Why You May Want to Avoid Squatting and Overhead Press During Part of Your Off-season

By djpope

May 9, 2015

Blasphemy I know…

Squatting and Overhead Press is incredibly important and our success is linked to mastery in these movements.  The thing is, the movements we need to get better at a lot of times we’ll overdo.

Just as youth athletes are advised not to specialize early on to avoid overuse injuries so should we.  I made a quick video to explain how avoiding squatting and overhead press can be beneficial, especially in the early offseason.

I Still Sleep in an Overhead Squat Though,

Dan Pope DPT, CSCS

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