Crossfit Level 1 - OVERHEAD SQUAT - Nine Foundational Movements (Movement Guide)

Question 1

What is the setup for the OVERHEAD SQUAT?

Answer 1

-shoulder width stance
-shoulder push up on the bar
-arms extended
-wide grip on the bar (wide enough to perform a pass-through)
-armpits face forward

Question 2

What is the execution for the OVERHEAD SQUAT?

Answer 2

-hips decend back and down
-knees inline with toes
-lumbar curve maintained
-hips descend lower than knees
-heels down
-bar moves over the middle of the foot

Question 3

What is the finish of the OVERHEAD SQUAT?

Answer 3

-complete at full hip and knee extension

Question 4

What fault is present here?

Answer 4

Inactive overhead position due to flexed elbow and/or inactive shoulders.

Question 5

What corrections (inactive overhead position) could you give to fix this fault?

Answer 5

-cue athletes to press up on the bar
-use tackile cue to push the elbos straight, shoulders up, and armpits forward

Question 6

What fault is present here?

Answer 6

Bar moves forward in frontal plane.

Question 7

What corrections could you give to the fault (bar moves forward in frontal plane? present here?

Answer 7

-cue athelte to press the bar up and pull it back over midfoot or slightly behind the front al plane