Hey , I used to hate OHS when I started initially . I hate them less now . Few things because of which I improved 1 . When I did the first time my coach said the position of the bar should be above the head such that if you drop the bar it hits your head . While true I didn ' t really like his choice of words , or him phrasing it like that because it scared the shit out of me . So I had this mental pressure constantly in my head saying Don ' t drop the bar , don ' t drop the bar . But when I got more confident at my strength , the next time I did it I was not worried about dropping the bar on my head which was a huge improvement . 2 . Lifting shoes . I didn ' t know the WOD and wore my metcon shoes . Started doing overhead squats . Had some balance issues . Went in and changed to my lifting shoes . Immediate and significant improvement post that . I was struggling with 95 lbs with regular shoes and 125 lbs became insanely easy with my lifting shoes . 3 . Improve your squatting . Practise squatting with your toes touching the wall . Make sure back stays straight , knees go out , core is engaged . 4 . Be patient , it comes with time . I know it ' s an annoying thing to hear that , but it works both ways , you improve at lifting both mentally and physically . Example the first time I deadlifted I maxed out 70 lbs and had a sore back at the end of it and felt pathetic about myself . Next week I deadlifted 255 lbs . I am sure my strength did not quadruple in a week . It was just getting use to the technique and getting more mentally prepared for it .