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The Best Squat Exercise
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The Best Squat Exercise
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I've been doing zercher stuff like crazy lately. Full lifts, deadlifts from the floor, holds, carries.
The deadlifts from the floor are done with a rounded back and not an ounce of discomfort. Back feels great. I was very surprised. And that is not me recommending that you lift with a rounded back.
sound right to me. That's the way we teach it for many reasons. what people do when they are "on their own" is a different story. I've seen some pretty incredibly heavy deadlifts with the scariest form you can imagine. It has always made me wonder, "would this guy be able to lift more if he could neutral out that spine"? maybe, maybe not.Does that sound right?
I thought (from listening to Dr. Stuart McGill) that the basic principle was to not move the spine under load.
So if you round the back and lift (i.e. Atlas stone lifting) this can be OK, as long as you don't flex/extend while loaded.
But in general the safest thing is to maintain neutral (flat-ish) back, braced, while lifting.
Does that sound right?
great combo I think. Last year I did many weeks with zercher and handstandpushups.PTTP cycle with Zercher squat + bench press. Sounds like a good combo.
Interesting... I was re-reading the original article and it says the Zercher is the best squat exercise. Now that I know how to do it properly, I think I might give it a run. PTTP cycle with Zercher squat + bench press. Sounds like a good combo.
I did notice that the guy in the photos within the article isn't doing it the way we were taught in SFL. He's doing more like a goblet squat form. SFL teaches butt back to 8:00 (not down to 6:00 or 7:00), elbows into chest, and touch the bar to the tops of the knees with the chin tucked (neck in line with spine).
I don't know if it was covered in the SFL, but when people learn the zercher squat from the full zercher lift you can't do it "wrong". Deadlift it from the floor, lay down the bar on your knees and squat down until you can get the elbows under the bar. If you bring your hips lower than 8 o'clock the bar would roll down your thighs into your lap.I did notice that the guy in the photos within the article isn't doing it the way we were taught in SFL. He's doing more like a goblet squat form. SFL teaches butt back to 8:00 (not down to 6:00 or 7:00), elbows into chest, and touch the bar to the tops of the knees with the chin tucked (neck in line with spine).