Barbell Overhead Squat
A deep squat with a barbell held overhead on straight arms, a hard test of leg strength, mobility and control.
- Body part
- Legs
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Category
- Strength
- Pattern
- Squat
- Mainly works
- Quadriceps and glutes
- Also
- Front delts, upper back and abdominals
Cues
- Wide grip, bar locked out overhead
- Push the bar up as you squat
- Sit straight down
- Stand tall
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