Zercher Forward Lunge

The Zercher pattern is an extremely useful carrying pattern to aid global trunk strength and capacity which comes in useful for anyone who will need to carry a prop or partner in front of them. As your centre of mass is moved forwards due to carrying the weight in front of you, you put a large demand on not flexing the back and losing abdominal pressure/stability. Loading this progressively can have huge carry-over into day-to-day and functional tasks.

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