Podcasts about ultimate back fitness

If you've ever suffered from specific or non-specific back pain, you'll know how debilitating it can be. While you might avoid lifting heavy loads because of the risk of putting your back out, cyclists often have sore lower backs from the hours spent on the bike. Today's guest, Dr. Stuart M. McGill, is a distinguished professor emeritus, University of Waterloo in Toronto, Canada where he was a professor for 30 years. Stuart has authored several books (links in the show notes) and his advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups, elite athletes, and teams from around the world. If you want to learn how to fix your own back pain and  enhance both injury resilience and performance you'll find this conversation very interesting!   We cover these topics and more: Why do folks suffer from a bad back? What are the most common causes for active folks and athletes? What percentage of chronic back pain sufferers can take their own steps to improving the situation? What steps would he recommend, how often and for how long? He outlines the core, which muscle groups are involved and how they impact spinal health What are the biggest myths that he observes regarding core training? He explains what his "big 3" core exercises are, and why they're so important Which common core exercises does he feel have real benefit and which does he advise we avoid? If you'd like to find out more about Dr. McGill please visit his website at www.Backfitpro.com where you'll find links to his books and courses, all blogs and past podcasts, and also links to clinicians who they have trained. You can also find him on Instagram - @backfitpro   Stuart recommended several books: Stuart McGill books His book Back Mechanic was written for people with back pain. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance is for people interested in training to manage a history of back pain but still train to high levels of performance. His other books are for strength athletes (Gift of Injury, co-authored with Brian Carroll) and clinicians (Low Back Disorders).   Recommended Books Supertraining  Mel Siff & Yuri Verkoshansky Power of positive thinking - Norman Vincent Peale - written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life The quick and the dead - Pavel Tsatsouline - Total training for the advanced minimalist   There are many videos of the Big 3 online. This is one that Dr. McGill referenced in the call: Brian Carroll: The Big 3 full breakdown   Dr. McGill also mentioned training the fascia. If you're interested in this topic you might like this: Fascia Training Academy Get started with your 8 week mobility plan    Become UNbreakable 8 week strength plan for endurance athletes   Join our SWAT/High Performance Human tribe using this link, with a happiness guarantee! You can watch a brief video about the group by going to our website here, and join SWAT/High Performance Human tribe here.   Purchase a copy of my High Performance Human e-book featuring more than 30 top tips on how to upgrade your life. If you would like to help offset the cost of our podcast production, we would be so grateful.  Please click here to support the HPH podcast.  Thank you! Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes.  Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here.  For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.

In this episode we speak with Dr. Stuart McGill about fixing back pain. Dr. McGill is Distinguished Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, 4 books, and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training centre and research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. His books include Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages), Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes, Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. Learning Points: Why is a solution to back pain so elusive for so many? What are some of the myths surrounding back pain? Why do we need to pay attention to patterns of movement? Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/

Dr. Stuart McGill is an expert on back injury & pain mechanisms. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. Watch full interview here. Book & product links below. Be Green With Amy Amazon Store  Receive 5 Free Recipes from me. Why is a solution to back pain so elusive for so many? What are some low back pain exercises one can do at home? Is walking, even when painful, a good solution to helping with back pain? What can someone who sits much of the day do to help with back pain? What are the proper postures for sitting, standing, lifting etc.? What are some of the common misconceptions about and treatments for low back pain? He authored 5 books and over 240 scientific journal papers on back pain. Heavy lifting, sneezing and tying shoes can trigger pain. Learn how to alleviate and / or prevent these occurrences. Dr. McGills' books include: Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages)  Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians  Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes  Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete.  Lumbar support pillow  Website: www.backfitpro.com Check out my Amazon Store!  Get 5 FREE Recipes! Join Stuart McGill is Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, 5 books, and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training centre and research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion.  

