Previously only done back squats.
Recently my friend convinced me to start doing front squats. I like to keep my workouts under an hour so I only have time for 3 sets of front squats and 3 sets of back squats.
Is it better to split my time between both lifts or should I focus on back squat more with more sets?
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Forgot to mention, the whole routine isn't those six sets. There are other lifts that make it take up the full time.
3 hours of work out? Wtf do you do
If you want to make your time more efficient, just do back squats (high bar)
Not 3 hours, I work out for about 1 hour.
back squat is the important one. front squats are an optional assistance exercise unless you're an oly lifter.
I can only answer what works for me. After I switched from doing 5x5 back squats to doing 3x5 back squats and 3x5 front squats I've gained notably more mass to my legs.
Front squat benefits aren't worth the additional time it takes from back squats?
your quads probably got bigger, not "legs" in general. front squats hit the quads a bit harder at the expense of almost everything else.
It's easier to keep your back straight on front squats and you have to spend less energy balancing yourself on your way up so you should be able to lift more
All in all it doesn't offer more then back squats do, personally I feel like back squats hit the core more