In the end its all about specialization. A body which has been doing squats is not going to be a great runner at a professional level. But at our "weekend war

In the end its all about specialization. A body which has been doing squats is not going to be a great runner at a professional level. But at our "weekend warrior" levels it does very much translate. I infact did this exercise on purpose to prove to myself that squats would translate. And it very much did increase my sprint speed. Dont take my word for it... Email a few strength coaches - Eric Cressey, Mike Robertson. Ask their opinion.