In the 28th episode of The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast Chris, Mike and our special guest Senior StrongFirst Instructor Delaine Ross will talk about the importance of community in kettlebell training and the deep connections that you make when you associate with people with a common goal.Join us in this amazing talk!In this chapter you will discover: (0:45) Introducing Senior StrongFirst Instructor Delaine Ross(1:35) How did Delaine got started in strength training(9:10) Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance Book by Stuart McGill(9:40) The best athletes, they are very good at relaxing themselves(10:20) Community: What inspires Delaine to train people with substance abuse?(15:30) What inspired Chris to train with Kettlebells(17:10) What is it on the kettlebell that makes people get together and build a community?(22:40) What does Delaine love about deadlifts and presses?(24:30) Pressing with 40K, remembering Hector Gutierrez interview(27:10) Mindset when training and coaching(30:10) Strength has a greater purpose(31:20) The peanut butter jar story(31:50) The power of color coding your bells(38:30) Chris and Lindsay story(39:40) What changed for Delaine since training with kettlebells?(41:20) Remembering Sven Rieger interview(45:00) Does Delaine practice Kettlebell Sport?(49:00) Timing on kettlebell sport(50:50) Where to contact Delaine for her coaching https://www.instagram.com/delaineross/  @delaineross @backfitpro @thedragao @lindscruz @sven_rieger @michael_kurkowski @coachchrisabbottFind Free Resources at www.kettlebell.works Liked the show? Please lease us a review!

Back pain is incredibly common in sport, including all combative sports like jiu-jitsu, MMA, boxing and judo. That is why I was thrilled to talk to Dr Stuart McGill, one of the world's leading experts on back pain. Dr McGill spent 30 years researching and teaching spinal mechanics at the University of Waterloo in Canada.  He has published more than 300 scientific papers, written 3 textbooks, and has worked to improve sports performance with countless athletes from almost every sport.   His book, "Back Mechanic: The Step-by-Step McGill Method to Fix Back Pain" has become a classic manual for living a painfree life and "Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance" is a guide for many coaches to bring their athletes up to the next level of performance while avoiding a debilitating back injury. Here is just a little of what we covered today... 00:42 - How to become a world class expert in spinal mechanics and back pain 08:16 - Studying spines in the lab and what that tells you about spines in athletes 14:08 - Disc herniations and back pain 19:42 - Dr McGill's work with Olympians and elite athletes 24:00 - The athleticism of MMA fighter George St. Pierre 29:55 - Principles for avoiding back pain injury 34:40 - The power of the neutral spine 45:24 - The advantages and dangers of developing power through spinal rotation 51:04 - How elite strikers hit so hard 54:28 - Posture and spinal position in jiu-jitsu 1:01:07 - Hip morphology and leg flexibility of great jiu-jitsu fighters 1:06:07 - Books and other resources by Dr McGill Injury is the enemy, and avoiding injury is the key to a long and successful athletic career, so I hope you enjoy this episode! Cheers, Stephan Kesting P.S. If you get the chance a rating or a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your audio would be HUGELY appreciated.

