Zercher Squat
Step-by-step technique for Zercher Squat, an exercise for quads using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Rest the bar in the crooks of your elbows in front of you.
- Stand shoulder-width with your chest up.
- Lower into a squat.
- Drive up to standing.
Coach tip: Keep your chest up. The bar wants to pull you forward.
Muscles worked
Primary: Quads
Secondary: Glutes, Upper Back
Zercher Squat is a strength exercise that loads the quads using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Quads
- Secondary
- Glutes, Upper Back
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Strength