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Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy
Love overhead squats! Such a great movement. I'm limited by my shoulder and core strength, but doing a body weight OHS from the ground is a goal of mine in the short term (190 lbs)  Still getting my strict press up to body weight as well, which I am sure I'll be able to translate into an OHS in excess of 200 lbs, but I am just getting into olympic lifting so I don't mind feeling out my limits at the moment.
Doing the overhead press from that starting position on the back has really helped me work out fascia and muscle tightness in my neck/shoulders from sitting hunched over a GD desk all day.
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For some reason the OH squat scares me because for some reason I think I'll drop the weight on my head or something.
Even practicing with just a barbell is amazing though, because it really exposes where you're tight, and involves more than just the hip flexor, quads, glutes and hamstrings.
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I would personally say he starts running into problems once he goes parallel. Doesn't try to 'sit back' far enough, which results in quad activation instead of his glutes/hamstrings coming into play. That is why it seems like he's pushing with his knees.
He also leans forward when he comes up, which is expected a bit because when your hands are that far apart, its harder than usual to stabilize the upper back. One of the easier fixes for forward lean is to try and bring your hands closer together on the bar which forces your upper back together and helps your chest stay up. You need decent flexibility in wrists, shoulders and pecs, so it takes a bit of time to get your hands where you want them.
And no I don't coach. I've been lifting for 6 some years now, and love reading everything I can find on the subject.