym!!! Not only did I hit huge PRs on both of my lifts, but everyone else did too!!! Took my Clean and Jerk from 85# up to 95# today. Had to fight through the last one (we were doing 2*2*2*2*2), but I did it and my last jerk was SOLID! Front Squat was a more epic victory, not only in PR differential, but because it's the move I've been fighting with since Day 1. I PR'd in my freaking FIRST round!!! I was so warmed up from starting the lift session with the C&J that my coach threw me right onto a 75# bar. My previous PR was 65. I moved up 10# for each of the 3*3*3 that we did and PR'd at 95#!!! I am SO happy and I needed this so badly. Bonus: in fighting to stand on my final squat, Wilson Phillips "Hold On" started playing on our 90s Pandora Station. Pure bliss.

I can has form check plz?