Feeling beat up, so I did some light work with kettlebells and the Manta-Ray today. Overhead squats with two kettlebells while wearing Vibrams is not easy even when the weight is light (I'm using 16kg bells in the video).
Really? Well, I've had my Vibrams a couple years now I think. Of course I've been squatting in OL shoes a lot longer than that, but yeah I'd take OL shoes in a heartbeat when it came to anything resembling an overhead squat or sotts press.
After seeing, literally, hundreds of people struggling (sometimes unknowingly) with squat form, I decided to create the Squat Rx instructional videos on squat form and training. This blog is meant to be a platform for those videos, and a place of discussion about strength and conditioning issues for coaches, trainers, teachers, athletes, students, and enthusiasts. Posts and articles are meant to provoke thought, inspiration, and reflection. My athletic background is in gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, competitive swimming, powerlifting, and kettlebells. I have coached swimming at the age-group, high school, D3, and masters levels, served as a S&C coach at the high school level, and conducted kettlebell workshops and classes for CrossFit, high school students, and personal trainers.
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2 comments:
How long have you been wearing Vibrams? I find overhead squatting much easier in them myself.
Really? Well, I've had my Vibrams a couple years now I think. Of course I've been squatting in OL shoes a lot longer than that, but yeah I'd take OL shoes in a heartbeat when it came to anything resembling an overhead squat or sotts press.
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