Watch Denise Thomas (CF-L4) Coach the Overhead Squat

The Overhead Squat is the ultimate core exercise that develops unparalleled, effective athletic movement. This movement trains for efficient energy transfer from large to small body parts and improves functional flexibility. It develops the squat by amplifying and punishing posture, movement, and stability faults. The overhead squat is perfect for building midline control, stability, and balance. In this video, CrossFit Seminar Staff member and Level 4 coach Denise Thomas walks a group through the overhead squat progression, focusing on points of performance and various verbal, visual, and tactile cues. Improve your CrossFit athletes' movement mechanics with this dynamic and fun coaching demonstration. Learn a simple way to coach this foundational CrossFit movement, whether you are coaching small or large groups. If this video helps you, subscribe for more expert coaching demos and training tips and see more in our Movement Improvement Library playlist:    • Playlist  . #CrossFit #OverheadSquat #SquatTherapy #MovementImprovement #CrossFitCoaching #CrossFitTraining #CrossFitMovementLibrary #CrossFitPointsOfPerformance __ CrossFit is the world’s leading platform for improving health and performance. In the 20 years since its founding, CrossFit has grown from a garage gym in Santa Cruz, California, into the world’s most effective program for improving health and performance through nutrition and exercise. CrossFit is the world’s leading provider of accredited performance-based training courses and certifications and has more than 125,000 credentialed coaches across the world. The program can be modified to welcome people of all ages and abilities and millions of people have already experienced CrossFit’s transformational benefits in more than 13,000 affiliated gyms across 158 countries. CrossFit also directs the CrossFit Games season, beginning with the annual CrossFit Open, through which athletes at every level compete worldwide, and culminating in the CrossFit Games, where top athletes compete for the title of Fittest on Earth®. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell to make sure you never miss a video, webinar, or our new Coaching CrossFit Office Hours:    / @crossfittraining   Follow us on social media for more tips: Instagram:   / crossfittraining   Website: https://www.crossfit.com ==Resources== 💻Take our Teaching Movement online course: https://www.crossfit.com/online-cours... 🌎 Find a CrossFit gym near you: https://www.crossfit.com/map 📗 Download the Level 1 Training Guide: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/... 🏋️ Follow CrossFit's Workout of the Day: https://www.crossfit.com/wod 💻 Uplevel your coaching with our online courses: https://www.crossfit.com/education/ex...