How To Lift Atlas Stones: Should You Flex Your Spine? (feat. Martins Licis & Dr. Stuart McGill)

Learn all about atlas stone lifting from 2019 World's Strongest Man ‪@MartinsLicis‬ and the world's foremost authority on back mechanics Dr. Stuart McGill. Get my book on fixing injury here: https://www.amazon.com/Rebuilding-Mil... Get my book 'The Squat Bible' here: https://www.amazon.com/Squat-Bible-Ul... Looking for olympic weightlifting programming? Try this 'Back to Basics' 13 week program: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/w... ______________________ Subscribe to the channel: https://tinyurl.com/y2eq7kpr Recommended products: https://squatuniversity.com/recommend... Support SquatU & join monthly live Q&A:   / squatuniversity   ______________________ Many people question the safety of atlas stone lifting. Today you will learn technique & performance tips from Martins Licis (who just won the 2021 Rogue Invitational Strongman competition) and learn what science says from Dr. Stuart McGill (more content from Dr. McGill at https://www.backfitpro.com/). Research discussed today: McGill SM, McDermott A, Fenwick CM. Comparison of different strongman events: trunk muscle activation and lumbar spine motion, load, and stiffness. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Jul;23(4):1148-61. ______________________ Connect with SquatUniversity: Visit the website: http://www.squatuniversity.com Like the Facebook page:   / squatuniversity   Follow on Twitter:   / squatuniversity   Follow on TikTok: @SquatUniversity Follow on Instagram:   / squat_university   Listen to the Podcast on: apple iTunes, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Google Play and the Anchor App ______________________ Music credits Opening & closing track by JookTheFirst:   / jookthefirst