# Any reason to do Low Bar Squat?

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**Created:** [March 2, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-reason-to-do-low-bar-squat/16986 "2025-03-02T15:18:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![BatmanDK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@BatmanDK](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/BatmanDK)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-reason-to-do-low-bar-squat/16986/1 "2025-03-02T15:18:26Z")

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I train for health and will never compete in powerlifting. I have never done Low Bar Squat, but I like very much to do High Bar Squat.

Is there any reason for me to do Low Bar Squat? Or should I just stick to High Bar Squat?

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/any-reason-to-do-low-bar-squat/16986/2 "2025-03-02T15:23:38Z")

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Low bar and high bar squats train the same amount of muscle mass to the same degree, just in slightly different positions and muscle lengths. As a result, low bar squats don’t make people stronger than high bar squats, gain more muscle, or whatever else.

While I do think that varying exercise is important, I don’t think there’s any single exercise a person _must_ do for general training. That said, aren’t you the least bit curious about learning to low bar? You could do a lot worse than incorporating it for a block of training to try it out. You could also live a full and complete life without ever doing it. Dealer’s choice!

> **[Does Bar Placement In The Squat Matter? | Barbell Medicine](https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog/does-bar-placement-in-the-squat-matter/)**
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> Exercise selection is an important programming variable for both performance and health outcomes. From a performance standpoint, the type(s) of exercises