As everyone walked into the gym at noon today and looked at the workout on the whiteboard, the reaction was pretty much the same – “Oh oh, overhead squats,” accompanied by a shaking of the head.
That’s because, for something so simple in concept, overhead squats (hereafter abbreviated to OHS) are hard. But as a lift [...]
Today’s workout is called “The 12 Days of Christmas”
12 reps each exercise using one weight. No rest between exercises.
Thrusters
Sumo Deadlift High Pull
Clean
Press
Snatch
Push press
Back squat
Deadlift
Overhead squat
Jerk
Front squat
Power Clean
Score will be measured in horsepower
Weight: 65#
Time: 14:07
HP: 0.11
This wasn’t my best performance. I could have done better. Which brings up my CrossFit New Year’s Resolutions (I already have plenty [...]
Overhead Squat Basics
Nicole and Annie
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This morning’s workout was 5 sets of 5 reps of overhead squats. As I’ve said before, I find the overhead squat to be conceptually simple, but extremely difficult in execution. that’s because it is possibly one of the most difficult of lifts, even though it looks stupidly easy.
My major problem areas are:
Back and shoulder flexibility. My [...]
Nicole of Crossfit fame, overhead squatting her bodyweight (150lbs) 15 times. Wow. Visit crossfit.com or clutchfitness.com for more cool stuff.
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