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Overhead Squats (OHS) T he overhead squat is a great exercise— but do you know how this movement is useful to us? It helps us promote mobility, stability & strength of our entire body. Let’s find out how? The overhead squat has gotten some good press lately because of CrossFit. You would probably have a liking towards performing an Overhead Squat because: 1.    It’s Hard 2.    It looks cool H owever, would not recommend to add this movement in your regimen just because you want to look bad-ass. I f you find yourself at the bottom of an overhead squat and suddenly wonder, "Why the hell am I doing this?" you're asking yourself a really good question. T he Overhead Squat is majorly used as a mobility-training device. The strength carryover it has to other lifts like the snatch, back squat, front squat & overhead press is negligible. So, if would think you’re doing them to get your legs stronger, they won’t work like you think they will. However, t...

Squat W hen we come to think of Squats, all we hear is “This is wrong!” I keep wondering how everyone can have a different form to perform a squat… Are there really different forms or everyone just perform their own & believe this is the right form! Let’s try & understand this myth of “This is wrong!” I’ve come to the below conclusion after trying to understand what & how shall a Squat be done? F irstly, many of us consider squat to be a “leg” exercise, it’s really a full body movement that works just every muscle group in the body. S econdly, it mimics a ton of natural movement patterns in everyday life.  In my opinion, squats are the most useful exercise we can do when it comes to strength training. Gain strength or lose weight, squats are one of the fastest ways to get there. My advice to beginners, Never fear! Let’s get to know Squats in a better manner. Why squat? S quats are one of the most foundational functional movements in our lives. We all have bee...