Does narrow stance squatting have good carryover/value to a wide stance squatter?

[getout87]

Lately I've been switching to a wide stance squat more in line with how I'll be squatting in gear in a few year's time, but I seem to miss a more narrow stance with my oly shoes. Is there value in training both, versus sticking with wide? Any detrimental effects, other than using two different forms?

[bmontgomery87]

simmons says that narrow stance squatting will not benefit wide squatting.
but squatting wide will benefit narrow stance squatting.

I have 0 other evidence to back that up, but the guy knows his sh**.

[ilicet51]

I narrow stance squat because that's how I pull. Whenever I switch to wide stance I feel awkward. Like I suddenly shaved my head and grew a goatee.

[untranslatedZA]

Why not just squat narrow with gear?
Everyone says wide stance squat > narrow and conventional DL > sumo. Yet Olech squats narrow and DLs sumo, its all about what works best for you.

[getout87]

bump for night crew.

[ramizlol]

I'm making a guess here.
Okay wide hits more hips than narrow. So if you do narrow u hips r not getting as strong as they would if you were squating wide. Like if you can squat wide stance for 500lb I can't imagine u not being able to squat narrow with 400 so there is a carry over

[IzzyT]

The range of motion in a narrow squat is longer than in a wide stance squat. It is likely that a narrow stance has more carryover, but, frankly, it is irrelevant because most people are going to squat more, raw or otherwise, with a somewhat wider stance. The reasons are similar as to why most people can bench more with a wider grip (with some training to acclimate, of course).

[houstonrice]

I narrow stance squat because that's how I pull. Whenever I switch to wide stance I feel awkward. Like I suddenly shaved my head and grew a goatee.

Hey...help me a little. I m 6 2 (almost your height) and 58% of that 6 2 is legs for me. I also have wide hips and carry a lot of fat on my butt....which makes me squat with feet kept wide.

Whats your thing like? Do you have long legs but good flexibility...and thus you can squat with a narrow stance?

[ilicet51]

Hey...help me a little. I m 6 2 (almost your height) and 58% of that 6 2 is legs for me. I also have wide hips and carry a lot of fat on my butt....which makes me squat with feet kept wide.

Whats your thing like? Do you have long legs but good flexibility...and thus you can squat with a narrow stance?

Long legs, long arms, avg. torso. I just stretch everyday. I can bend forward and touch my head to my knees.

[prodiboy]

I've never noticed any correlation to this but then again I dont squat in gear. squatting wide has help a little just cause it's alot easier on my hips spuating somewhat wide then having my feet out to the edges on the rack

[EnglandLifter]

I squat low bar and wide on my main squatting and high bar and narrow on my assistance because i cant get to leg press machine, my squats definetly feel easier but that could just be down to changing routine but i definetly feel it in leg a lot more narrow and high bar.