The only people that NEED to train the squat to improve are powerlifters: athletes use it as a basis for the physiological benefit it provides to their specific sport. Learn how differences in variations in the squat can provide different physiological responses to the athlete!

A very long but VERY comprehensive breakdown of squat technique, kinematics, EMG research, speed and more. If nothing else, reading the bulletpoints will provide you with great ideas you can use in programming for your athletes!

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"The front squat was shown to be just as effective as the back squat in terms of overall muscle recruitment, with significantly less compressive forces on the knee."

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Another very comprehensive article discussing squats from a more biomechanical and kinematic perspective. As much as his work does, this has a lot of information on variations and their changes on muscle activation.