That's me waaaay in the back holding the barbell overhead.
(photo courtesy of Flatirons CrossFit)
I've been involved with CrossFit since January 2008. When I first started doing overhead squats, I could barely even get more than 1/3 of the way down. Now, after much practice and some improvements in my form, I can get my butt pretty much all the way down. Woo hoo!
Thursday's WOD (workout of the day) was:
For time:
21 overhead squats @75#
21 kettlebell swings 32kg
Run 400 meters15 overhead squats
15 kettlebell swings
Run 4009 overhead squats
9 kettlebell swings
Run 400Time
11:25
CrossFit Nicole OHS Competition
[...] written about overhead squats here, here, here, and here. It’s proven to be one of the more devilishly difficult lifts [...]