09/22/2026
The benefits of doing Zercher Squats!
1. GREAT for posture! With the weight in front of you, to do these correctly you have to fight to stay upright with your upper back being tight throughout the entire movement!
2. Great exercise for people with mobility issues, (not saying you should ignore your mobility issues) but great for those who have them and are trying learn how to squat. It doesn't require as much ankle, thoracic or shoulder mobility as need for say a back Squat/front squat
3. Depending on your ligament lengths these are a great way to hit a big ROM on squat without any aches and pains!
4. They can help be the accessory squat to making your back squat even better with the hard part staying posturally sound, over the aspect of pushing super heavy weight. These are a great way to teach your body rigidness which will help your back squat when the time comes.