Here are two different ways to instruct the overhead squat:
External cue – placing a focus outside of the body.
- Find your ‘Y: Experiment with your grip width.
- Maintain a vertical torso
- Keep the pole directly above your mid-foot as you squat
- Descend as if you’re lowering yourself into a box
Now for internal cues – placing a focus on the body and how it feels.
- Feel the connection between your feet and the ground
- Engage your core as if bracing for a punch
- Sense the engagement of your lats supporting the pole
- Imagine your body as a single, integrated unit moving smoothly
What you pay attention to matters, language matters, and above all, what you do matters.