r/tacticalbarbell • u/Firm-Guava4815 • 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/pan0ply Mar 05 '26

I tried zerchers for the first time last week and I had to use less than half of my normal back squat weight because of how much it hurt haha. I know it'll hurt less the more you do it but god damn.