In this episode, we discuss some of the inspiration behind Smartstrong and the back-pain Solutions podcast. We detail one of the seminars we attended back in 2019, out in Eindhoven, where we spent several days with world renowned back expert professor Stuart McGill where we learnt some of the fundamental principles he takes in the management of back health with his clients, following years of research over in Canada. Dr. Stuart McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. Over that period his laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. Professor McGill’s professional work has resulted in over 400 scientific publications, including four textbooks!! The first book, Lower back disorders: Evidence based Prevention and Rehabilitation is now on its third edition and was written for clinicians such as us. His textbook Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance provides the evidence base to design and prescribe the most appropriate exercise programs for the back. In the book titled Back Mechanic, seeks to guide readers through a self-assessment of pain triggers, then shows how to avoid these roadblocks on the road to recovery. Most recently, his book The Gift of Injury, in collaboration with champion powerlifter Brian Caroll, is about healing injury in the athlete and building resilience to compete once again.  Some of the things you’ll discover: Why removing the aggravating factors is fundamental in the recovery of back injury?How the extensor muscles in the back contribute stability to the spineWhy it’s important not to ignore the hips when assessing the backDon’t be misinformed by additional investigational findings such as MRI or X-rayDegenerative disc disease is NOT a diagnosis!Why we should identify what is appropriate for the rehabilitation goal of the individual, and not simply take a generic approach to recovery   Highlights You wouldn’t tell your mother in law she had degenerative face disease so why is degenerative disc disease so commonly reported as a diagnosis for people with back pain?! Back pain always has a cause and degenerative disc disease, or degenerative joint disease, is not a diagnosis that should be given to a patient. All back pain always has a cause and for the most part, degeneration is rarely the cause of pain. Back pain complaints require a thorough history, and examination of the problem, if it is to be managed effectively for the specific individual, there are no short cuts! For more episodes of the Back Pain Solutions podcast visit: www.smartstrong.co.uk Don’t forget to subscribe so you can receive updates on new episodes and direct links to additional content. If you’re suffering from back pain, want to improve your posture, or want to build resilience to future injury then you’re in the right place. Join us and take an active approach to better back health. Resources… eBook: https://smartstrong.ck.page/dda17bdf60   Send Us A Question…https://smartstrong.co.uk/contact-us/Website...  www.smartstrong.co.uk 

