Exercise guide
Overhead Squat.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement
- Compound
- Level
- Intermediate
Muscles at work
Make every rep count.
- 01
Set up under the bar with a wide snatch grip. Unrack it from your back and push press it to a locked-out position overhead.
- 02
Stand tall with feet about shoulder-width, arms straight, shoulders active (push up into the bar), and core braced.
- 03
Take a deep breath, then squat straight down by bending the knees while sending the hips slightly back—keep your chest up and the bar stacked over your mid-foot.
- 04
Descend until your thighs reach parallel (or as low as you can with good form). Keep knees tracking over toes and heels planted.
- 05
Reverse smoothly: drive through the floor, stay tight through your abs and upper back, and keep the bar steady overhead.
- 06
Stand to full hip and knee extension, then exhale at the top while maintaining control of the bar.





