Revisiting My 2013 Kettlebell Swing with Dr. McGill
This one’s tough to watch. My kettlebell swing from 2013 — filmed during my early rehab sessions with Professor Stuart McGill at the University of Waterloo — might be one of the ugliest...
12
Nov
07
Nov
Revisiting the Rebuild: Explosive Neurology, Core Stiffness, and the Long Road Back
In this video that I’m reviewing today, we’re looking back at my follow-up visit with Professor Stuart McGill in November of 2013. By this point, I had already gone through the initial assessment...
05
Nov
The First Session: Where My Rebuild Truly Began
When I first stepped into Dr. Stuart McGill’s assessment room in May of 2013, I was operating on equal parts hope and desperation. Years of heavy lifting had caught up with me. I...
15
Oct
The Broken Aren’t Weak… They’re Misled.
Recently, Grant Broggi posted a video titled “‘Exercise Scientist’ is Wrong About Deadlifts,” where he took short clips of Dr. Stuart McGill’s podcast completely out of context and referred to him as an...
08
Oct
The Truth About Deadlifts: Science vs. YouTube “Experts”
Every once in a while, someone with a “PhD in YouTube” decides they’ve cracked the code on biomechanics. The latest video making the rounds was from a Rippatoe parrot confidently proclaiming that squats...