Lower back presentations that struggle with breathwork You've spent all this time perfecting breathwork into your practice...then it happens: This exercise hurts my back! WTF amiright!?!?!?! The activities we've been painstakingly learning about, and then your client feels pain THE WHOLE TIME you try it. This is especially true with: Lateral shifts Radiculopathy CRAZY Lordotic spines What's going on here? Many times, especially if symptoms are high, the issues I see people make involve either progress WAY too quickly or going after the wrong impairment. But don't worry folks, I'll do my darndest to make these presentations ridiculously simple for you. If you have troubled lumbar spine presentations and you are unsure where to go, then you'll definitely want to check out Movement Debrief Episode 131. Watch the video for your viewing pleasure. If you want to watch these live, add me on Instagram. t Show notes Check out Human Matrix promo video here. 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(Release date not known yet :( Here's a signup for my newsletter to get nearly 5 hours and 50 pages of content, access to my free breathing and body mechanics course, a free acute:chronic workload calculator, basketball conditioning program, podcasts, and weekend learning goodies:   Bill Hartman has a great video dispelling misconceptions around anterior pelvic tilt. It's. a must-watch. Compensatory Movement Patterns - If you have no clue about the difference between primary and secondary movement compensations, this debrief should help. You'll better learn when to apply certain exercises in a specific order to maximize movement improvements. How to Coach the Stack - This position is fundamental for improving movement options. If you are just getting into coaching exercises in this fashion, this is the post. Bill Hartman - If you want to learn the theory and practical components of many of the concepts I discuss, this man is pushing the field more than anyone else. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance by Stuart McGill - Although I disagree with a lot of his treatments, this book is an excellent resource on lumbar spine anatomy and biomechanics. Course Notes: Explaining Pain Lorimer Moseley-Style - If you work with people in persistent pain, you MUST read this. It goes into the physiology surrounding how this happens and may help you learn how to better serve these clients. Pat Davidson - One of the smartest trainers in the field. Excellent with physiology and pushing the training envoelope. NOI Group - A great group to learn neurodynamics and pain science from. Michael Shacklock - Mike is THE GUY for learning the biomechanical aspect of neurodynamics. I also did reviews on his book which you can check out here. The Slump slider is a great neurodynamic move to apply with any posterior neural restrictions. If you haven't seen the Jefferson curl, here is a good example. Is Spinal Flexion bad? - If you are afraid of flexing your spine, you NEED to check this out. Hyperlordosis and rib flares Question:  What are your thoughts on someone who has a combination of hyperkyphosis and hyperlordosis with ribs flare? Could these be due to mouth breathing as compensation for improper breathing patterns? And how would you try to improve it? Watch the answer here. Answer: First things first, we need to dispel some preconceived notions regarding posture. Some might call this a diss track (and by some I mean me): Static posture in and of itself doesn't mean much. There is no singular cause for exhibiting a certain posture. There are likely structural, genetic, and behavioral influences that predispose someone to look a certain way, posture included. We are mobile creatures, what is more important is expressing as many different movements as possible. So really, fam, don't sweat the posture you possess. What is more important is being able to move. What could be an issue is an inability to move out of this posture. Examples may be an inability to reduce the lumbar lordosis or rib flare. This deficit may indicate restricted movement. The most important piece to improving your movement is the stack. The easiest way to teach this concept is in the sidelying position. The reason being is because its gravity eliminated and minimizes rotational effects on the body. Check it out here. From here, the pinnacle of lumbar spine curve reversal is achieving a full-depth vertical squat. Teaching the stack in this maneuver is the first line of defense, and the sink squat is a great way to do that. From here, the best loaded version that makes stay vertical "easy" is the Zercher squat. Flexed Lumbar Spine   Question: What is the lumbar spine looks relatively flexed and the arch starts at the thoracolumbar junction? Watch the answer here. Answer: Although we cannot rely on static assessments, there may be some tests that indicate there is a loss of lumbar "extension" that may lead to drive an appropriate amount of this motion. Here would be typical test findings: Decreased hip extension, adduction, and internal rotation measures Full hip flexion, abduction, and external rotation measures If you have someone with this finding, choosing hip extension-based exercises are primo, as this will help restore normal sacral nutation, and subsequent lumbar lordosis. One of my go-to's is a glute bridge variation like this one. Lateral shift Question: Hey Zac, can you talk about a chronic lateral shift? Your take, management, and prognosis Toughest group for me. Watch the answer here. Answer: A lateral shift is likely a compensatory action the lower back takes to offload an irritated nerve root and/or disc. It typically involves lateral flexion away from the affected area with a side glide. You'll the top half of the body gliding away, and the lower half gliding towards. And they always have back hair. ALWAYS! In acute instances, this shift is useful at protecting the injured areas, but less desirable once the tissues have healed. If looking at this shift from our perspective, you'd see two components that we'd need to address: thorax translated away from the lesion An oblique pelvis where the ipsilateral innominate "sits" lower than the contralateral. With this presentation, the first line of defense is OF COURSE.... The Stack With the translation of the lower thorax, the lower ribcage will need to be dropped down to promote expansion of the involved side. The sidelying tilt progression per above is a great starting point. Once you've gotten adequate ribcage positioning, squat progressions shown above are useful for opening up the neural foramen. If your squat is on point, doing shiftwork that emphasizes oblique pelvic movement can assist in maximizing both expansion AND compression of the involved area. I start most peeps with a sidelying stride to introduce this concept. Then I'll progress to a standing version. With my terminal exercise being a lateral squat or lunge. Add some rotation in the mix to REALLY get nuts! If you've tried these activities and movement/symptom issues persist, neurodynamics could be a great next place to go. A simple way to incorporate these concepts is by slouching the spine during an offending movement and performing the movement. I dive into this concept a bit more here. Radicular symptoms during exercises Question: I was wondering what kind of modifications you may make when teaching the stack and trying to restore movement options when a patient experiences radicular symptoms during resets? I'm having good success with other treatment approaches for controlling their symptom profile, but am struggling to address their true underlying compensations/patterns without eliciting the radicular symptoms. Watch the answer here. Answer: These symptoms are often associated with flexion intolerance, so do we do prone press-ups, and the angels will sing? Ehhhhhhhhh..... While I don't F with McKenzie a whole lot, we can apply similar principles by emphasizing anterior expansion. Moves that bias sacral nutation and air into the chest. Some of my starters include a wall and chair tilt with overhead reach. The sink squat we have shown previously is also another money move. I also like to emphasize hip extension and adduction to drive sacral nutation. This move is pretty bomb.com for this. My hypothesis as to why this approach works is because, in order for us to create movement, we need to have a contractile gradient. Certain things need to be concentric, and certain things need to be eccentric. If we cannot establish a gradient (e.g. someone who has multidirectional limitations), this will likely lead to altered loading patterns when we perform an action. Perhaps in the case of radiculopathy, we may not have adequate segmental mobility going into certain positions, and increase strain occurs over the affected area. Chasing anterior expansion helps create this gradient while choosing a direction that does not evoke symptoms. This may allow for more even loading distribution when you inevitably flex on fools. And we always gotta flex on fools ;) When to hip shift Question: What test results would indicate when someone needs to get their shift together (aka a hip shift)? Watch the answer here. Answer: Typically, I use hip shifting to clean up the last bit of motion that I wouldn't normally get with stacking. If someone needs those last 10 degrees of rotation in any direction, a shift would be indicated. However, milk the stack until that cow is DRY fam. Generally, if someone can attain a good looking squat to parallel, they can probably shift without too many issues. Then, you may help them get their shift together! Is the Jefferson Curl useful? Question: I'm interested in some version of the gymnastics drill the "Jefferson curl" (extension from full forward-fold flexion but with hands-on legs) for those with narrow ISAs. Some say that loaded /unloaded flexion drills are is just accumulating tissue damage, but I have doubts, assuming a person doesn't jump up to loading too quickly. Watch the answer here. Answer: I'll preface that the Jefferson curl isn't something I've really messed with a whole lot, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. First things first, I agree with you, caller, on doubting the flexion avoiders. I went ether on this topic here, and basically there is no evidence to support that flexion is dangerous under load. Most in vivo experiments say otherwise. But does that make The Jefferson Curl useful? The assumption we have here is that people can segmentally flex at all, which most peeps who are tight like a tiger cannot. So is the curl doing what we think it's doing? Maybe not. However, if you have someone who does has some segmental flexibility, I could see it being a useful progression. The person who comes to mind is the narrow infrasternal angle type who needs to progress nutation while maintaining an inhaled spine. In that case, it could be effective. You'll also get some tissue tolerance into flexion, which is never a bad thing. Sum Up For someone who has hyperlordosis and cannot reverse the curve, focus on the stack and progressing the squat to improve movement options.  Truly flexed lumbar spines require driving sacral nutation through hip extension. Lateral shifts can be improved by stacking and working on oblique shifts in the pelvis. If one gets radicular symptoms with resets, chase anterior expansion before driving posterior expansion. Hip shifts are effective at cleaning up mobility deficits. Use this activity when you can squat to parallel The Jefferson Curl is likely safe to use IF you have some degree of segmental motion at the spine and need to progress sacral nutation under load. Photo credit: Elnur Amikishiyev

