Why do non-powerlifters focus on Squat, Bench and Deadlift when you don't compete in them? Front Squat...

I like front squats, but the limiting factor tends to be the lifter’s ability to keep their back tight and stay upright, rather than the strength of their legs. It’s telling that even Olympic lifters train high-bar a lot when they’re trying to build their squatting strength. Unlike what thinks as well, volume front squats are an absolute bitch - they’re very unforgiving of any form breakdown, and if you’re doing higher rep sets it’s difficult to take a decent breath, even at the top of the movement.

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>less injury risk

Citation desperately needed

>volume front squats are an absolute bitch - they’re very unforgiving of any form breakdown, and if you’re doing higher rep sets it’s difficult to take a decent breath, even at the top of the movement.
Again I disagree. I've never had a problem with them and I think like all movements they simple take time to accommodate to. Like I said previously olympic lifters train back squat to take fatigue away from their back because of all the pulling they do. If you aren't pulling with the volume they do it's less important
Lower weights tend to correlate with lower injury risk. It's also more difficult to have bad form on the exercises I listed. For example with hip dominant back squats you can have some very ugly grinding where as for front squats too much form break down will typical result in dropping the bar

>Front squats are far more fatiguing.
they are less fatiguing because the weights being lifted are less then a back squat

Weight is relative, there is no movement that is more injury prone than others. As long as intensity, volume, and frequency are properly programmed then you will have the same risk of injury doing the main 3 as using dumbbells. You really need to get into the bio-psycho-social model of pain and injury before making any of these claims

>Dumbbells use a longer range of motion than barbells so that one is self explanatory.
the heavier you go the less the ROM becomes because the dumbells get huge. You are actually using less ROM on dumbbells because of that

>Weight is relative, there is no movement that is more injury prone than others. As long as intensity, volume, and frequency are properly programmed then you will have the same risk of injury doing the main 3 as using dumbbells. You really need to get into the bio-psycho-social model of pain and injury before making any of these claims
This isn't true at all. Intensity is relative, weight is absolute
>the heavier you go the less the ROM becomes because the dumbells get huge. You are actually using less ROM on dumbbells because of that
uh what? that makes no sense. I mean even if bigger dumbbells mean a bit less rom it's still more than a barbell

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That doesn't mean you have to squat, bench or deadlift retard