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Originally Posted by GqArtguy
Should note that the Bulgarian Oly team has some huge squat numbers. So huge that some dont even squat much anymore. Guess what they went to next to develop leg strength: barbell stepups (with some able to do 400+ lbs on them).
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yes, but of course you have to remember that the bulgarian lifters have YEARS of squatting under their belts. They started much younger than you and I.
Of course, oly lifting isn't about developing a huge squat. Didn't Dimas not squat past a certain weight because he didn't have any need to?
Couldn't stepups have just been a way to maintain their leg strength that they developed from years of squatting?
They didn't use stepups to develop their leg strength. They squatted for years before then.