Nick Best 590 lb zercher squats for 4 reps.

[houou100]

lmao6PLATE!!!

[skirts365]

Most can't do 25% of that set.

[theright2bfly]

haha damn hardcore as hell no knee or elbow sleeves on those forearms now that my friends is a BADASS

[Shihabzzz]

You gotta be mr zercher , the only one that does zercher squats !

[TiberiusStorm]

Isn't that extremely painful on your forearms?!

[1badmonster]

@TiberiusStorm You hold it in the groove of your arm, and most people use a towel or something for padding.

[tankthebastard]

goodbye bicep tendons

[magicapricot]

where would he get the chalk from tht gym?

[ahmednabil]

ahhhhhhh, ME ELBOWS

[TAryn27able]

Is this way more effective than when you rest the bar on your front, resting the bar on the shoulders (front squat as a body builder told me). He never showed me this way of squating. I will start inc-operating this type of squat into my work out. You have excellent quads btw. Hope to get my legs to that stage one day!! Stay well.

[MrPBRman]

@TAryn27able i prefer it better, but its a little different. I know powerlifters that use this for deadlifting complimentary lift because it complaints deadlifting (movement, back strength, leg position) and front squat is more of a traditional back squat complimentary lift. It will strength your back a hell of a lot, but it takes a bit getting used to the uncomfortable feeling in the arms. as with all things technique man

[TAryn27able]

@MrPBRman: Thankyou. I will start doing this for sure. I will even do this today (my chest day usually) just to try it out. Thanks mate. I need to get better lifts on my dead lift. My highest dead lift is 170 kg, that is so weak man LOL. But for sure if this helps with dead lifting then I will try it for sure!! As for the technique I will star light then move to heavier once I get the hang of it. Stay well

[1badmonster]

@TAryn27able It will target your core more, you'll know when you try it, as you feel your abs crying for mercy.

[6453bianchi]

Very impressive big guy. That's crazy weight. Only pussies that don't know how to get big would say something negative about this video.

[ericinghammontevista]

i think this is the most retarded exercise, good way to have back problems

[loxspliff1]

@ericinghammontevista lmao what

deadlifts would give worse "back problems"

what planet are you from

[lynxconstruction]

lower the rack, can use padding, somewhat wide stance. It doesn't seem to really hurt, but the more you can do, the stronger your abs are. Told someone who couldn't light weight, that he had weak abs.

[tattooedtrillionaire]

Outch! It must hurt like hell!!

[LaszloBencze]

Very impressive. But doesn't this tear up your arm? Do you get badly bruised?

[DRCNssnZ]

nice lift but, that looks like alot of pressure on your knees.

[HanstheDestroyer215]

now thats some fuckin hip strength

[cornnellify]

is the emphasis on the lower back with zerchers? they look awesome but i need a reason to do em

[dsquaredmlg]

@cornnellify more emphasis on the quads...similar to front squats

[Coonpiss]

Holy fuck.

[PhilM662]

yeah most people cannot even hold that weight , let alone squat it.

[ncabero2090]

no BS here. thats legit

[NavyJonTheManimal]

BEAST. FUCKING. MODE.

[TheStuyvesant5terry]

according to Tom Venuto's article, "i was looking for an alternate exercises I could do for legs that would put zero load on my spine but at the same time could build some mass" (this quote being partially out of context) but check out his site to lean more.

[hzlwdcntrlftbll]

people who dont do this lift have no idea howw hard this is amazing job

[onetao8]

That hurt my arms just watching it!!

[SonOfNye]

It takes a real man to not say "fuck this" and drop it half way through the Zercher squat. That shit hurts the elbow joint.

[indianapoliscolts914]

…And there goes my self esteem.

[Wolfapoc]

I do Zercher's 2 days a week, it's not you're elbows that hurt its reracking the bar that kills the skin on you're forearm.

[InferiorThanYou]

@Wolfapoc Hey man, any particular article or video you recommend to review to learn how to perform the zercher? I really want to start doing those.

[jordan0204]

its nice to see a video with someone lifting a lot of weight where the comments on the first page are actually postive. Nice lift btw.

[mrmnkydrmmr]

@ohlethargie z squats originated from the floor actually picking the bar up from the floor into the squaring motion because there was no squat rack available... Alot of strongman athletes train them as an accessory or alternate movement from traditional or front squats because the load on the arms helps to develop holding strength for events such as the conans wheel...

For other questions I've read on here yes it puts strain on the biceps and tendons... But it is a quality movement for develop

[Mr17bodybuilder]

he must have some damn strong biceps just to support the weight.

[maury9817]

look funny

[jvremer]

is a full rep when your elbows touch your knees?

[mrbong123]

that would hurt the shit outta my biceps how the fuck do u do that?

[calvintrainer1212]

My elbows say "ouch"

[andyevs10191]

is this the rare weigtlifting video in which the person looks more badass then retarded

[lgsintheparty]

sooooooooooooo badass

[Zeus101mon]

does that hurt the elbows?

[291091addi]

how the fuck can your biceps hold that? O_o

[giteausuperstar]

that looks fucking hard!

[viralencore84]

These are my cornerstone lifts now. I've done them for about 2 months and I will always do them. I hope someday I'll do what you just did on this vid! Awesome man!

[eyesack9]

inspiring 

[AJOraaAJ]

frrack! thats some serious weight dude

[chocolateDADDY01]

non of this work can be seen at my gym. only men trying to be pretty by toning and shit. FUCKING GREAT JOB mate

[OhLethargie]

I understand your explanation on the benefit of zercher squat vs traditional squat. But may I also ask you a question. Front squat opposed to zercher squat?

