Hi
Most people do the zercher squats with elbows inside the knees and a wide stance. All videos have people doing it this way.
I do them with the elbows outside the knees and a close stance.
What is the difference in muscle worked, technique, etc between these? I can’t find any information about it.
I’m honestly having trouble envisioning how you get into position with your elbows outside your knees without your torso getting in the way or dropping the bar in your lap. Do you have a video or picture?
In either case, it’s the same movement pattern so the same muscles will be worked. Something will just be biased more depending on leverage, like a conventional deadlift works the quads more while a sumo pull biases the black art of cheating.
Wide stance means more hip extension and external rotation of the legs. More glutes and hips worked. Probably more forward lean and bigger weights this way.
Narrow stance means more quad focus and more internal hip rotation. More forward knee travel and quads worked. Probably more upright torso and less weight used.
Cycle complet Zercher
thibaudeau is the only one I have ever seen on the internet doing it with arms outside
you can put the bar closer to you apparently when you do it wide stance while you have to bend forward a bit more with close stance - arm outside version
I like it like this and the weight and progression is ok but I was still wondering
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