Zercher Deadlift
Hamstrings · Lower back · Biceps · Abdominals · Traps · Barbell
How to do it
- Set a loaded barbell on the floor and stand over it with feet wider than hip-width.
- Squat down and cradle the bar in the crooks of your elbows, hands clasped in front of your chest.
- Brace your core, keep your chest up, and drive through your feet to stand up.
- Extend your hips and knees fully at the top, standing tall with the bar held at your elbows.
- Reverse the motion under control, squatting back down to set the bar on the floor.
- Reset your grip in the elbow crooks before each rep.
- Primary muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary muscles
- Lower back · Biceps · Abdominals · Traps
- Equipment
- Barbell