Zercher Squats and Huge Feedback!
Heavy Zercher Squats

She must do zerchers!
In this video you see a glimpse of one of our lower body training days.
These are zercher squats; great for building insane overall strength. They can replace your primary movement for lower body day.
Potential Primary Lower Body Day Exercises:
Full Squats
Box Squats
Zercher Squat
Conventional Deadlifts
Sumo Deadlifts
We are using an Elite Fitness Giant EZ curl bar to ease the pressure on the biceps. If you don’t have this bar use a regular barbell with elbow sleeves.
Other Zercher options:
Sandbag Zercher Squats
Sandbag Zercher Step-ups
Barbell Zercher Lunges
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August 6th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
i got a hernia just watching this
August 6th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Zercher love!
Great option, did them tonight is zerchers with a cambered squat bar. bottom up from floor puts the bar right on top of my knees. I love this lift, huge carryover to tire and loading type events.
August 7th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Smitty, I don’t currently have a Giant EZ Curl Bar, but would using a 2 or 3-inch diameter barbell help take stress off of the biceps versus using a regular bar? I ask because I do have access to those.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Like the Zercher variations,thanks Smitty. Going to hit some Zercher Farmers Walks with the cambered bar today!
Re: Jeff
Yes, in my experience, the thick straight bars do take the stress off the biceps.
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