Tried Zercher Deadlifts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsWIjx7p2GM

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Very nice! Thats gotta hurt :P

Thanks.  Yeah, it's brutal.

I hope it can help increase my deadlift faster.

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Are you supposed to round your back during a zercher deadlift?

When I saw the title of the post, the name Godzmarine came to mind

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Front Squats(atg)- ¿?

Its almost impossible not to round it a bit.   I'm not as bad as other people though.

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Is that what it is supposed to do? assistance to help increase your deads?

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Thanks.  Yeah, it's brutal.

I hope it can help increase my deadlift faster.

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Squat 1x20x275

press:200, Deadlift:475, Bench:300, P.clean:235, Squat:385

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Yes, it also helps with strong man event training. 

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you thinking of doing strong man Godzmarine?

I'm not strong enough for it.  But I want to train like one.  I was told that Zercher Deadlifts can increase your regular deadlift. 

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Thats interesting, I have never actually seen anyone do these before, IRL or on the net. I was watching some other youtubes and people doing zercher squats as well as deads/sumo deads.

awesome post, I think I might look into this some more

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I'm not strong enough for it.  But I want to train like one.  I was told that Zercher Deadlifts can increase your regular deadlift. 

6'3"  @213

Squat 1x20x275

press:200, Deadlift:475, Bench:300, P.clean:235, Squat:385

"The only failure that is final is to stop trying to improve"

sounds bad for the back if you ask me

My 5x5s as of November 2nd 2008.
Squat 155lbs
Bench 155lbs
Deadlift 155lbs

Connelly's 5x5s as November 2nd 2008
Bench 115
Squat 145
Deadlift 165

Andy11's 5x5 as November 2nd 2008
Bench 150
Squat 150
Deadlift 175

Are you doing it with a fat bar?    Nice lift!

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Damn dude, nice work.  That's one of the lifts from NROL.  I never tried it though.

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That looks very similar to front squats with how it works the muscles, but i imagine that gets your back a bit more involved.

Damn those are hardcore i bet u got some nasty bruises on ur thighs

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Damn those are hardcore i bet u got some nasty bruises on ur thighs

lol are you saying that merely because of the other thread where I posted the pic of my thigh bruises from doing zerchers?  He is doing a zercher deadlift, you don't touch your thighs in a zercher deadlift.  Did you even watch the video?  I got bruises on my thighs from doing a zercher lift, not deadlift, where it requires you to rest the bar on your thighs during the lift.

to clarify:

zercher lift- video

zercher deadlift- see this threads video

zercher squat- video

haha ya thought they were the same thing lol at a public place where they block youtube just saw the name

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Ok at my house now and ya dont even touch ur thighs but they still look painful and brutal

Woo I'm not a fan of those. That didn't look very safe w/ how high your hips are when you start the lift and how rounded the back has to be to pick it up that way. You lose the natural curve that protects your lumbar spine.

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