Sure, squats strengthen your core, but the core isn&#x27;t a set of magical muscles that automatically make you faster.  Strong quads, hams, and glutes are more important.  Squats train your legs&#x2F;posterior chain&#x2F;core (and upper body to an extent), and also teach the triple extension [0] which is key in explosiveness.  Type I and Type II muscle fibers matter as well<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu&#x2F;chalmers&#x2F;PDFs&#x2F;Triple%20Extension%20-%20the%20key%20to%20athletic%20power.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu&#x2F;chalmers&#x2F;PDFs&#x2F;Triple%20Extensi...</a>