In this episode of the PowrLifting Podcast we chat with Dr. Stu McGill about all things PowerLifting, Strength, Back Injuries and much more. Dr. McGill has worked with some of the best PowerLifters in the World. We had a great chat and it was amazing to hear Stu tell stories and share some of his knowledge on lower back injuries, rehab, strength and of course PowerLifting. Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world. His work produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, several textbooks, and many international awards. He mentored over 37 graduate students during this scientific journey. During this time he taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners in professional development and continuing education courses around the world. He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. He has published 4 books Ultimate Back Fitness, Low Back Disorders, The Back Mechanic & Co-Authored “The Gift Of Injury” with Brian Carrol. Check out Dr. Stu's books on Amazon here https://amzn.to/2Lhenhn Sponsors: http://BackFitPro.com http://StrongarmSports.com http://WomenWhoPowerLift.com Intro by the one and only @genopowerlifting To sponsor the PowerLifting Podcast email us at powerliftingpodcast@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Have you ever had back pain? Hip pain? Sciatica? Have you been told to do crunches and sit-ups to strengthen your core?  What is core stability? Spinal health?  Once a bad back always a bad back?  Is walking bad when you have back pain? Dr McGill and I discuss these topics and more during today's episode.  Go on over to doctordulaney.com and check out some video links to the episode as well.  Our members will get a link to the complete video.   Stuart McGill PhD backfitpro.com Books: Back Mechanic, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, The Gift of Injury, Low Back Disorders. Videos: The New Science of Golf and The Ultimate Back Professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario. He was professor for thirty years directing the experimental research laboratory investigating the causal mechanisms of back pain, rehabilitation, injury resilience and performance.   Key points:  Create proximal stiffness to improve distal power.  Training should give more than it takes away. Today's society sits too much and walks too little.  Strategic stiffness is key to healthy and improved performance.   No athlete or person desiring healthy movement will want to miss this interview.  Enjoy! Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions and please check out doctordulaney.com for more information and video links.  Thank you for listening. 

