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At a guess i would say more back muscles working to support the weight as it's not 'resting' as much on the shoulders/upper back? should be a more intense workout.. i dunno lol
Changes how bent over you are and how you're supporting the bar. Also allows you to put more hamstring/ass/hip into it being more bent over. Notably pretty much every squat record was set with a low bar squat.
That said, a lot of this is due to stance width and other things. You can do a powerlifting style squat with the bar in the high bar position easily enough if you know how. Bar position is important, but not nearly the only thing that goes into squatting.
Basically, done properly, a low bar squat (which really means more than just the bar position) works the "posterior chain" more and allows you to use more weight. It does however require a decent amount of shoulder flexibilty to pull off properly and is somewhat technical.
on a serious note, I believe my biggest issues now are remaining tight throughout and trying not to lead out of the hole with my hips when fatigued - caught myself almost doing a good morning lasg couple reps on saturday
Good idea [MENTION=9034]kaz[/MENTION];
With the squat being primarily a leg exercise a person with short torso/long leg will naturally increase the angle at the hip.
Using the front squat will biuld leg and hip strength.
Which will inturn mean less involvement of the lower back.
on a serious note, I believe my biggest issues now are remaining tight throughout and trying not to lead out of the hole with my hips when fatigued - caught myself almost doing a good morning lasg couple reps on saturday