High Bar Squat In Powerlifting

[quote]flipcollar wrote:

[quote]jdub129 wrote:

[quote]osu122975 wrote:
There are Olympic lifters out there doing big high bar raw squats and they don’t even compete in powerlifting. Nothing wrong w/ it. Do what works. [/quote]

Do what “works”, sure. What “works” in powerlifting is what gives you the highest poundage on the platform. Telling OP to do high bar because it makes him feel good and not because he can lift more weight is stupid.[/quote]

did you forget you started this thread?

The prospect of injury/ consistent pain is not something that EVERY lifter wants to entertain. You must have missed the part of Reed’s post where he mentioned using whatever form keeps a lifter from injury. Everyone has different values. Some people value the longevity of their elbows more than the potential to move a few more pounds on the squat. There’s nothing ‘stupid’ about that.
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I did not forget my own thread, no! Thanks for pointing that out.

I did have some aches and pains when switching from high bar to low bar. I evaluated my technique, made the correct adjustments, improved mobility and now I’m doing better than ever.

345lb x 1 PR for high bar
365lb x 5 PR for low bar

I think it was worth it no?