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Stuart McGill

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
897 total appearances

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Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

But if you go to 100%, you've got to take a couple of weeks off. So instead, you do some auxiliaries like Brian used heavily the belt squat machine, which you can really train hips, legs, et cetera. Tremendous power. But it doesn't take or exhaust the whole upper body and back system. Where you're not loading the spine or compressing the spine. That's right. Because you just can't do it.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

But if you go to 100%, you've got to take a couple of weeks off. So instead, you do some auxiliaries like Brian used heavily the belt squat machine, which you can really train hips, legs, et cetera. Tremendous power. But it doesn't take or exhaust the whole upper body and back system. Where you're not loading the spine or compressing the spine. That's right. Because you just can't do it.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

So do you see why... It's very difficult for me without knowing the person, knowing what the goals are, knowing what their future risks are. Is it a bone mineral density issue or is it their knees are getting a bit cranky now or whatever? I have to choose the most efficient tools. Occasionally, it's a deadlift.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

So do you see why... It's very difficult for me without knowing the person, knowing what the goals are, knowing what their future risks are. Is it a bone mineral density issue or is it their knees are getting a bit cranky now or whatever? I have to choose the most efficient tools. Occasionally, it's a deadlift.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

So do you see why... It's very difficult for me without knowing the person, knowing what the goals are, knowing what their future risks are. Is it a bone mineral density issue or is it their knees are getting a bit cranky now or whatever? I have to choose the most efficient tools. Occasionally, it's a deadlift.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

But I also told you that right now, there's too many young people influenced by social media who are trying to set, oh, I'm gonna set a personal best in deadlift, not really knowing how to densify the neural drive, take out all the slack. So when they grip the bar, the final squeeze of the bar actually gets the bar moving.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

But I also told you that right now, there's too many young people influenced by social media who are trying to set, oh, I'm gonna set a personal best in deadlift, not really knowing how to densify the neural drive, take out all the slack. So when they grip the bar, the final squeeze of the bar actually gets the bar moving.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

But I also told you that right now, there's too many young people influenced by social media who are trying to set, oh, I'm gonna set a personal best in deadlift, not really knowing how to densify the neural drive, take out all the slack. So when they grip the bar, the final squeeze of the bar actually gets the bar moving.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

They're breaking it from the floor with, they're so stiff throughout their body and they don't know this yet. And they end up with a back injury. And those are long lasting. They're hard to recover from.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

They're breaking it from the floor with, they're so stiff throughout their body and they don't know this yet. And they end up with a back injury. And those are long lasting. They're hard to recover from.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

They're breaking it from the floor with, they're so stiff throughout their body and they don't know this yet. And they end up with a back injury. And those are long lasting. They're hard to recover from.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

It is the underlying philosophy of how I train now. It wouldn't have appealed to me when I was in my 20s and 30s. In those days, it was all about strength, power, looking good, impressive, etc., But, you know, my joints aren't what they used to be. My training has evolved with my age.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

It is the underlying philosophy of how I train now. It wouldn't have appealed to me when I was in my 20s and 30s. In those days, it was all about strength, power, looking good, impressive, etc., But, you know, my joints aren't what they used to be. My training has evolved with my age.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

It is the underlying philosophy of how I train now. It wouldn't have appealed to me when I was in my 20s and 30s. In those days, it was all about strength, power, looking good, impressive, etc., But, you know, my joints aren't what they used to be. My training has evolved with my age.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

So the name training, biblical training week, came from the idea that every major religion has a Sabbath day, a day off. And when I was a kid and working with my dad, you didn't do any work on Sunday. And that was his day of allowing all the cumulative work during the week to adapt and settle out. So it's a very wise thing to do. There's six days to train.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

So the name training, biblical training week, came from the idea that every major religion has a Sabbath day, a day off. And when I was a kid and working with my dad, you didn't do any work on Sunday. And that was his day of allowing all the cumulative work during the week to adapt and settle out. So it's a very wise thing to do. There's six days to train.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

So the name training, biblical training week, came from the idea that every major religion has a Sabbath day, a day off. And when I was a kid and working with my dad, you didn't do any work on Sunday. And that was his day of allowing all the cumulative work during the week to adapt and settle out. So it's a very wise thing to do. There's six days to train.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

In its basic form, two days a week, I strength train. Two days a week, I work on the things that are a bit sticky and not moving very well because I'm getting older and I have a few injuries. So those are the mobility days. Two days a week, I work on my ticker, cardiovascular system, things to challenge my heart, et cetera. There's more caveats to all of this.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

In its basic form, two days a week, I strength train. Two days a week, I work on the things that are a bit sticky and not moving very well because I'm getting older and I have a few injuries. So those are the mobility days. Two days a week, I work on my ticker, cardiovascular system, things to challenge my heart, et cetera. There's more caveats to all of this.

Huberman Lab
Dr. Stuart McGill: Build a Strong, Pain-Proof Back

In its basic form, two days a week, I strength train. Two days a week, I work on the things that are a bit sticky and not moving very well because I'm getting older and I have a few injuries. So those are the mobility days. Two days a week, I work on my ticker, cardiovascular system, things to challenge my heart, et cetera. There's more caveats to all of this.