Stingray | Front Squat Exercises
Stingray for front squat exercises? Stingray for front squats develop the quadriceps better than almost any other exercise, and the rewards are well worth the added effort. Front leg squats are more difficult than back squats because extra balance and coordination is required to hold the bar on the front of your shoulders; which also enables you to maintain a more upright posture. The Sting Ray is the answer! More emphasis is placed on the quads while at the same time, reducing stress on the lower back, hips and glutes. Another new device created by Advanced Fitness which is a “godsend” for those who have massive muscular arms greater than 17 inches, and for those who find the front squats to be painfully unbearable on their wrists and elbows – is the ‘Sting-Ray’.
Stingray The front squat is a great exercise for the athlete, bodybuilder, powerlifter, or for people with general fitness goals. However, the negative aspects of the movement brings a ton of excess baggage which does not allow for the complete benefits of this exercise. Most strength coaches prefer the Olympic clean style grip because it gives the lifter a wider “rack” on the bar and therefore more stability. The problem with this conventional grip is that it’s almost impossible for anyone with shoulder, elbow or wrist problems and most lifters lack the necessary flexibility in these joints anyway. This grip also requires external rotation of the Humerus (upper arm bone) stressing the shoulder joint and mechanically causing even more limits on flexibility.
The crossed arm grip has a load of downsides too: Narrow rack with less stability, more crush to the shoulders and it’s harder to keep the bar from rolling back into the throat, or down the arms. No wonder the front squat is usually tried once and tossed out! With either grip, the bar can rest on the collar bone, press down on the sternum and cause the lifter to run out of breath long before leg strength weakens.
Now, the Stingray removes all these negatives from one of the most powerful exercises available: Lifts the bar off the collar bone allowing full expansion of the rib cage!
Using a Stringray to assist your front squat leg exercise:
- Provides easy bar control without stressing shoulder, elbow, or wrists!
- Allows the widest rack on the body by moving the load out to the front delt!
- Keeps the Humerus in a safe neutral position!
- Protects the lifters body so all new repair tissue goes where you want it!
- Small and lightweight yet virtually indestructible for years of tough service!
The Sting-Ray (as well as the Manta-Ray) is made of a high tech polyurethane polymer. This material is flexible enough in the upward projecting bosses to snap on and off the bar indefinitely, but rigid enough in the thicker sections to act as a load distributor. With the surface area of the bar increased as much as 1600%, the biggest problem with transferring weight to the human body is eliminated. Put this breakthrough load distribution technology to work for you today and get your money’s worth for a change! The Sting-Ray ™ was first mentioned in Charles Poliquin’s article, “Sting-Ray Squats Really Work!” in Muscle Media, Issue #64, December 1997.
