Step 1: Get the bar up. The beginning position of the overhead squat has you standing holding a loaded or unloaded barbell above your head. To get the barbell to this demanding position you can use a weight rack to raise the bar and then stand up from under it and jerk it upward. Or you can start with the bar on the ground and simply snatch it up to over your head.
Step 2: Squat down. Once your holding the weight above your head make sure both you and the barbell are stable. If you are, squat down as deeply as you can. If you can manage a full squat then go for it, just make sure that you maintain control over the weight.
Step 3: Raise back up. After completing the down phase of the squat push through your heels and glutes to stand back up. Once you get back to standing, take a pause and then squat back down for another rep.
Check out this great article about OHS by Coach Dan John: http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?t=466515
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