[smats42]

@OhLethargie good question, i am curious as well. i do front squats because of shoulder issues preventing me from back squatting. i like front squats but i just discovered zercher squats, i wonder about the advantages/disadvantages.

[goralnatorable]

lol my arm would problly fall off if i ever tried that but WOW dude great work man!

[khfm865]

Damn strong dude

[Train2Failure]

HO LY FUCH man that's some incredible strength you got there just AMAZING mate

[koutsompiskoto]

???? keeping that amount of weight with your forearms???? that is Crazy !!!

[K8T0]

Boom - freak!

[dsmsdave]

Hats off to you, with all the garbage on youtube this is true strength with no gimmicks, well done keep it up!

[TheFragile1992]

holy shitttt

[ZamolxisReborn]

this is fucking nuts. AWESOME!

[sonnyboy167]

fuck sake, ridiculous strength...respect!!

[buster999121]

isnt that dangerous??

[nikolatesla08]

what does this hit compared to the deadlift and back squat?

[ChipmunkJLD]

favorited and liked

[MrFuckbudy]

you cant beat these guy when it comes to squat or deathlift

[squeaky92]

You are a friggen monster.

[skate4life829]

damm



[izom]

wohoo thats unbelievable strenght!- GO NICK !!!

[dt76028]

thats some serious strength man! looks very painful on the arms though.

[scholltrain1]

oh my sweet jesus tha is knuts

[eyesack9]

lol that other guy is like "uhhh fuck this shit im gonna go do cardio" hahahah

[llrond]

oh crap, this version of squat looks like it is the best for carrying over to real life..

[pojo205]

respect.

[Dakashizzlenizzle]

dude you are amazing

[Darkviking12]

What a fucking monster.

[BodyHeaven]

I find it very hard on biceps/forearms. What is your experience?

[deadman315x]

how do your arms not rip off

sick strength man

[lovesgibson]

never seen that, looks hard as fuck

[forganater]

do you have any permanent pain?

[6reevesy9]

props to ur forearms not breaking

[FredBR999]

Clearly helps with conan's wheel. Must be a hell of a work on the abs too, the whole core really, maybe even more then front squats. How does the technique work on te biceps? I'm affraid to tear 'em up doing that somehow. Nice work man, by the way

[richards1986]

Nick, Do you still get alot of emphasis on quads with this exercise?

[CubanLUVash]

damn, thats a lot of weight.

[czoraa21]

never seen anything like that kind of like a low front squat

[waterse]

damn, i would be afraid to pull a bicep, litfting like that.

[69porsche69]

nice squats! Are these type of squats high risk for bicep tears?? thanks

[Warsheeper]

@69porsche69 not really, you should only watch that your arm are holding then bar and not trying to lift it up

[diggys123]

What is the benefit of zercher squats and opposed to traditional squats? Just curious

[NickBestProStrongman]

The zercher will give you way more core stability strength. Helps with stones, conans, farmers, yoke, and any deadlifting event.

[diggys123]

Thanks, it makes tons of sense

[robocop1993]

and for wrestlers =D

[xjusticex2013x]

@NickBestProStrongman Would you say that zerchers are superior to back squats for strongman?

[yazmut]

@NickBestProStrongman the difference between a zercher and traditional front squat please?!?!

[InferiorThanYou]

@yazmut Honestly, just a bit more core involvement. They are both very similar actually, but the zercher just utilizes a little more core involvement,.

[yazmut]

@InferiorThanYou ah i see, cheers

[Anonymus27BZ]

@NickBestProStrongman yeah but lot more preasure on thoes BICEPS ! and forearm

[zrx7769]

@diggys123 they are basically a strong man lift that carries over to most strongman events.

[ilovehell666]

More like BERSERKER squats, damn animal!

[Bsnakes]

jesus h man, that is probably some of the most brutal, painful, and awesome lifting I've ever seen. Weights are not trying to see you walk into the gym lol

[Poofynuts]

So...savage. Jesus. Keep doin what you're doin man. Damn impressive.

[lilsuperman87]

Great job. I am about to add zercher's to my routine. Heard/seen all good things.

[BRETZERR]

That's awesome bro...very powerful. What's your 1 rep max on this movement? (just curious)

I just started trying these and I was able to get 525 lbs for 1 rep off a 26 inch rack (the vid is posted). You're a lot stronger than me though...

Is it harder to do from a rack, or starting with the eccentric stage?

Great vid bro...keep it up! 50 stars!

[helpcurecatholicism]

I could not train next to you. Id just give up and leave haha.

[CalvinChabot]

All I can say is holy Fuck. Wow

[rdjward]

That's amazing, I can't even hit 2 plates on that lift without it hurting my arms, that's gotta be rough to hang onto.

[FEINS1]

WOW!! awesome and brutal.

[ewanmethane]

MEGA STRONG!

Brilliant stuff Nick

[DrewGymRat]

dude stop scaring people at the gym lol nice work, more power to the US!

[NickBestProStrongman]

What fun would that be? LOL

[garrickdaft]

incredible stuff nick!!

[NickBestProStrongman]

Thanks Garrick ! I am focused right now to say the least!

[pkpit143]

damn impressive stuff!!

[helpcurecatholicism]

holy shit dude. mad props on that zercher squatt. I bet that takes some intense focus when you have that bar digging into your arms.