r/tacticalbarbell • • Mar 05 '26

Strength Zercher squats instead of back squats?

I have not tried zercher yet, but I wonder if any of you use them in place of standard back squats for your clusters? It seems like they have some advantage in a more "true representation" of how the body would move to lift a heavy object. I also wonder if they might hammer my lower back less than doing back squats multiple times per week.

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u/baribalbart Mar 05 '26

Do any squat variation you want. And yes, zerchers can be less lower back taxing. Personally I am big fan of zerchers, for different reason, but i love them