Zercher Squat
Zercher Squat is a barbell legs exercise for the quads, and it also works the glutes and core. If you cannot do it, Dumbbell Front Squat or Goblet Squat are good swaps.
Muscles worked
Quads · main
Glutes
Core
How to do it
- Hold the bar in the crooks of your elbows against your stomach, hands clasped.
- Brace your core and keep your chest up.
- Squat down between your hips, keeping your elbows pointing forward.
- Drive back up through your whole foot.
Watch out: Letting the bar roll forward and your torso fold over it.
Alternatives
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