Overhead Squat Exercise Video

Exercise Instructions:

Setup for the overhead squat but setting the rack to around shoulder height and loading on the weight you want to use. Grip the bar at a wider than shoulder width grip and pick rest it on your upper chest. Take a step back, and and position your feet at around should width apart. Push the barbell above your head and hold it there with arms outstretched. Keeping your eyes facing forward, head up, and chest out, slowly squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Push up through the heels and raise back up. Repeat for desired reps.

Tips & Advice:

The overhead involves holding the barbell over the head, so a light weight should be used until you get the technique right. It's very important that your keep your chest out and back arched to keep it from rounding and causing injury. For more tips on squatting see the main squat page.

More Barbell Quadriceps Exercises:

1. Squat
2. 1/4 Squat
3. 1/2 Squat
4. Deep Squat
5. Squat To Bench
6. Narrow Squat
7. Wide Squat
8. Front Squat
9. Front Squat To Bench
10. Sumo Squat
11. Zerchers squat
12. Box Squat (shown with bench)
13. Barbell Hack Squat
14. One Leg Barbell Squat
15. Speed Squats
16. Barbell Jumping Squats
17. Barbell Side Split Squat
18. Deadlift
19. Barbell Lunge
20. Barbell Rear Lunge
21. Barbell Side Lunge
22. Walking Barbell Lunge
23. Decline Bench Barbell Lunge
24. Barbell Step Ups
25. Barbell Split Jump

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