Overhead Squat Assessment - LIFE PARTNERS PERSONAL TRAINING

THE OVERHEAD SQUAT ASSESSMENT:

Knees stay in line with feet (knees don't cave in; feet don't turn out)
Squats low enough for thighs to be parallel to floor

Torso is parallel to tibia

The Deep Squat is used to assess mobility and stability of the entire body. To do a proper squat, you need full range of motion at all of your joints, as well as the core stability to coordinate and execute the movement against gravity.

The client stands with feet hip to shoulder width apart and parallel to each other. Arms should be held overhead. Keep the heels on the floor and squat as low as possible, relatively slowly. The arms held overhead helps you see possible tightness in the lats, since the lats stretch as you bring your arms up, and it is difficult to keep them there as you squat if they are tight.

*ANTERIOR VIEW:*
	Foot Turns Out	Right	Yes	No
	Foot Turns Out	Left	Yes	No

	Knee Moves Inward	Right	Yes	No
	Knee Moves Inward	Left	Yes	No

	Knee Moves Outward	Right	Yes	No
	Knee Moves Outward	Left	Yes	No


*LATERAL VIEW*
	LPHC	Excessive Forward Lean			Yes	No

		Low Back Arches			Yes	No

		Low Back Rounds			Yes	No

	Upper Body	Arms Fall Forward			Yes	No


*POSTERIOR VIEW*
	Foot	Right	Heel Rises		Yes	No
		Left	Heel Rises		Yes	No

		Right	Foot Flattens		Yes	No
		Left	Foot Flattens		Yes	No

	LPHC	Asymmetrical Shift			Yes	No

	Upper Body	Shoulder Elevation			Yes	No