Zercher Squat
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Hello lads, I'm doing Zercher Squats because reasons and I want some info about them, opinions are very welcome too.
>It's just the retarded cousin of the front squat?
>Does it work the same kind of muscles of the standard squat?
>If you do them, how much you can squat and why do you do?
>>35349220
Just front squat and then saw your biceps with a fucking saw, i train at a crossfit gym and even the y think its a stupid exercise.
Do these with a heavy sandbag. Less pain more gain
Use a fat bar if you have one or just wrap a towel around the bar. Great carry over to deadlifts.
>>35349220
>It's just the retarded cousin of the front squat?
well it is true...
>>35349220
Just google how to squat 900 lbs by bud jeffries pdf he has a section at the end on Zercher squats guy is a beast too.
>>35349220
why would anyone do this
weight would be too light to produce hypertrophy when compared to regular back or front squat
doesn't have any carry over for powerlighting
not a chance you'd see it in a weight lifting routine
its just some narcissistis idiot who tried to re invent the wheel so people would think he's the greatest
>>35349220
>It's just the retarded cousin of the front squat?
Yup.
>Does it work the same kind of muscles of the standard squat?
Pretty much. But the fact that the bar is pressing in crook of the arm, scratching and/or squeezing and pinching your skin is very distracting and unpleasant and limits the weight you can do with them.
>If you do them, why do you do?
Did them because I lacked a squat racked. Got one asap.
>>35350811
Works a lot of similar core structure that an atlas stone does. but you're right, it's shit.
"You are better off cutting off your dick and eating it - rather than doing "pulldown abs". What a worthless exercise. I fell for that exercise and wasted a year of my life. If an exercise can be dumber than Zercher squats, which I thought entirely impossible, it is "pull down abs". "
Jim Windler on Zerker squats and Ab pulldowns.
>>35350906
Wendler* Thanks AC
I'm fairly certain this lift was thought up for those that don't have access to a rack. Basically squats for poor people
>>35350906
What's a pull down abs?
>>35351011
Cable crunches, i agree that the kneeling cable crunch AKA the muslim crunch is shit but the standing one is good according to candytoe.
>>35349220
biceps go SNAP CITY
