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So I started liftin from zero about a month ago and tried squatting (zercher) for the first time. I could barely do 60lbs for 8 reps. The hell is wrong with me? I was always kind of weak but that weight is ridiculously low. I'm at ~130lbs bodyweight.
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>>39336819
You've been lifting a fucking month what are you doing meme lifts for.
Forget fucking Zerchers.
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>>39336819
>zercher meme squats
>130 pounds
Please be a girl
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>>39336839
Nope just skeleton mode. Also Zercher seemed fun to do. Why is it considered a meme?
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>>39336850
Because you could be using that time to back or front squat and get actual gains.
If you want to do Zercher do Goblet squats instead and let someone else use the bar.
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>>39336819
Don't listen DYELs, zerchers are good. It's a good progression to learn squat: zercher squats -> front (or goblet) squats -> back squats.
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>>39336906
This is really dumb advice. What's your max squat? 0.5 plate? lol
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I couldn't squat fucking 65 fully although I'm fat and apparently can just barely squat without any weights to begin with.
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>>39336935
>dyel: confirmed
I know a powerlifter trainer, his squat is 290 kg, and with his trainees he uses this progression: split squat -> zercher squats -> front squats -> back squats. Fuck off, Rippetoe's cock sucker.
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>>39336906
8/10 people will fall for it
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OP, /fit is full of SS fanatics, don't listen them. Zerchers are fine.
It's interesting, how many kids right now would tell him to work on his wrist mobility and ditch the "pussy pad"?
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>>39336981
>fart
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>>39336819
What's the point of doing zercher over front squats? I can see it might work your arms and shoulders, but why would you want to incorporate that into a fucking squat at the cost of bottlenecking the rest of the movement?
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>>39337021
You don't need that much wrist mobility for the front rack position, if your wrists hurt it's just as likely that it's your T spine that's tight. I never used the bar pad since I don't have it in my home gym, although I imagine it might make the bar less stable
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>>39337064
>What's the point of doing zercher over front squats?
They are easier for low back if you had bad hip mobility, because the barbell in zerchers is more onward then in front squats and is lower.
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>>39337117
cool, thanks
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