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chaddukes · 06-09-2009, 10:26 AM

Yesterday, I tried to do overhead squats with just the bar. Wow, not happening. I haven't tried an exercise yet where I couldn't get reasonably close to performing the exercise.

Now, Overhead squats aren't something that I really need to be doing. I'm not trying out for an olympic weight lifting team, or anything. It was just something that I wanted to try.

I wasn't able to get any depth at all. I think that the issue was just that I didn't have the spinal stability to get down without over extending my thoracic spine. The funny thing is that I do a fair amount of planks, and can hold them for two minutes with good form. But, I've also noticed on Ab Rollouts that I have a hard time keeping my back from over extending. However, I don't have an issue with rounding over when squating or deadlifting. So, it seems like I have OK stability in one direction but not the opposite.

What advice do you have for me to improve this, or could the issue not be related at all?

06-09-2009, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
chaddukes Will Deadlift for Food! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 876	Overhead Squats; Thoracic Stability? Yesterday, I tried to do overhead squats with just the bar. Wow, not happening. I haven't tried an exercise yet where I couldn't get reasonably close to performing the exercise. Now, Overhead squats aren't something that I really need to be doing. I'm not trying out for an olympic weight lifting team, or anything. It was just something that I wanted to try. I wasn't able to get any depth at all. I think that the issue was just that I didn't have the spinal stability to get down without over extending my thoracic spine. The funny thing is that I do a fair amount of planks, and can hold them for two minutes with good form. But, I've also noticed on Ab Rollouts that I have a hard time keeping my back from over extending. However, I don't have an issue with rounding over when squating or deadlifting. So, it seems like I have OK stability in one direction but not the opposite. What advice do you have for me to improve this, or could the issue not be related at all?