[Alcoholiday]

Originally Posted by Alcoholiday

Does Craig ever do back squats, or does he think front and zercher are superior?

Originally Posted by kara

craig hasn't had a bar on his back in over 10 years due to some major lower back injuries, but i think he also feel that for what he competes in zerchers and fronts have been an awesome...particularly for core strength. i'm sure he'll elaborate.

Originally Posted by Craig Smith

Zach - as the wife stated above, i haven't had a heavy bar on my back since 1997. It wasn't by choice, but after choosing the route of zerchers and fronts, i doubt i would change much, even if i could. I think heavy loads on the front of the body develop a much different, much more functional, type of strength than any back squat could. Building a better athlete, that's what it's all about, imo.

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