Barbell Overhead Squat
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Barbell
This is a technical lift, best learned under a coach’s eye before loading heavy.
HOW TO PERFORM
- Hold the bar locked out overhead with a wide grip.
- Squat to full depth, bar over mid-foot.
- Drive up, staying tall and stable overhead.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Quads
Secondary
- Glutes
- Abs
- Traps
- Lower Back
- Adductors
- Shoulders
- Obliques
- Hamstrings
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.