St Wilhelm's, 00007, 160kg Zercher deadlift

My attempts to deadlift 160kgs (352lbs)in the zercher position. This was twice my bodyweight.

First rep I leaned back to far and lost my balance, Second rep was successful but my camera man forgot to press record. Third rep was ugly, but successful and filmed.

Long live the church

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• wilhelms
• zercher
• deadlift

[jordan62690]

hey man. that looked pretty crazy. i got on here to see what a z-deadlift was, and that looks like it sucks. how much do you do on regular deads?

[SmashiusClay]

210kg max on conventional deads. This was pushing my limits, I have a 137.5kg z-dead that looks much more sane.

[redfalcon2636]

hey dude, it's Duncan. I don't know jack about weightlifting, but that looked mental. Good choice of music btw. I think you need a new cameraman though.

[SmashiusClay]

Hey mate, I love me some Napalm Death, unfortunately I have to use whoever's at the gym to record these. Must tell them in future not to turn the camera up on its side, the quality goes to crap when you rotate it

[laylorPS]

That is so bloody bad for your back. Your strong, but will not be able to stand upright if you continue performing the zercher in that fashion

[roryconeill]

Can't wait for the video of your spinal cat-scan that you post in 20 years.

[fingersoffmetal]

NAPALM DEATH

[Shnappley]

Absolutely awesome lift.

[mordakaka]

спине пиздец

[OneSpaceFitness]

BRUTAL! Some serious weight, I thought Zercher squats were hard enough! Nice work!

[billysue2]

@lilbigd2010 thats because its a different lift obviously.

[billysue2]

@muzimuzi its impossible to do any other way.Very high risk and little benefit.There are lots of exercises to strengthen your back without putting it in that position.Some sports demand lifting with flexion like strongman and greco wrestling so possibly could be used for those ,but careful loading.

[MrProathlete]

NO, he did the lift wrong.

[MrProathlete]

i do my zercher DL's like this...I start out lifting the bar in normal DL for (with hands) then I lower the bar to my knees with my knees parallel I put the bar on my knees and switch to elbow grip. how you did, from there I go up and back down usually for 1-5 reps. when i want to put the weight down I put it back on my knees and grab it with hands and lower to floor, or drop it if in emergency or something.

TO OTHERS: THIS LIFT IS NOT FOR BEGGINERS AND SHOULD BE DONE WITH CAUTION AND SAFETY.

[muzimuzi]

are you supposed to do this excersices with bent lower back?