Completely opposite of the the Westside method of squatting back and not down. The forces around the knee joint in figure A are obviously greater than forces at the hip. While figure B the hip is the primary mover loading from core to extremity. Even with the front squat, it would make more sense for the hips and knees to be closer to the center of gravity than one or the other. I would say that the knees generate less power thus should be closer to the midline. But this is just my opinion. I am not an expert..yet.
Dominik Pieklo
very good understanding/reasoning J-Man. True you can hoist more in figure B style of lifting. due to the mechanical advantages you've explained, which I like the reasoning very much, but figure A is meant to transfer over into front and overhead squats. Olympic Lifting. You know your shit man !
Justin Ehrhardt
Proper mechanics of a back squat will lead to a heavier back squat. A heavy back squat with proper mechanics will allow you to front squat heavy. Where a figure A back squat, is at a mechanical disadvantage; you'd forced to use a lighter weight. The combination of heavy back squats, and front squats will only naturally lead to a stronger OHS as the bar is directly overhead. But forcing unnatural positions doesn't seem worth the risk. Each movement has proper(ideal) mechanics and should be trained separately to capacity in my opinion.
