Any real difference between the two? Does one have an advantage over the other?
Opinions, experiences, technical info, etc., all welcome and appreciated.
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Thread: front squat vs. zercher squat
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10-19-2004, 08:49 AM #1
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10-19-2004, 10:24 AM #8
I tried zercher squats last night and liked them. I'll probably alternate between front and zercher in my leg routines.
I guess my question was really trying to figure out if they were essentially the same exercise and one might want to choose the more comfortable of the two. From your posts, it seems that they are truly two different exercises, and doing both would be optimal.32 5'10" 180lbs 10%bf
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10-19-2004, 06:53 PM #17Originally Posted by GGHT
for front, I cross my arms and rest the bar on my upper chest/shoulders. but many use a "clean" grip which seems to be preferred. Here is a variation on the clean grip, which i may try next week, for those who find it uncomfortable:
"put two wrist straps on the bar, just as you would put them on your wrist. Then tighten them up so that the free end sticks straight up. When you prepare to unrack the bar, you position the bar on you upper chest/shoulders, and grab the straps with your palms facing each other, thumbs down. This gives you a secure "grip" on the bar without putting strain on the wrists. (http://www.davedraper.com/front-squats.html)"
and for zercher I just rest the bar in the bend in my arms and interlock my fingers.32 5'10" 180lbs 10%bf
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10-19-2004, 06:54 PM #18
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10-20-2004, 10:00 AM #22
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Originally Posted by midian
as far as "front squats vs zerchers", i came across the same argument a few months ago. i was looking for something else after i do my back squats, so i took a day at the gym and did a good number of sets of fronts and zerchers with very low weight. i ended up choosing zerchers for a few reasons, such as, theyre much more of a core exercise than fronts (and my back is my most lagging muscle group), like midian said. also, front squats are a very awkward movement to get used to, and it gets even more awkward when you start piling on some weight.
...basically, i just didnt like front squats, though, brokenchair, you are correct when you say that they are 2 totally different exercises - you have to actually try both to understand exactly how different they are; i know i did.
fwiw, when i tried front squats, i used the cross arm grip. after wrist surgery, i dont have enough ROM in my left wrist to even attempt a clean grip.i represent angry, gun-toting, meat-eating ****ing people!
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10-20-2004, 10:22 AM #23
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10-20-2004, 08:48 PM #26
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10-21-2004, 06:43 AM #27
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10-21-2004, 07:48 AM #28Originally Posted by tbomb
I thought that, once i got the form down, front squats were a very natural movement, even more so than back squats. I think it is because you can keep your back more erect and perpendicular to the ground, which at the same time allowed me to go lower since you are not leaning forward at all. The only thing I dont like about them at this point is that I still feel like I gotta use pretty light weight, I'm up to 165 for 8, where as normal a2g squats i was repping 225. Next week I think ill give zercher squats a shot though, see how it compares.
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10-21-2004, 09:27 AM #29
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10-21-2004, 01:08 PM #30
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Originally Posted by brokenchair
also, there's the big argument over whether deadlifts are a leg or back exercise, but i do mine on back day.i represent angry, gun-toting, meat-eating ****ing people!
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