Squats
You Miss Front Squats From the Midline, Not the Legs
The fault
Being a chest dropper out of the bottom of a front squat or clean.
Why it happens
Most missed squats and cleans are not a leg strength problem. The legs are usually fine. The midline gives, the chest drops and the bar rolls forward off the shoulders.
The fix
A drill aimed specifically at midline strength in the front rack. Fix the thing that is actually failing and heavier lifts follow.
About this fix
Originally published as "Quit Missing Front Squats" on 12 September 2016, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.
