#107 - Dr. Stuart McGill: Training with Low Back Pain
Dr. Stuart McGill talks about lower back pain, how personality impacts recovery, and understanding how to ACTUALLY train your core.
Bang Legs Without Banging Your Lower Back
It took me 26 years to develop lower back issues. But over the last 10 years, I’ve learned ways to work around them since becoming a slob is not an option. If you’re looking for ways to train legs without getting hurt (again), this article is for you.
Keyboard Warriors Need to Stop!
People with similar issues can respond differently to the same treatments, so having multiple solutions is a great way to increase the likelihood of success. As for arguing about different solutions with experts on the internet? Not so great.
WATCH: Learn to Train X — Practice Pelvis Correction for a Stronger Squat
Driving to the grocery store? Practice this in your car every time you hit a red light.
Building the Raw Deadlift
This article will cover everything you need to build a big deadlfit as a raw lifter, from needs analysis, to the role of specific muscles, to choosing your best stance.
Four Reasons Why Barbell Rows Will Improve Your Deadlift
Do them properly and watch your deadlift numbers start to creep up!
Hip Mobility with Mike Robertson
Mike Robertson demonstrates the difference between hip mobility and lower back mobility.
Kneeling Good Mornings
Start with your heels hooked into the poor man GHR or have someone hold your ankles.
Isolated Back Raise
This is a great movement for those dealing with lower back pain or have a hard time keeping their back arched while squatting and/or pulling.
Superman
This exercise is great for a warm-up and for less qualified athletes that are lacking lower back strength.
Waiter's Bow
The lifter will perform a bent over row and hip extension movement with multiple plates.
Power Squat Good Mornings
The Power Squat Good Morning is a great lower back movement when you are too worn out to deal with Good Mornings.
Reach and Roll
Arms out front. Walk sides to one side until you reach max position then twist slightly for a greater stretch.
Stone Lifting without Stones
In the gym, you know that one bar where the end collar is always loose?
Rickshaw Deadlift
The Rickshaw deadlift is very similar to a rack deadlift in that it is a limited range of motion.
Rickshaw Box Dead Lift
The Rickshaw is a devise originally designed for strongman training for different lifts and walks.
Keg Bearhug Squat
I prefer the athlete to grab the keg slightly below the mid line to extend the range of motion slightly.
Zercher Squats
This is a great exercise to build your deadlift and teach you to maintain proper position when squatting.
Wide Stance Stiff-Legged Deadlifts
This is a killer hamstring movement that my good friend Todd Brock used to live by when trying to build his sumo deadlift.
Stiff Leg Dead Lifts - Close Stance
This has become a classic hamstring and lower back movement over the years for one reason, it works!
Back Hyper Complex
Work the entire posterior chain. Lifter performs a back hyper extension and then rows the barbell to their midsection.
Back Extension / Row Combination
Setup in a GHR, Back Extension or Roman Chair. Extend hips and lock into place close to parallel to the floor.
Pull-Thru Band Goodmorning
Loop the band around the base of the rack. Place the other end of the band around your neck.
Pin Pulls with Double Mini Bands
Using Bands with Pin Pulls is a great way to get extra work out of the glutes.
Good Mornings with Bands
This is an excellent exercise to develop your low back, glutes and hamstrings.