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Overhead Squat Benefits
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Benefits of the Overhead Squat
Overhead squats might not sound like a movement that will help you increase lean body mass, but it does. Most people are staring at a computer screen hunched over their desk all day with their shoulders flexed forward, but the problem is that when they go to gym they end up training their mirror muscles.
If the torso is constantly flexed, your shoulders and your scapulae will be pulled forward, this can make you feel that it's impossible to have strong shoulders with arms above and behind your head. The overhead squat teaches your body how to extend.
Your thoracic spine together with your abdominal muscles have to learn backward flexion as easily as forward flexion. Your core strength comes from the strength and flexibility of your thoracic spine. Overhead squats help increase core strength which improves your athletic ability, which help you lift heavier weights.
The overhead squat is able to increase your mobility, your stability and your strength. Whether you are aware of it or not, anyone with a tight, over-lifted pecs causing the shoulders and the upper back to pull forward, needs to do overhead squats.
Anyone with a rigid thoracic spine who can't extend correctly should do overhead squats. Lastly but most importantly, overhead squats should be done by anyone who wants to increase their core strength. Starting off with overhead squats is tough at first, so make sure that you start with a lighter weight than you think you should.
Everyone knows the importance of a healthy spine and avoiding back and/or shoulder injuries is vitally important for anyone who trains with weights on a regular basis. The lither and more capable your body is the less pain/discomfort you will feel when sitting in the same position all day.
It should be noted that if you struggle doing a regular squat because your knees collapse when you push up from the bottom of a squat, it's going to get worse when you're doing an overhead squat. The movement uses all the muscles in your body, your lower back, calves, glutes and hamstrings are all directly involved in performing this movement correctly.