Squat Rx #22

Tips for your overhead squats are discussed

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Education

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• squat
• rx
• 22
• powerlifting
• olympic
• weightlifting
• technique

[guima300]

Boris,is this possible (fonzie) with heavy weigths?? 

[johnnymnemonic2]

@guima300 Intention matters here. With a barbell in your hands, you can't "do the Fonzie", but the upper arm should externally rotate somewhat engaging the upper back into the movement.

[thesku11s]

Hey boris, this has been very useful for me to see as I am currently doing some therapy to teach my shoulders to externally rotate, utilising the posterior delts and lats effectively.

I was wondering however if you had heard the "elbows out" cue for setting up the pull for the snatch. I see all OL lifters turning their elbows out (internal rotation) strongly for the snatch. This flares the lats for the pull and also helps elbows to get high into a triple extension.

[johnnymnemonic2]

@thesku11s

I don't see any need or benefit to cue internal rotation during the first or second pull. Maybe someone else w. more experience in OL will chime in, but that's my opinion.

[elmirg]

Is it possible to substitute regular squats with OH squats?

[johnnymnemonic2]

@elmirg

If you want to get better at regular squats, then you should do regular squats.

[johnnymnemonic2]

Thank you everyone!

[snizshizzle]

I use the OH squat as a warm-up only and have been doing the low-bar squat. Used the correct form today and it was MUCH easier on the shoulders and hips and going below parallel was much easier. Thanks.

[funk192]

Thanks for your Squat Rx series dude, really helps when someone posts all these vids for the all the different types of squat and attention that they deserve.