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in reality, it only matters if you're improving your ability to produce force in the ROM necessary for jumping, how you do that doesn't necessarily matter, but i still think if you look at it in a minutiae sort of way, it would be in this order:

1. half squat
2. oly front squat
3. oly back squat
4. PL back squat

again, the best bets would be #2,3,&4 year round, but for lanky bishes, #1 can be used year round.. all other bishes can use #1 if they are peaking etc, it's definitely an option that might really spur on some extra gains.

if you want to look at transfer, you have to look at the body position AFTER the athlete is coming back up out of the squat, into the half squat position.. for most people, when jumping, that will be very upright torso with knees jutting forward to varying degrees, but as for squat, it's the torso being upright that seems the most important to me in terms of transfer.. unless you're jack cascio who thinks quads are 15% of SVJ/RVJ.. lol.


some pics: oly back

















some pics: oly front










some pics: rippetoe squat








^^ that is definitely the "least specific" in regards to SVJ/RVJ of the squats pasted..

peace

During a squat for example, the outer quad(vastus lateralis) is recruited more than the inner quad(VMO). This will eventually lead to an imbalance, which if ignored can result in the knee 'caving in' b/c of the lack of strength of the VMO which may lead to injury. This is also why the VMO is heavily rehabbed in ACL injuries, to prevent further injury and 'caving in' of the knee. This is coming from experience.