Zercher squats

Master Of Puppets · 06-21-2005, 02:23 PM

Have any of you ever done these? Are they painful? Do you need a squat rack to do them?

LatsMakeTheMan · 06-21-2005, 02:51 PM

I do them fairly regularly. They are very demanding. You don't need a squat rack exactly......just something at about waist height to rest the weight on between sets. (A squat rack usually is the most logical choice, though).

They really drain your energy.....I can't use much weight when I do them. You feel them in your shoulders, arms, lower back and abs. They really seem to be a "functional strength" exercise.....considering that when you bend down to pick up a heavy box or something, you are going to hold it in front of you, rather than behind your neck (regular squats) or on top of your shoulders (front squats).

I also reccommend using the foam pad on the bar.....it makes it much easier on your arms.

Dan · 06-22-2005, 08:05 PM

I'll have to give them a try although my left knee is feeling like raw meat inside.

**Sholiz** · 06-22-2005, 10:36 PM

Ask me about them and I'll tell you I can't go down deep enough. I need to widen my stance and I don't like it.

Friday I'll throw them in though, the "functional strength" aspect of them is awesome.

LatsMakeTheMan · 06-23-2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sholiz

Ask me about them and I'll tell you I can't go down deep enough. I need to widen my stance and I don't like it.

Friday I'll throw them in though, the "functional strength" aspect of them is awesome.

Yea I have to use a really wide stance when I do them, otherwise my elbows bump into my knees at the bottom. I kind of like the feeling though.....but I try to stretch out my inner thighs a bit before doing them.

Dan · 06-23-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LatsMakeTheMan

Yea I have to use a really wide stance when I do them, otherwise my elbows bump into my knees at the bottom. I kind of like the feeling though.....but I try to stretch out my inner thighs a bit before doing them.

You know I still cringe when reading "stretch out my inner" in the same sentance. That thread was major funny until some dipshit closed.

**BobThePotato** · 06-23-2005, 03:11 PM

I dont like them to much, I find them realy aquard to do.

LatsMakeTheMan · 06-23-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

You know I still cringe when reading "stretch out my inner" in the same sentance. That thread was major funny until some dipshit closed.

Which thread was that?

LatsMakeTheMan · 06-23-2005, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BobThePotato

I dont like them to much, I find them realy aquard to do.

Yea I can understand that.....I have the same problem with front squats. No matter how hard I try, the damn things are just never comfortable for me. Zerchers worked out better for me, so I do them instead.

**BobThePotato** · 06-23-2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LatsMakeTheMan

Yea I can understand that.....I have the same problem with front squats. No matter how hard I try, the damn things are just never comfortable for me. Zerchers worked out better for me, so I do them instead.

Yeh.. im the oppostite, lol i much prefer front squats over zelchers

06-21-2005, 02:23 PM	#1
Master Of Puppets Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,007 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 47	Zercher squats Have any of you ever done these? Are they painful? Do you need a squat rack to do them? __________________ :chairhide:

06-21-2005, 02:51 PM	#2
LatsMakeTheMan Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 185 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	I do them fairly regularly. They are very demanding. You don't need a squat rack exactly......just something at about waist height to rest the weight on between sets. (A squat rack usually is the most logical choice, though). They really drain your energy.....I can't use much weight when I do them. You feel them in your shoulders, arms, lower back and abs. They really seem to be a "functional strength" exercise.....considering that when you bend down to pick up a heavy box or something, you are going to hold it in front of you, rather than behind your neck (regular squats) or on top of your shoulders (front squats). I also reccommend using the foam pad on the bar.....it makes it much easier on your arms. __________________ Super Saiyan in training..... My MySpace account....come love me: http://www.myspace.com/eric2080

06-22-2005, 10:36 PM	#4
Sholiz Soldier In Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,427 Recipes: 3 Rep Power: 230	Ask me about them and I'll tell you I can't go down deep enough. I need to widen my stance and I don't like it. Friday I'll throw them in though, the "functional strength" aspect of them is awesome. __________________ You hear me before you see me, I got King Kong in the trunk

06-23-2005, 03:11 PM	#7
BobThePotato Nublarsaurusrex Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary//Alberta Posts: 513 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 21	I dont like them to much, I find them realy aquard to do. __________________ "Geadelt ist wer Schmerzen kennt vom Feuer das in Lust verbrennt."

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06-22-2005, 08:05 PM	#3
Dan Unpaid Trash Collector Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,725 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 26	I'll have to give them a try although my left knee is feeling like raw meat inside.