From Goblet Squats to Zercher Squats: What Type of Squat is Best for You?

One of the shortcomings of group fitness classes is that they generally generically program specific movements across the board for everyone in the class.

And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with a goblet squat, a front squat, a back squat, an overhead squat, a box squat, a zercher squat etc, this also doesn’t make any one of them the appropriate tool for all of us in any given training session.

A different way to train that addresses this issue is to start with a programming template that includes a movement pattern—in this case the squat pattern—as opposed to selecting a specific squat variation.

This way, coaches can select a specific squat for any given client depending on that person’s individual abilities, limitations, goals and the intention of the particular training sess