Matt - zercher lift from the floor 460lbs.for 3 reps [with power bar]

[thecityalive]

Oh I know the origins of the lift. I was commenting on your form dude. Gotta keep that lumbar locked.

If you wanted to do impartials or other lifts to benefit your deadlift speed/power...why not do deficit or rack pulls?

Usually Zerchers are done from a rack, not the floor. Glad you have the ROM to get that low, but save yourself the hassle.

[xDoomx735]

@thecityalive Oh...ok..i thought you weren't familiar with this lift...but, yeah i only do these from the floor once in a while...yeah, i agree the deficit deadlifts and rack pulls are my main exercises to build the deadlift...i've also found goodmornings to be effective in building the deadlift,but, just like the zercher lifts i only do them once in a while, mostly due to the toll they take on the lowerback.

[thecityalive]

@xDoomx735 Again, that could just be a form issue. People do Zerchers all the time. You may want to re-evaluate your form. Anyhoo...cheers and happy lifting.

[thecityalive]

Zercher GM?

[xDoomx735]

@thecityalive Yeah..they have been called different names.Louie Simmons has claimed that a man named Ed Zercher first came up with this lift..by lifting it off the ground..to a standing position..it's mostly used as a assistant/special exercise to build the deadlift...i don't know..all i know is that this lift has drastically increased my strength/power and lower back/posterior chain thickness/density.

[8Baller1000]

at the end hes prolly ok.. im never doing this again

[MuscleAddict83]

Definitely a bank injury waiting to happen. There are many other better exercises to choose from, and besides Zerchers should be done in a power rack not off the floor.

[145bobby]

That's impressive, yet does not seem too safe by the look of the angle of your back but more importantly how fast you have to drop it. I do ATG squats that are inches from the floor, but even I have never seen anything of this nature.