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You Cannot Find the Strong Overhead Position on Your Own

The fault

Not knowing what a reliable overhead position feels like when nobody is watching.

Why it happens

A coach can put you in the right spot. Finding it yourself, mid-session, with nobody there, is a different skill and it is the one that matters on most training days.

The fix

Garret Fisher's drill for locating that strong overhead position solo. Self-check, no coach required.

Guest coach
Garret Fisher

This fix was filmed with Garret Fisher. See every episode they appear in.

About this fix
Originally published as "How to Simplify Overhead Feat. Garret Fisher" on 28 December 2015, part of The Lifting Fix, a free weekly weightlifting technique series Danny Lehr ran from June 2015 to December 2016. Every episode is free here and always will be. For the full structured course, see the professionally filmed program.

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