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This episode features spine care legend, Stuart McGill.  Stu is retired but for many years served as a Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, and is Chief Scientific Officer of Backfitpro.  As a professor for 30 years he explored low back mechanics and has been the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific journal papers that address the issues of lumbar function, low back injury mechanisms, tissue loading during rehabilitation, and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies and high-performance training.  He has been the mentor to many graduate students. This work has received several international awards.  As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various agencies, and corporations.  He has authored several books including “Low Back Disorders:  Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation” and “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance”. He is widely recognized by his peers as a world expert on back-related injury and rehabilitation.

Stu McGill. Nothing else to say.This interview was career fulfilling for me, as professor McGill has served as one of the fathers I never had.As recommended in this interview, be sure you pick up copies of Professor McGill's book "Back Mechanic" by the case, and make them available to your patients. All of Professor McGill's books should be part of your library:- Low Back Disorders (as I mis-named "low back pain" in the podcast)- Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance- Back Mechanic- Gift of Injury: The Strength Athlete's Guide to Recovering From Back Injury and Winning AgainThe books can be found at http://www.backfitpro.com/books/back-mechanic-the-mcgill-method-to-fix-back-pain/ and so much more.Enjoy our conversation!

This episodes guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, who is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Dr. McGill is also the author of two books - Low Back Disorders, and Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance. He also has produced two DVDs - The Ultimate Back - Enhancing Performance, and The Ultimate Back - Assessment and Therapeutic Exercise. On this episode Dr. McGill and myself discussed - common reasons why the low back breaks down, common problems Dr. McGill see's with core training, problems Dr. McGill see's with some rehabilitation protocols that are used to treat low back pain, and/or dysfunction, Dr. McGill's 5 stage protocol at rehabbing low back pain and/or dysfunction, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

Brought to You by Perform Better  Click here to Listen Now Highlights of Episode 19 "Hit the Gym With A Strength Coach"     Dr. Stuart McGill Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, author of Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation and Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance,  We talked about: **Superstifness and How to Train It **How Breathe relates to Superstiffness and how to train it **Bracing- Dr. McGill's Definition and Why He Advocates it **The 5 Stages of Ultimate Back Fitness **What Are Strength Coaches Missing "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle"   Interview with Coach Boyle about **What's new at StrengthCoach.com**His take on "How Not To Warm Up" **Forum Hot Topics- His take on: -Adductor Weakness -Are We looking at Things Under Too Much of a Microscope -New Ideas in Ankle training Check Out Coach Boyle's Newest DVDs   "Ask the Equipment Experts"       Rob Milani joins us to talk about the Kettlebell Workshop that Perform Better is doing with The Art of StrengthCheck out more info hereCheck out the Perform Better Sale here    "Ask Gray Cook"   Each episode, Gray Cook Answers questions about his methods posted on the StrengthCoach.com Forum Gray talks about: "Functional Movement- Dumbells vs. Kettlebells" Check out Gray's Website, FunctionalMovement.com Listening To listen right here, just look to the right and you will see a Podcast Player. Pick an episode and press play, it's as simple as that. If you want to save this podcast to your computer so you can import it into your Ipod or MP3 player, right mouse click (for Mac users, press Control and click) under the "Direct Download" link below and click "Save Link As..." Direct Download Right Mouse Click here to Download Now