Overhead Squats

[chaos]

yes i am doing them but as i wrote before i started just with an empty Olympic Barbell.
I am using 60 KG at the moment which is OK for learning i think.

How are your shoulders feeling? Notice an increase in stability when doing bench?

[Donny]

How are your shoulders feeling? Notice an increase in stability when doing bench?

I definitely feel that my neck & shoulders are under constant tension during the exercise & I feel it's positive for strength & posture.
When doing standing french presses with my triceps bar I'm definitely able to concentrate more on the exercise due to more stamina & muscle control..if that makes sense 💪

About 8 years ago I had a prolapsed disc in my neck C6/C7...was a long recovery
Benches are feeling good too so I think there's been benefits & carry over from the overhead squats.
You do the strong man stuff ..do you do these overhead walks in the video?
As I wrote I'm using it more for overall posture,stamina,strength especially in my upper body.
I've always had a good strong base in my legs just from nature & don't go down easily 🙂
https://www.catalystathletics.com/exercise/482/Overhead-Carry-Overhead-Squat/

[chaos]

I definitely feel that my neck & shoulders are under constant tension during the exercise & I feel it's positive for strength & posture.
When doing standing french presses with my triceps bar I'm definitely able to concentrate more on the exercise due to more stamina & muscle control..if that makes sense 💪

About 8 years ago I had a prolapsed disc in my neck C6/C7...was a long recovery
Benches are feeling good too so I think there's been benefits & carry over from the overhead squats.
You do the strong man stuff ..do you do these overhead walks in the video?
As I wrote I'm using it more for overall posture,stamina,strength especially in my upper body.
I've always had a good strong base in my legs just from nature & don't go down easily 🙂
https://www.catalystathletics.com/exercise/482/Overhead-Carry-Overhead-Squat/

I agree about more stable shoulders and upper body from OHS. You should notice some increased mobility in the hips as well.

I never did the overhead walks with the bands, I have used a barbell, dumbells, sandbags and even the stone.

[Donny]

I agree about more stable shoulders and upper body from OHS. You should notice some increased mobility in the hips as well.

I never did the overhead walks with the bands, I have used a barbell, dumbells, sandbags and even the stone.

yes & positive for my lower back & posture.
you´re a Scotsman at heart big boy.. lifting the stone & Highland Games.
I wrote some years ago that not far from me they even have Highland Games here in Germany.

[chaos]

yes & positive for my lower back & posture.
you´re a Scotsman at heart big boy.. lifting the stone & Highland Games.
I wrote some years ago that not far from me they even have Highland Games here in Germany.

I trained for Highland games for a few months until the group lost it's training field then moved too far south for me to train with them. I felt comfortable with everything except the stone throws, I could never get the spinning and throw timing down so that was frustrating for me.

[Donny]

I trained for Highland games for a few months until the group lost it's training field then moved too far south for me to train with them. I felt comfortable with everything except the stone throws, I could never get the spinning and throw timing down so that was frustrating for me.

I used to go to the Games every year where I lived as a kid.
Was always held in a local park which was big enough. Had to pay entry money so we sneaked in through the long grass & bushes.
I did enjoy watching the events & some of the competitors looked like Giants to me as a kid.
They didn't have ripped up physiques but were strong 💪

[chaos]

I used to go to the Games every year where I lived as a kid.
Was always held in a local park which was big enough. Had to pay entry money so we sneaked in through the long grass & bushes.
I did enjoy watching the events & some of the competitors looked like Giants to me as a kid.
They didn't have ripped up physiques but were strong 💪

Even the little fellas are strong. We went to an event here and all of the families played their bagpipes and songs, huge festival. Tons of fun.

[Donny]

Even the little fellas are strong. We went to an event here and all of the families played their bagpipes and songs, huge festival. Tons of fun.

I reckon with my Kilt & accent I could pull some serious pussy in the states😃

[Donny]

😄

[Grape Ape]

I am going to make a goal to be able to do one OH squat with a pvc pipe.

If I can do that, my ankle, hip and shoulder mobility is on point.

And I can tell you right now, they are not on point.

[Donny]

I am going to make a goal to be able to do one OH squat with a pvc pipe.

If I can do that, my ankle, hip and shoulder mobility is on point.

And I can tell you right now, they are not on point.

I started with an empty Olympic Bar which was about right to give some slight tension & feeling.

[chaos]

I reckon with my Kilt & accent I could pull some serious pussy in the states😃

I am going to make a goal to be able to do one OH squat with a pvc pipe.

If I can do that, my ankle, hip and shoulder mobility is on point.

And I can tell you right now, they are not on point.

Whatever you do, don't try it empty handed, just not going to be right. I started with one of those wooden sticks that old ladies use to swing back and forth and say they're warming up.

[Grape Ape]

Whatever you do, don't try it empty handed, just not going to be right. I started with one of those wooden sticks that old ladies use to swing back and forth and say they're warming up.

I will use a pvc pipe, or a bella bar (35lbs) that I actually own.

[Grape Ape]

I will use a pvc pipe, or a bella bar (35lbs) that I actually own.

Narrator:

It has been 8 days since this post and GA has done nothing to further this.

[chaos]

Narrator:

It has been 8 days since this post and GA has done nothing to further this.

Sounds about right.

[Donny]

I did one arm DB overhead squats today but i think the two handed version might be better for me.

[chaos]

I did one arm DB overhead squats today but i think the two handed version might be better for me.

I felt unstable using DBs unless it was a one handed DB snatch.

[Donny]

I felt unstable using DBs unless it was a one handed DB snatch.

Thank you