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The overhead squat test is a subjective screening assessment used to obtain a general indication of dynamic [[posture]]. The test identifies compensatory movements and considers [[muscle]] | The overhead squat test is a subjective screening assessment used to obtain a general indication of dynamic [[posture]]. The test identifies compensatory movements and considers [[muscle|muscles]] which could potentially be overactive or underactive with the intention of addressing these muscle imbalances.<ref name=":0">Clark MA, Lucett SC, Sutton BG, editors. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://books.google.com/books%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26id%3D-qW8oV-SXo4C%26oi%3Dfnd%26pg%3DPR7%26dq%3DClark%2BMA,%2BLucett%2BSC,%2BSutton%2BBG,%2Beditors.%2BNASM%2BEssentials%2Bof%2BPersonal%2BFitness%2BTraining.%2B%2BFourth%2BEdition.%2B%2BBaltimore%2B%2BLippincott%2BWilliams%2B%2526%2BWilkins,%2B2012.%26ots%3Da5cxTT7M3O%26sig%3DhBKZFFGhAx5Rx5t4akcbJKvV9s0&hl=en&sa=T&oi=gsb&ct=res&cd=0&d=10153933652449779401&ei=04EMYvaFAoTyyASduqq4Dg&scisig=AAGBfm1knY25WLNzh6CWcB-AiKzGOMMApQ NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training.] Fourth Edition. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.</ref> The overhead squat test is considered highly practical and time efficient.<ref>Bishop C, Edwards M, Turner A. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/21985/&hl=en&sa=T&oi=gsb&ct=res&cd=0&d=9198142856512071271&ei=9IEMYr3YN8eUywTTgoa4Cg&scisig=AAGBfm1xcYKxZP4_-eigw0phhfOmOMNgRA Screening movement dysfunctions using the overhead squat.] Professional Strength & Conditioning 2016; 42:22-30. </ref> | ||
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{{#ev:youtube|ybBvcJ50UZ8}}<ref>National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). How to set up an overhead squat assessment. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBvcJ50UZ8 (accessed 3 March 2019)</ref> | {{#ev:youtube|ybBvcJ50UZ8}}<ref>National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). How to set up an overhead squat assessment. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBvcJ50UZ8 (accessed 3 March 2019)</ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
This [https://www.nasm.org/docs/default-source/PDF/nasm_overhead_squat_solutions_table_cptpes(pdf-32k).pdf?sfvrsn=2 file] contains further guidance on compensatory movements during the overhead squat test.[[File:Nasm overhead squat solutions table cptpes(pdf-32k).pdf|left|thumb|Overhead Squat Solutions Table]] | |||
<ref>National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Overhead Squat Solutions Table. Available from: https://www.nasm.org/docs/default-source/PDF/nasm_overhead_squat_solutions_table_cptpes(pdf-32k).pdf?sfvrsn=2 (accessed 3 March 2019).</ref> | <ref>National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Overhead Squat Solutions Table. Available from: https://www.nasm.org/docs/default-source/PDF/nasm_overhead_squat_solutions_table_cptpes(pdf-32k).pdf?sfvrsn=2 (accessed 3 March 2019).</ref> | ||
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Purpose[edit | edit source]
The overhead squat test is a subjective screening assessment used to obtain a general indication of dynamic posture. The test identifies compensatory movements and considers muscles which could potentially be overactive or underactive with the intention of addressing these muscle imbalances.[1] The overhead squat test is considered highly practical and time efficient.[2]
Technique[edit | edit source]
The overhead squat test is carried out with the client in a standing position, feet pointed forward in line with the shoulders, both shoulders flexed to around 180 degrees and with the elbows extended. The client would be instructed to go into a squat position as if sitting down on a chair and to resume the initial upright position. The squat should be repeated five times, while the examiner assesses movement at the main joints from an anterior view and from a lateral view.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
This file contains further guidance on compensatory movements during the overhead squat test.File:Nasm overhead squat solutions table cptpes(pdf-32k).pdf
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark MA, Lucett SC, Sutton BG, editors. NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training. Fourth Edition. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.
- ↑ Bishop C, Edwards M, Turner A. Screening movement dysfunctions using the overhead squat. Professional Strength & Conditioning 2016; 42:22-30.
- ↑ National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). How to set up an overhead squat assessment. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBvcJ50UZ8 (accessed 3 March 2019)
- ↑ National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Overhead Squat Solutions Table. Available from: https://www.nasm.org/docs/default-source/PDF/nasm_overhead_squat_solutions_table_cptpes(pdf-32k).pdf?sfvrsn=2 (accessed 3 March 2019).
