Denys Carthusian
Level 6 Valued Member
So, I finally attempted the Zercher - Dan John says in his experience people either love it or hate it. I did it with the 45 lb 7 foot olympic bar so I couldn't possibly bias the results by too much load.
My opinion? I don't know whether I will love it when I add it into the training routines in a few months with heavier load, but I didn't hate it and it is without a doubt the freakiest abdominal contraction I've ever experienced. That alone has me very intrigued. I've done Goblet Squats (and do them pretty much daily) and have done single and double kettlebell front squats before (Thanks to Geoff Neupert for pointing out the zipping up the middle potential of DFSQ even with 12kg bells) but the Zercher is something else all together.
If you haven't given it a shot, you're missing out.
My opinion? I don't know whether I will love it when I add it into the training routines in a few months with heavier load, but I didn't hate it and it is without a doubt the freakiest abdominal contraction I've ever experienced. That alone has me very intrigued. I've done Goblet Squats (and do them pretty much daily) and have done single and double kettlebell front squats before (Thanks to Geoff Neupert for pointing out the zipping up the middle potential of DFSQ even with 12kg bells) but the Zercher is something else all together.
If you haven't given it a shot, you're missing out.