HOW To Overhead Squat: Mobility, Technique & Strength

[jakemeades]

tried oh squats today, 10kg felt heavy hahahaha (my max back squat is around 110). These are ALOT harder than they look!

[f.k.]

Great video, and very useful. The point I picked up was to focus on proper form and take your time descending and ascending until your body gets used to doing this movement. What are some flexibility/mobility zone issues that an athlete can also focus on? An example question is if ankle mobility can be limiting the movement? Thanks.

[peterarchimandritis]

Coach Brian explains things very well. Awesome video!

[NyerereThornton]

This was a great video, exactly what I've been looking for to help with the over head squat. Keep up the work and keep these damn videos coming!

[marinamakarova]

КАК ДЕЛАТЬ ОВЕРХЕД ПРИСЕДАНИЯ (перевод на русский язык)

Выполнение оверхед приседаний делает регулярные классические приседания / фронтальные приседания намного легче (лучшее положение).
Проблемы, такие как «удержание корпуса и рук в вертикальном положении» на приседах, устраняются, если вы можете сделать рывок 175 кг.
1.Используйте рывковый хват (когда в висе, бар должен быть около вашего бедра).
2. Чтобы попасть в положение для приземления на корточках, вы должны делать push-жим, жим из-за головы или рывок.
3. Бар, плечо и лодыжка должны быть в порядке.
Обратите внимание, что планка, лодыжка и плечо выровнены. Любая потеря позиции будет нестабильной.
4. Приседание начинается со сгибания колена.
5. Приседание так глубоко, как ваша мобильность позволяет.
6. Это намного сложнее, чем кажется. Начать очень легко.
7. Используйте это как приседание (разминка, вы заметите, насколько легче приседать)
Плечи должны быть отведены назад, опущены и лопатки сведены, НЕ поднимать плечи.

[TheREUP]

Going to implement this into my warm up

[robbiemazzarino]

I have terrible ankle mobility due to fluid in my right ankle. I tore a bunch of ligaments playing basketball about a year ago so I got an MRI about 5 months after the initial injury and it said I have minimal fluid in my ankle. I was referred to an orthopedic but my insurance expired and now I'm left without insurance. What should I do in terms of improving my ankle mobility without getting the fluid removed?

Love the olympic lifting videos by the way, keep em coming brotha!

[mmww_]

Can we have a "How to: Coach Bryans hair" next?   

No homo of course

[Sunbunzz]

I LIKED THE FUCKING VIDEO OMAR OKAY ARE YOU HAPPY

[dummkompf]

the guy doing the demonstration at around 2:20 is going in to anterior pelvic tilt on the way down, and then buttwinking back to neutral at the bottom. tighten up those abs!

[alexvillavarayan]

lets see more workouts with you and coach fixing your technique and giving you certain queues to help out. What exercises does he prescribe to help fix your specific technical issues?

[sboj]

Can we get a How To Deadlift video with coach Brian? Conventional and Sumo will be better.

[alansimons]

Now that your focus has shifted to Olympic lifting, very curious to see if views gradually decline. Would guess that bodybuilding & powerlifting on YouTube has more interest than Olympic lifting.

[ThaNathanater]

Never really understood the point of 'weightlifting shoes' but from this video it looks as though they help elevate your heel off the ground therefore 'helping' with your ankle mobility. Is that what weightlifting shoes are for?

[John.Pdcsta]

Are we opening the hips more so than a normal squat?

[freedk]

would you recommend doing overhead squats without olys in the beginning?

[forgot_my_name_again]

are there any specific excersices i can do to get better mobility i cannot even get my hands, shoulder, ancles in the same position standing straight?

[pete]

Now for the true overhead squat. Close-grip overhead squat.

[ObjectFitness]

I struggle with the calf mobility I can't get ATG in my back squat because of the restriction. The real problem is that I spend significant time trying to stretch my calves with no success. I have not found any good videos to help me mobilize these calves beyond normal conventional techniques. Any thoughts?

[SensBruins]

How wide of a hand placement should you use for this? I noticed yours was a lot wider than Brian's.