olympic vs powerlifting squats

[mbag012]

Ive been training the PL squat up til now because i thought they were superior but after reading a couple articles by oly lifters they make it seem like oly squats are far superior. im going to be training both the oly and PL squats from now but i just want to differentiate which one would be better for overall strength development.

If the goal is for explosive power and leg development its not even close. Ol is far more superior. I have been on both sides. I started with pl and transitioned to bb. U never see anyone outside of pl doing wide stance squats. for athletic performance or leg development or explosiveness its all ol squats. The only reason more weight can be lifted with a pl stance is because of a decreased rom and it requires much less flexibility. That is also why pl squat power doesn't really translate over to anything else. Ol style is much harder and recruits more muscle fibers if done correctly. They also require much more flexibility which many people do not want to work towards. U might not be able to lift much weight off the start with ol style squatting but the increased leg development and translatable strength and explosiveness will more than make up for it.

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im training westside barbell style and ive been taking the dynamic effort workout for squats quite seriously and i can squat so fast the bar gets hard to hold on to so i have to attatch more bands or get more weights on the bar. not to say that all powerlifters are like this but just saying that explosiveness can be trained.

the PL squat recruits the quads, hamstrings, hips and glutes. the oly squat recruits the quads heavily, but recruits hamstrings and glutes less heavily. so from that i dont see how oly squats are better for leg development when the muscles it recruits are less. ive heard that the high bar placement places more stress on the back for oly squats.

PL squats may have less ROM but i am 100% sure that PL squats are stronger because it recruits the strongest muscles in the body.

im not trying to argue with you i just want to know what kind of squats are better.

 

[Headholio]

Good points made by both mbag and future. Part of the problem is that there is no definition of "overall strength". What is best depends on what you want to do. There is nothing inherently better or worse about bar high or low, or stance wide or narrow. They are different exercises that do different things.

Explosiveness can be trained with either style (but not to the extent that a clean or snatch develops explosiveness). I don't agree that PL squats don't translate to any real world type strength. More recruitment of the glutes, hams and back, make the PL squat a better assistance exercise for deadlifts for example, and deadlifts have a lot of real world applications.

 

[Buildingup24]

Personally- I go wide PL style for hams/butt

Front squats for quads

Been working well for leg development

 

[Dial_tone]

im not trying to argue with you i just want to know what kind of squats are better.

better for what? both kinds exist for a reason. They are each better at something.

 

[LoveSnatches]

Is powerlifting stance harder on the knees?

I squatted today for the first time in a few months with a leg wrap and it really helped

 

[training700]

Easier on your knees

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[joeblow12345]

Is powerlifting stance harder on the knees?

I squatted today for the first time in a few months with a leg wrap and it really helped

Pl squat is the best for the knees. The oly squat is hell on the knees. I squat pl style and have been for years and have no knee issues at all. I also don't use knee wraps when I squat.


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[LoveSnatches]

Any photos showing the difference? Youtube doesnt help

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[training700]

Powerlifting squats are wider and use a lot more hips and lower back involvement. Your dropping your hips into the hole then coming up. Olympic squats are mor of a hinge at the knee and use more isolation on the leg. My knees hate olympic. Sure can find lots of pics if google each

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