Physical Culture
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Been reading about Zercher squats on the SF site and a few others. Seems that Pavel recommends them. I have a question. What kind of carryover have you experienced between Zercher squats and conventional deadlifts? I want to bring my dead up, but I don't want to deadlift as frequently as some here do, because I also train GS, and don't recover like when I was younger. I experience chronic knee pain when I practice the jerk, but squats make it go away. I've been squatting everyday for the last week and a half- under 10 reps total, working up to a heavy single (not a max), then a couple of back-off sets of 2 or 3 reps. My knees have not felt this good in a long time. Last night after my squats, I practiced Zerchers- 2 sets of 3 with 135, just to practice the technique of deadlifting the weight, putting it on the knees, then standing up with it in the crooks of the arms. It was a light weight, but felt good. I like the movement.
So, I need a heavy squat variation in my training, but I want to bring up my deadlift. Are Zerchers a good choice? Can anyone report on their experience with the ratio between Zercher and deadlift (i.e., I can Zercher X and I can Deadlift Y)? I know each person's mileage will vary, just interested in how things seem to shake out with others.
So, I need a heavy squat variation in my training, but I want to bring up my deadlift. Are Zerchers a good choice? Can anyone report on their experience with the ratio between Zercher and deadlift (i.e., I can Zercher X and I can Deadlift Y)? I know each person's mileage will vary, just interested in how things seem to shake out with others.