What muscles does the Dumbbell Front Squat (Tempo) work?

Mainly the glutes and quads. It also works the abs, front delts, hamstrings and traps.

What equipment do you need for the Dumbbell Front Squat (Tempo)?

It uses dumbbells. Without it, the Pistol Squat (Assisted) and the Single-Leg Step-Down train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Squat.

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A dumbbell front squat performed to a prescribed slow tempo, with a deliberately long lowering phase.

Hold a dumbbell at each shoulder with the palms facing inward and the elbows high.
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and brace your abdominals.
Lower over a slow count of three to four seconds, pushing the hips back.
Reach a depth of at least parallel without letting the elbows drop.
Pause briefly at the bottom without bouncing or losing your brace.
Stand back up at a controlled speed and reset before the next repetition.

Speeding up the descent as the set gets hard, which removes the tempo stimulus entirely.
Bouncing out of the bottom, which is exactly what the prescribed pause exists to prevent.
Holding the breath through a long eccentric instead of bracing and breathing between reps.
Keeping the same load as a normal set, so form breaks down before the count is finished.

What muscles does the Dumbbell Front Squat (Tempo) work?: Mainly the glutes and quads. It also works the abs, front delts, hamstrings and traps.
What equipment do you need for the Dumbbell Front Squat (Tempo)?: It uses dumbbells. Without it, the Pistol Squat (Assisted) and the Single-Leg Step-Down train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Dumbbell Front Squat (Tempo) good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Squat.