CESP Training Methods ~ Overhead Squat

Mastering the mechanics of the overhead squat can quickly improve your total body awareness and overall muscles endurance for larger, more explosive movements. The overhead barbell squat demands the core to remain engaged, holding the overhead barbell stable, and descending into a squat postion loading the hips with a high amount of potential energy. The level-change toward the ground will place a high demand of work on the shoulders, hips and knees, requiring the joints to position and effeciently load muscles.

Many segments of the overhead squat can be examined for proper positioning, technique, and muscle recruitment patterns. Without proper practice of the overhead barbell squat, imbalanced postures may occur from muscles not engaging. Whether it's the upper shoulder, trunk, hips, or knees keeping you from performing a great overhead squat, adjust to the correct postion and practice becoming aware of the compensations. Making the proper adjustments to master the overhead barbell squat will improve your body awareness and core stability in all explosive, multiplanar movements such as olympic lifts and others sport-specific movements that generate high amounts of force.

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