The back squat can be broken down to reflect certain pros and cons.
Cambered squat bar vs safety squat bar.
Never used a cambered bar but used to use a safety squat bar for assistance work on 5 3 1.
While many specialty bars have this advantage the cambered bar is the only one that allows you to squat with the same technique and setup as with a normal bar.
Why every gym should have a safety squat bar safety bar squat vs back squat the pros and cons compared overall pros and cons of back squat.
3rm strength would be lower for the safety bar squat.
Emg of the upper and mid back muscles would be higher in the safety bar squat.
The elitefts spider bar could be another option for you since it s a blend of both.
The purpose of this study was to compare strength muscle activation and joint ranges of motion in the safety bar squat and the barbell back squat.
They make the squat much more like a front squat in terms of being quad focused but the upside is that you can do higher reps than with front squats because you don t have to worry about maintaining the front rack.